243 for deer
#5
I think it's "Dead on" !!!
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#8
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 194
deadon,
I love the .243, especially with the 100 grain bullets. My favorite is the Speer 100gr. Grand Slam. A bit more spendy, but I like heavy bullets. Deer (mule and whitetail), dall sheep, mt. goat; it does all this on down. I have never heard (from my hunting buddies) any horror stories about game getting away given fair distances and well placed shots. Now, I have heard of people shooting moose and bears with this round and them not having a instantaneous kill. Duh! As long as you don't expect to shoot a black bear in the paw and expect lighting bolts from the heavens, you will do fine. Enjoy!
I love the .243, especially with the 100 grain bullets. My favorite is the Speer 100gr. Grand Slam. A bit more spendy, but I like heavy bullets. Deer (mule and whitetail), dall sheep, mt. goat; it does all this on down. I have never heard (from my hunting buddies) any horror stories about game getting away given fair distances and well placed shots. Now, I have heard of people shooting moose and bears with this round and them not having a instantaneous kill. Duh! As long as you don't expect to shoot a black bear in the paw and expect lighting bolts from the heavens, you will do fine. Enjoy!
#10
My stepfather killed a lot of deer with the 243, in Rem. 742 and Browning BLR. I inherited the BLR last year when he passed away, and he wanted my kids to use it, but since they are not really ready for it, I have used it some this year. I wouldn't hesitate to go into the deer woods with this rifle.