Will a .243 "drop" a deer quickly?
#52
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Southeast Missouri
Posts: 2,178
RE: Will a .243 "drop" a deer quickly?
I shot 2 very nice 8-Point Bucks with my .243 Browning bolt action Rifle,several nice Doe's and a couple of coyotes for good measure!I've shot the Bucks at around 60 yards away and 100 yards away,good shot placement is a must and that can be said about most any caliber Rifles.My Daughter also shot a nice Doe with her Rossi single shot .243 Rifle
#54
RE: Will a .243 "drop" a deer quickly?
lets not challenge each others ability to shoot or not shoot at running deer. It is a choice. And some people choose to and some choose not to. Doesn't mean they don't have the ability.
#57
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 53
RE: Will a .243 "drop" a deer quickly?
ORIGINAL: Rammer
I've shot many many many many whitetails (large whitetails at that) with my 243, and out of the many many many many whitetails I've shot they've maybe all gone a combined 50 yards total. I'd say out of the deer I've shot I've dropped 97.5% in their tracks. This includes some 400+ yard shots on them as well.
I alternate between my 7mm Rem Mag (windy day gun) and my 243 (walking gun), and the terminal performance is always the same.
I use 95gr Combined Technology BTs pushed to max velocity.
I've shot many many many many whitetails (large whitetails at that) with my 243, and out of the many many many many whitetails I've shot they've maybe all gone a combined 50 yards total. I'd say out of the deer I've shot I've dropped 97.5% in their tracks. This includes some 400+ yard shots on them as well.
I alternate between my 7mm Rem Mag (windy day gun) and my 243 (walking gun), and the terminal performance is always the same.
I use 95gr Combined Technology BTs pushed to max velocity.
#58
RE: Will a .243 "drop" a deer quickly?
i use a .243 and it drops deer if you hit them right. i love the caliber, its the sweetest little gun. you can use it for pretty much anything you want. its an all around caliber
#59
RE: Will a .243 "drop" a deer quickly?
ORIGINAL: johnnyHunts
Is the .243 a Remington also? What is the make and model of the .243 rifle? Thank you.
ORIGINAL: Rammer
I've shot many many many many whitetails (large whitetails at that) with my 243, and out of the many many many many whitetails I've shot they've maybe all gone a combined 50 yards total. I'd say out of the deer I've shot I've dropped 97.5% in their tracks. This includes some 400+ yard shots on them as well.
I alternate between my 7mm Rem Mag (windy day gun) and my 243 (walking gun), and the terminal performance is always the same.
I use 95gr Combined Technology BTs pushed to max velocity.
I've shot many many many many whitetails (large whitetails at that) with my 243, and out of the many many many many whitetails I've shot they've maybe all gone a combined 50 yards total. I'd say out of the deer I've shot I've dropped 97.5% in their tracks. This includes some 400+ yard shots on them as well.
I alternate between my 7mm Rem Mag (windy day gun) and my 243 (walking gun), and the terminal performance is always the same.
I use 95gr Combined Technology BTs pushed to max velocity.
You can find the .243 Win in just about every shape and configuration you can think of, single-shot, bolt-action, semi-auto, even pump, heck you can find one in full-auto!(Ok, maybe that's going a bit too far, lol)
Pick whatever one fits your budget, with money left over to buy a scope, targets,and some ammo, then go down to the range after you get the scope put on there, sight it in, and then start researching deer behavior before the season opens, go to the range again the week before season opens to get your gun more accurate, and then.......go deer hunting!!!!!!
#60
RE: Will a .243 "drop" a deer quickly?
ORIGINAL: johnnyHunts
Is the .243 a Remington also? What is the make and model of the .243 rifle? Thank you.
ORIGINAL: Rammer
I've shot many many many many whitetails (large whitetails at that) with my 243, and out of the many many many many whitetails I've shot they've maybe all gone a combined 50 yards total. I'd say out of the deer I've shot I've dropped 97.5% in their tracks. This includes some 400+ yard shots on them as well.
I alternate between my 7mm Rem Mag (windy day gun) and my 243 (walking gun), and the terminal performance is always the same.
I use 95gr Combined Technology BTs pushed to max velocity.
I've shot many many many many whitetails (large whitetails at that) with my 243, and out of the many many many many whitetails I've shot they've maybe all gone a combined 50 yards total. I'd say out of the deer I've shot I've dropped 97.5% in their tracks. This includes some 400+ yard shots on them as well.
I alternate between my 7mm Rem Mag (windy day gun) and my 243 (walking gun), and the terminal performance is always the same.
I use 95gr Combined Technology BTs pushed to max velocity.