Good Deer/Antalope Gun
#11

I'm picking up a .243 mainly for antelope.....probably a backup on a mule deer hunt, though may become my mule deer rifle.
I've used a .270 on antelope and the results were overkill, bullet's always blew right through them.
I've heard the .25-06 billed as the perfect antelope rifle, though I'm thinking a .243 may be perfect.
I think for that combo though, 25-06 or .270 would be about as ideal as they come, not overkill for either, nor undergunned either.
But anything from .243 to .30-06 would do both fine.
I've used a .270 on antelope and the results were overkill, bullet's always blew right through them.
I've heard the .25-06 billed as the perfect antelope rifle, though I'm thinking a .243 may be perfect.
I think for that combo though, 25-06 or .270 would be about as ideal as they come, not overkill for either, nor undergunned either.
But anything from .243 to .30-06 would do both fine.
#12

My 7mm Rem Mag absolutely made a mess out of the last antelope I shot. 140gr Nosler AccuBond loaded to max velocity did a number on the goat. Thought there mighta been 2 pieces when I walked up to it.....
I'll be shooting my 243 or my 25WSSM this fall for goats.
I'll be shooting my 243 or my 25WSSM this fall for goats.
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.243, 6mm rem, 25-06, .260, 6.5x55, 270, 280, 7mm-08. Never shot a lope, but any flat shooter from 85-140gr should work good. Practice and quality optics are probably more important than the caliber or cartridge
.243, 6mm rem, 25-06, .260, 6.5x55, 270, 280, 7mm-08. Never shot a lope, but any flat shooter from 85-140gr should work good. Practice and quality optics are probably more important than the caliber or cartridge
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