RE: 243 vs 30-06 (case scenario)
 

Thanks fpr the replies so far fellas...kinda confirms what I was thinkin...still given some weight to the 7mm-08 too:)

RE: 243 vs 30-06 (case scenario)
 

If you think the guy is going to be sensitive to recoil, then keep in mind that the 7mm-08 will have almost as much recoil as the .270 and the .308 will have almost as much recoil as the .30-06.

The .243 works quite well on whitetails. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise, because, if they do, they don't know what they're talking about. I switched from .30-06 to .243, and I've found that the deer don't go a step further after being hit with the .243 than they did after being hit by the .30-06. Here's proof that the .243 works.....

RE: 243 vs 30-06 (case scenario)
 

When I was a weee lil lad, I "needed" a macho 30-06 to kill deer with. Now I've been shooting one of my 243 for years, I've only had maybe a handful of deer even take a step after the shot. I'm shooting does that push 200lbs, and bucks in the 280lb range just to give you an idea of the size of deer.

RE: 243 vs 30-06 (case scenario)
 

how can a .308 have the same recoil as a .30-06?

I really can't see a .243, 7mm-08 having much recoil at all. Course my .270 feels like a .22

RE: 243 vs 30-06 (case scenario)
 

Years ago I started out with a pair of matching 700 BDL's one in 22-250 and the other in .270 win.

Have had lots of different stuff in between, as well as larger and smaller.

Those two chamberings though were relied upon for a very long timeand served their functions well.

Now, I've settled on two different chamberings for the same purposes, but can get more versatiliy out of each one.

One is a .243 and the other is a 30-06.

Loaded as I load nowadays, the .243 is what I consider the ultimate whitetail caliber for most ofmy needs, and the '06 is my "big gun".

Loaded right and shot well, the .243 will doa lot.

RE: 243 vs 30-06 (case scenario)
 

They shoot the same bullet at within about 100 feet per second of each other. How would the recoil not be about the same?

I checked the stats, and I was actually surprised at the relatively light recoil for the 7mm-08. From Chuck Hawks Recoil Table

Cartridge, Bullet, Recoil Energy
.243, 100 gr. 8.8

.270, 130 gr. 16.5

7mm-08, 140 gr. 12.6

.308, 150 gr. 15.8

.30-06, 150 gr. 17.6


By the way... the recoil energy for a .22 LR is 0.2. I seriously doubt that any .270 feels like a .22 unless it weighs about 50 lbs and has a stock made out of nerf...;)

RE: 243 vs 30-06 (case scenario)
 

I have the 243,7mm-08 and the 308 and there is a noticable step up in recoil for each one.. But the 7mm08 is sweet compromise. I start to notice the kick on the 308.:D

RE: 243 vs 30-06 (case scenario)
 

Just bought a .243 Ruger M77 in SS and composite stock. Looks a lot better than the Tikka without the plastic. I paid $559.00 + tax. Shoots great.

RE: 243 vs 30-06 (case scenario)
 

".243 won't penetrate"?
I used a 6MM Rem. for years, wish I had it back!
I've recovered more .308 caliber bullets than I did .243/6MM, and I had plenty good blood trails too!
And as far as recoil goes, with the same type and weight of rifle theres not much difference in the recoil of the .308 and the '06! Different, but almost equal.
If a person is not going to huntanything bigger than deer a .243/6MM is plenty!

RE: 243 vs 30-06 (case scenario)
 

.......Thanks for the data.....Kinda stops some of the goofy BS........