Is 243 enough for mule deer
08-20-2008, 03:32 PM
#11
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Kalispell, MT
Posts: 171
RE: Is 243 enough for mule deer
06 is more than enough...knwo your distances...have a range finder good out to 400 yards on deer sized game...and print up a little sticker that you can mount on your scope to tell you drop for distances...will help your son remember and remind you in heat of moments...is a simple little trick, but works VERY well for younger/inexperienced distance shooters...
as to how far...Would HIGHLY recommend practice practice practice for distances out to 400 yards...and then discipline yrouself to get under 200...but 75 would be a very short shot for open country...
as to how far...Would HIGHLY recommend practice practice practice for distances out to 400 yards...and then discipline yrouself to get under 200...but 75 would be a very short shot for open country...
08-20-2008, 08:41 PM
#12
Typical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Cologne, MN
Posts: 510
RE: Is 243 enough for mule deer
I hunted elk with a guy on my first elk hunt and he dropped an elk with a .243. Not that anyone would recommend it but it goes to show what a well placed shot will do for ya. Good luck on your hunt!!
09-10-2008, 09:40 AM
#14
Fork Horn
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Northeast
Posts: 146
RE: Is 243 enough for mule deer
good info guys. its such a nice rifle too--win mod 70classic compact, w leopold 3x9 vxII-- certainly a pleasure to shoot, carry, etc. vs some of my bigger guns.thanks.
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