243CAL.
02-02-2008, 09:37 PM
#1
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Eastern PA.
Posts: 148
243CAL.
Would a Remington 7600243 cal.rifle be enough to take whitetail deer?
If so what grain bullet do you users of a 243 cal. use? What brand ammo/type? Can this gun knock them down, or is it a tracking game like archery?
Thank you so very much for any replys,
First time Rifle hunter.
CHAS.....
If so what grain bullet do you users of a 243 cal. use? What brand ammo/type? Can this gun knock them down, or is it a tracking game like archery?
Thank you so very much for any replys,
First time Rifle hunter.
CHAS.....
02-02-2008, 10:21 PM
#2
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Texas
Posts: 425
RE: 243CAL.
Sure, the .243 will do fine with the right bullets and a well placed shot. Deer aren't anything special to drop. I would go with the heavier bullets and just ordinary Winchester or Remington ammo. You can buy stuff that will cost more but the deer won't be any deader. Remember in the .243, light bullets are for varmints and the heavy bullets are for deer and such. The light bullets are too explosive for good deer loads.
02-03-2008, 07:06 AM
#3
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 5,425
RE: 243CAL.
I've used mine since 1980, killed over 150 with it...
100gr CoreLokts, Hornady, Federal Premium, either Sierra GameKing or Nosler Partition, all work well, just let your gun tell you what it likes...
Deer run no farther after the hit than if hit with a .270, or other deer caliber.
100gr CoreLokts, Hornady, Federal Premium, either Sierra GameKing or Nosler Partition, all work well, just let your gun tell you what it likes...
Deer run no farther after the hit than if hit with a .270, or other deer caliber.
02-03-2008, 08:19 AM
#5
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: PA
Posts: 2,313
RE: 243CAL.
Let your gun tell you waht it likes. Get a few different boxes of ammo and see what groups the best. I would use a minimum of 100gr ammo for deer. There are many choices for ammo for a 243. I would start with the cheaper Winchester Super-X, Remington Express type ammo. They will kill a deer just as dead as the $50 a box Winchester Supreme. And if your gun dosnt like the ammo you can use the ammo to get to know your rifle better. If you dont mind me asking where is Potsville PA at?
02-03-2008, 11:09 AM
#7
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: SW Virginia
Posts: 353
RE: 243CAL.
ORIGINAL: Retaks
Let your gun tell you waht it likes. Get a few different boxes of ammo and see what groups the best. I would use a minimum of 100gr ammo for deer. There are many choices for ammo for a 243. I would start with the cheaper Winchester Super-X, Remington Express type ammo. They will kill a deer just as dead as the $50 a box Winchester Supreme. And if your gun dosnt like the ammo you can use the ammo to get to know your rifle better. If you dont mind me asking where is Potsville PA at?
Let your gun tell you waht it likes. Get a few different boxes of ammo and see what groups the best. I would use a minimum of 100gr ammo for deer. There are many choices for ammo for a 243. I would start with the cheaper Winchester Super-X, Remington Express type ammo. They will kill a deer just as dead as the $50 a box Winchester Supreme. And if your gun dosnt like the ammo you can use the ammo to get to know your rifle better. If you dont mind me asking where is Potsville PA at?
02-03-2008, 11:33 AM
#8
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: PA
Posts: 2,313
RE: 243CAL.
Agreed. Pottsville is in the anthracite region, northeast of Harrisburg and southwest of Hazleton.
02-03-2008, 01:40 PM
#10
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: PA
Posts: 2,313
RE: 243CAL.
Now that’s one firearm I’d like to see...