I'm one of the guys that keeps on posting here that a .243 Win. (all 6mm's) is really too small for deer sized game.. Even though among other things, i've taken quite a few deer with one, and a very large blk. bear that weighed just over 500 pounds.

The reason i keep on posting "get something a bit bigger" is NOT because a .243 won't kill a deer!! With 100 grain Nosler partitions, it's a pretty good deer round "IF" you keep your shots to near broad side!! .243's have the energy to kill deer, it's just hard to get a 6mm bullet that will expand and penetrate "properly" on less than perfect shots!!

SO really, in the hands of a shooter, who can pass up a nice buck that's "not" giveing the best shot, they are fine, but how many guys "especially" new hunters, will turn down a nice buck standing straight away when they have a .243 Win. in there hands??????????????? From my experence, very FEW to NONE!!!!

The other day i sat in a deer blind with a friend deer hunting. He has a little room up in his pole barn to hunt out of, because he's handicaped. He had another friend there so it was a bit crowded, but i didn't bring a gun anyway. I just wanted to spend time with my friend, as his heart is failing and, well you just never know how long you will last!!!!!! I don't think he will be around to hunt with next season...

He lives in a shotgun area, and the 3rd guy was saying how far away he would take a shot. He had his limit at about 100 yards MAX, and pointed out to the furthest places he'd take a shot. (iron sights) All three of us had doe tags, and i already had shot a buck days eariler, so they could shoot what ever came out. Just before dark, 4 does came out at about 130 yards away, and sure enough the 3rd guy up and takes a shot, and they were "exactly" where he said he would NOT take a shot eariler!!!!

It seems to always go that way, think and talk one way before the deer gets there, and do another when you see something!! And, NO he didn't get the deer!!

I still say the 6mm's are on the small side for deer!!!!

Drilling Man