243 deer hunting
10-28-2007, 07:22 AM
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2007
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243 deer hunting
this will be my first year hunting and i just got a new gun.
a 243 i was used to shooting a 308. i was always told that
a 243 kicks but most of the time i hear it doesnt. can u reply
your past experiences with a 243.
a 243 i was used to shooting a 308. i was always told that
a 243 kicks but most of the time i hear it doesnt. can u reply
your past experiences with a 243.
10-28-2007, 08:17 AM
#3
Fork Horn
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Utah by way of Pennsylvania
Posts: 395
RE: 243 deer hunting
A 243 is a necked down 308 case. The powder charge is relitively the same, but recoil is slightly less because of the lighter bullets. I love 243's for varmint and deer. Unless you are very small framed or have a health issue, the 243 is less recoil then you can handle. What rifle did you buy? MAKE,Model,Ect.
10-28-2007, 11:13 AM
#9
Typical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2006
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Posts: 647
RE: 243 deer hunting
I hunted with a 243 win. Handi-Rifle for 4 years. Killed 13 deer with it over the course of that time and about 30 coyotes. Great little gun. Actually just sold it last week to buy a new rifle for firearms season in Indiana. They don't kick too bad. Killed deer out to 300 yards with em.
10-28-2007, 03:44 PM
#10
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Port Neches, Texas
Posts: 5,514
RE: 243 deer hunting
I shoot a 7MM RM and .308 Winchester, but my next gun will be a .243 or a
6 MM Rem. if I can find one! Some say they are too light, but I had a 6MM Rem. that I foolishly sold! Killed 'em just as dead as the 7MM or .308!
6 MM Rem. if I can find one! Some say they are too light, but I had a 6MM Rem. that I foolishly sold! Killed 'em just as dead as the 7MM or .308!