RE: 243 WSSM Concerns for Deer
 

Goodness gracious, all the deer I have took with a 243, and people are still worried that its not enough gun. If he can't take a deer with a 243, I don't think a 30-06 is going to help him.

RE: 243 WSSM Concerns for Deer
 

Anything over a 243 is good enough for deer but that's the lightest I would go. Personally I'd have gone with a 270.

RE: 243 WSSM Concerns for Deer
 

JMO but the .243 WSSM is plently big enough unless your buddy can't hit a pie plate at 100yards, and if he can't not sure bigger would help anyway.

RE: 243 WSSM Concerns for Deer
 

you would only want to use the 100 Gr IMHO they will enough thump to GetR done

RE: 243 WSSM Concerns for Deer
 

Ive seen some deer taken with a .243 but those were just couse deer. He should have went a little bigger like a 7mm WSM.

RE: 243 WSSM Concerns for Deer
 

WHAT!! a little bigger? 7WSM? Best study your periodic table of ballistics!