.243 QUESTION

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02-09-2006 | 07:57 PM

#21

dkhamner

Fork Horn

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From: Amarillo, TX

RE: .243 QUESTION

IMO it is the best deer rifle. saying that, i don't have one but i do have the twin sister in the Rem 6mm. took my 1st deer with it and my daughter took her 1st deer with it this year

02-10-2006 | 12:35 PM

#22

nchawkeye

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RE: .243 QUESTION

I have taken about 140 deer with my .243...Have used it since 1980..
No problems...

02-10-2006 | 03:04 PM

#23

hillbilly17

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From: Tn

RE: .243 QUESTION

a .243 will knock black pepper out of fly poop.

02-10-2006 | 05:50 PM

#24

hobie11

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RE: .243 QUESTION

the .243 is just fine for deer i would go with 90/95/100 gr bullets though for more energy. 95 gr ballistic tips are around $22 dollars a box but they create a wounds channel of catastrophic proportions on deer an allow for quick clean kills.