wanting another gun need ideas
12-31-2007, 08:08 PM
#12
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Southeast Missouri
Posts: 2,178
RE: wanting another gun need ideas
My vote is for the .243 Rifle also....I've shot several coyotes with my .243 and just went out this evening with it again but didn't see any coyotestoday.I mostly hunt Deer with the .243 Browning A-bolt and I have 2 nice Bucks on the wall to prove it and have shot several Does and never lost a deer yet!I'm shooting 100 grain Hornady"Custom" bullets and using a Leupold 3 X9 X 40mm scope.
12-31-2007, 08:28 PM
#13
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Port Neches, Texas
Posts: 5,514
RE: wanting another gun need ideas
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For a dual purpose gun for deer and varmints. You can't go wrong with a 243win. I have shot plenty of big muledeer with a 243win. With the 6mm cal. bullets will do better in the wind as a 22cal. cartridge would when using for varmints.
For a dual purpose gun for deer and varmints. You can't go wrong with a 243win. I have shot plenty of big muledeer with a 243win. With the 6mm cal. bullets will do better in the wind as a 22cal. cartridge would when using for varmints.
01-01-2008, 12:42 AM
#15
Nontypical Buck
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Staunton,Va
Posts: 3,713
RE: wanting another gun need ideas
I think I am going to work on getting a 243. Kinda kicking myself, when I bought my 30 - 06, there was a 243 setting right next to it. got the 30 06 because it was $100 less with a scope on it. go figure[8D]
01-01-2008, 04:32 AM
#16
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Georgia
Posts: 164
RE: wanting another gun need ideas
Savage makes a good combo over/under rifle and shotgun called the Model 24F. It is available in several rifle calibers over a 12 or 20 ga. Check it out to see if it might strike your fancy. I have one in .30-30 over 12 ga. Can't get much more versatile than that.
Can't argue with the .243 either though.
Can't argue with the .243 either though.
01-01-2008, 10:27 AM
#18
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 5,425
RE: wanting another gun need ideas
I bought a Ruger M-77 back in 1980 in .243 caliber, have killed about 150 deer with it...Look at the ammo avaliable, there is a reason you see many more bullet loading avaliable in .243 vs 25-06, a 25-06 won't do anything to a deer that a .243 won't do...It's too long of barrel with few factory ammo loadings avaliable, since it's already a long action, it ends up being 2 1/2 inches longer than a .243...
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