Classic small bore!
Sorry to dissapoint.

Never Go Undergunned,
EKM

why would we laugh at you , the .243 is very capable of taking game , especially in competent hands , also a welcome to the forum , it' s great to see some lady hunters out there

The guy who farms my hayground down in SD, has bigger rifles but does all of his deer hunting with his 22-250. He has a 243 and a 6.5x55 but when opening day comes around he is packing his 22-250. I was never very happy with any of my 243' s for deer. I had a 6mm Remington which would not shoot spire points in the heavier bullets so I shot 100 grain Hornady round nose bullet in it they worked better for me.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR WELCOME AND YOUR SUPPORT.MY RIFLE IS A .243
SAVAGE,AND I USE REMINGTON CORELOK 100 GRAIN CARTRIDGES.HAVE HAD WONDERFUL LUCK.I' VE HAD KNOCKDOWN ON THE FIRST SHOT.HAVEN' T HAD TO MAKE A SECOND SHOT SO FAR.NOT BRAGGING ' CAUSE I HAVE MISSED SOME.








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bratcat ,
is it a savage bolt , or a savage lever ( model 99 ) ?? just wondering , levers are my favorite action type to use because of the thickets where i hunt .

If you' re happy with your gun, great. A smaller caliber that you shoot well is better than a big caliber that you struggle with. You are somewhat rare on this forum for two reasons:

1) You' re not " magnum obsessed"
2) You admit to missing an occaisional shot. Sometimes I think I' m the only one out there that can' t shoot the wings off a fly at 200 yards!

I second what CalNewbie says!

Bratcat, Don' t feel bad, I' ve missed a few over the years. More then I' ll probably ever admit LOL.

Ruger Redhawk

This is absolutely correct. One thing that needs mentioning is it is EASIER to call your shots when using a very precise shooting, light recoiling rifle like a .243!