#2118206 - 10/18/10 07:53 PM
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i am going 2 take my wife hunting for the 1st time this fall.i would like 2 use my 243 but not sure after all the neg talk about them.
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#2118225 - 10/18/10 07:59 PM
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Your .243 will make her a fine gun! This is a super performing little caliber! Very very accurate with little to no recoil, and with a good bullet its a super performer. I have mine shooting a 100 grn Remington Core Loct and my 2 boys have killed more than their share with it, from 160 lbs field dressed on down, no problem at all with penetration and plenty of shock to do the job. Bullet retention has been very good as well. IMO this is as good a caliber as available for kids, women, or anybody that cant handle a larger caliber gun.
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#2118227 - 10/18/10 08:01 PM
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Aussie Sniper
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i am going 2 take my wife hunting for the 1st time this fall.i would like 2 use my 243 but not sure after all the neg talk about them.
Well I'd have to agree...taking the wife hunting is a bad idea for sure!  .243 is one of the most under-rated calibers out there. I've taken deer at 350yds with mine and it killed the HE$# out of 'um! About as humane as you can get...one second eating the next they were dead...end of story!
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#2118245 - 10/18/10 08:09 PM
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bigspike
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is bsk a pro hunter
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#2118252 - 10/18/10 08:13 PM
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LOL, I dont know what a pro hunter is? BSK knows a great deal about the Whitetail deer itself thats for sure, but I dont know if he considers himself a pro hunter or not? Why?
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#2118254 - 10/18/10 08:15 PM
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bigspike
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just wondering.thanks
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#2118278 - 10/18/10 08:27 PM
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243 will work just fine.
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#2118292 - 10/18/10 08:32 PM
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This is a down range trajectory chart for the 243 Winchester cartridge with the scope mounted 1.5 inches above the bore center line plus if you were using this load, its effective hunting bullet energy range with well placed shots on,
Varmint / Predator size game, such as Bobcat, Cougar, Coyote.
Deer size game, such as Antelope, Blacktail, Hogs, Javelina, Mule, Whitetail.
Elk size game, such as Caribou, Black Bear, Sheep.
Moose size game, such as Brown Bear.
Bullet diameter .243"
Bullet weight 100 grains
Bullet ballistic coeffecient .376
Bullet velocity 3,100 feet per second
Range 100 yds. 200 yds. 300 yds. 400 yds. 500 yds. +
+ 1.5 0 - 6.8 - 19.9 - 40.7
1788 1486 1228 1009 825
Varmint + + + + + +
Deer + + + - - -
Elk - - - - - -
Moose - - - - - -
Enough said. At 400yds a 100gr bullet still has 1009lbs of energy!
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#2118315 - 10/18/10 08:41 PM
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Nothing wrong with a 243 Ive killed many deer with one awesome gun
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#2118358 - 10/18/10 08:56 PM
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ive killed many deer with 243 all dead in their tracks but one ran about 5yards,my uncle has killed several elk with a 243 using partition bullets and got complete passthrus out to 150 yards so i think you will be fine on deer
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#2118399 - 10/18/10 09:15 PM
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If anybody thinks that 243 is not a sufficient round then you need to come look in my freezer in november. Its all i ever use just because I started deer hunting with the gun and it just feels at home on my shoulder. Never has let me down
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#2118407 - 10/18/10 09:19 PM
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i am going 2 take my wife hunting for the 1st time this fall.i would like 2 use my 243 but not sure after all the neg talk about them.
I have one confirmed kill with my .243 that was 550 yards, the owner of the property was my eye witness, after tagging the deer I gave it to him, score was in the low 130's, its one of the best rifles out there if shot placement is correct
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#2118415 - 10/18/10 09:21 PM
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rem270
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get you some hornady sst's and you'll not have any problem at all
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#2118568 - 10/18/10 10:15 PM
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.243 is a great gun. My daughter has killed quite a few deer with it out to 240 yrds and I "borrow" it whenever she doesn't hunt with me including using it to kill a 10 pt that field dressed at 180 lbs a few years ago. We haven't lost one yet. We shoot Hornady 100 grain Custom BTSP.
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#2118573 - 10/18/10 10:17 PM
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i am going 2 take my wife hunting for the 1st time this fall.i would like 2 use my 243 but not sure after all the neg talk about them.
that gun will kill deer period.
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#2118578 - 10/18/10 10:20 PM
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Kimberman
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Shoot a good bullet, and place it in the vitals.
95 gr Fusion
85,95,100 gr Partition
85 gr Barnes TSX
90 gr Scirocco
I would love to know if the 243 haters have ever used any of these bullets in a 243.
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#2118618 - 10/18/10 10:42 PM
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Dawson
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Shoot a good bullet, and place it in the vitals.
95 gr Fusion
85,95,100 gr Partition
85 gr Barnes TSX
90 gr Scirocco
I would love to know if the 243 haters have ever used any of these bullets in a 243.
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#2118707 - 10/19/10 12:07 AM
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Tiny
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Shoot a good bullet, and place it in the vitals.
95 gr Fusion
85,95,100 gr Partition
85 gr Barnes TSX
90 gr Scirocco
I would love to know if the 243 haters have ever used any of these bullets in a 243.
Best advice on this topic.
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