RE: .243 or .270 which is best for deer
 

I don't know zrex my 25-06 is a pretty darn good shooting round. my son has kind of taken it over from his 700 youth 243. now that little youth 243 is a VERY good shooter. it has taken many deer for it's life and will for sure take more.
As i said earlier get one of each!
But for me i tend to take my 700 in 270 or my model 7 in 308 more than any other that i have. just personal preference i guess.:D

RE: .243 or .270 which is best for deer
 

Niether the 270 nor the 25-06 lacks accuracy or consistancy. My 25-06 is every bit as accurate as my 243 varmit gun.

RE: .243 or .270 which is best for deer
 

I have really enjoyed my 270 this season. Shooting just regular 130 GR core-lokt, all deer I have shot dropped in their tracks. I even lucked up and dropped one in thick brush. I say lucked up because I realized that the 270 round seems to not be a brush buster at all. This is a consideration in many of the places I hunt here in South Ms.

RE: .243 or .270 which is best for deer
 

bigcountry...Did you get to try your new .243 this weekend???
Were you able to get the trigger adjusted??? Just curious....Let us
know how it shoots....Thanks...nchawkeye

RE: .243 or .270 which is best for deer
 

270

RE: .243 or .270 which is best for deer
 

join my hunting competition please

RE: .243 or .270 which is best for deer
 

I bought a .244 in 1956, a trade in from a fellah that read and belived all the gunwriter hype about needin' a 100 grain bullet. At the time Remington loaded a 90 Corelokt that killed deer for me like lightining. My Dad took it over when I bought a lefthanded Savage .243 after I got out of the Navy. We continued to load that bullet until Remington discontinued it shortly after renaming their cartridge 6mm.
We both searched for a replacement, he settled on the 85 grain Sierra and used it for every thing he shot at, ground hogs to whitetails. I ended up usin' the 87 grain Hornady inter locked spire point. While the 95/100 grain bullets work ok, they don't get you nothing you can't get by careful bullet placement.

RE: .243 or .270 which is best for deer
 

Uhhhh was that intended for me?

RE: .243 or .270 which is best for deer
 

Big fan of the 270. Pefect for deer.

RE: .243 or .270 which is best for deer
 

ditto ditto