.243 hunters
11-02-2013, 02:59 PM
#12
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Kansas
Posts: 3,872
Heaven forbid, if something ever happened and I was only allowed to have one rifle, it would be a .243win. After all of the whitetails I've taken with different cartridges over the years, I'm more and more convinced every year that the .243win is the optimum whitetail cartridge.
Sure, it's light for elk (not legal for elk in many states), but that's not part of my consideration.
Sure, it's light for elk (not legal for elk in many states), but that's not part of my consideration.
11-02-2013, 04:00 PM
#13
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 1,143
Originally Posted by nchawkeye
I've been using a Ruger M-77 in .243 since 1980...Have killed well over 200 deer with it...Most were killed with 100gr CoreLokts...
11-03-2013, 07:16 AM
#16
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Southeast Missouri
Posts: 2,178
I use a Browning A-bolt Hunter in a .243 using Hornady 100 grain Custom Bullets,sporting a Leupold Rifelman matte-black scope in 3X9X40mm Recticle.
It's a great accurate Rifle with plenty of knock down power and less recoil.Ive taken down several nice Bucks and many Mature Does with it over the past several years!
It's a great accurate Rifle with plenty of knock down power and less recoil.Ive taken down several nice Bucks and many Mature Does with it over the past several years!
11-03-2013, 08:22 AM
#17
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Virginia / West Virginia
Posts: 4,906
I have a M77 Compact .243 -awesome little rifle. My kids love it and have shot a pile of deer with it, all dead w/ 100gr core locks.
Most of my life, I felt like you needed more than a .243 - have to admit, I was wrong. For deer sized game...doesn't get much better than that. Almost no recoil, ammo real easy to find. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend one. In most cases, for hunting under 200yds... .243 is a great fit. They are just as dead as the guy with a .30-06, 7mm mag, or .300 mag. And way easier on the shoulder and wallet.
7mm-08, .260 rem... also great rounds. I got a .260 this year...can't wait to shoot some with it. To me, its just about the perfect overall cartridge for deer hunting
Most of my life, I felt like you needed more than a .243 - have to admit, I was wrong. For deer sized game...doesn't get much better than that. Almost no recoil, ammo real easy to find. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend one. In most cases, for hunting under 200yds... .243 is a great fit. They are just as dead as the guy with a .30-06, 7mm mag, or .300 mag. And way easier on the shoulder and wallet.
7mm-08, .260 rem... also great rounds. I got a .260 this year...can't wait to shoot some with it. To me, its just about the perfect overall cartridge for deer hunting
