#2118206 - 10/18/10 07:53 PM
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bigspike
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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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