How much drop?
10-06-2010 | 05:49 PM
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Giant Nontypical
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I would look at the charts for the ammo you are shooting, but my guess is that the .243 does not carry enough down range power to shoot a whitetail deer 300 yards anyways.
The bullet is too light and the distance is too far.
You want to keep at least 1500 ft lbs of force at the point of impact and a 30-30 Winchester barely has that at the barrel.
Bullet drift in a stiff wind might be as much as 20 inches.
The bullet is too light and the distance is too far.
You want to keep at least 1500 ft lbs of force at the point of impact and a 30-30 Winchester barely has that at the barrel.
Bullet drift in a stiff wind might be as much as 20 inches.
Some read and look at charts, some go by past experience...I've owned one centerfire rifle since 1980, a Ruger M-77 in .243...With it I have killed over 200 deer, many at 300 + yards....I've also killed several black bears, a ton of groundhogs, crows, beavers, coyotes, wild dogs, foxes and other varmits that needed killing...
Now, what have you killed with a .243???
