GOODWIN
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Why u hatin the .243 D. Assassin?
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The .243? Hunting and Reloading
- Thread starter UTGrad
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I just do
dont get me wrong they kill fine
I have loaded for may of them with great results.
I just hate the round
223 will kill fine
7/08 will do anything
100 gr core lokt in my kids H&R .243 has been a deer slayer over the years. Several bang/flops also. Typical shot 100-125 yards. I'm on my third kid with that little gun as the others have out grown it. It's taken more deer than I can count. I wouldn't hesitate on that caliber. Finding ammo right now may be difficult.
My REM 700, 243 Win, has taken a lot of deer (Mule & whitetail) along with several predators ('yotes, etc). We use Nosler 90 grain AccuBonds with 44 grains of IMR 4831 powder traveling 3000 fps. This load has low recoil and deadly results. I used to shoot 100 grain corelokt rounds, but fell in love with the Nosler AB's.
243 is okay. 7mm-08 is much better. Both are based on the 308 case. The 7mm-08 has low recoil but more mass.
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Woodman
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IMO a .243 will cleanly take deer.....but shot placement is critical. I've killed several deer with a .243 but much prefer a larger caliber.
For a young hunter it's a good entry level round IMO, but hopefully they will quickly be able to move up to a larger caliber round as they get older. I pretty much use my .243 for coyotes and other varmints and use a heavier round for deer and larger sized game. (FJB)
For a young hunter it's a good entry level round IMO, but hopefully they will quickly be able to move up to a larger caliber round as they get older. I pretty much use my .243 for coyotes and other varmints and use a heavier round for deer and larger sized game. (FJB)
ROB
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There are several states where .243 isn't legal to elk hunt but 7mm-08 is, if that makes a difference.
Deerhunter
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Great discussion, thanks for everyone's feedback. I have shot a .270 for years but have a few .243s for my kids to shoot, so enjoy reading these comments.
mr.big
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I had Tim do me an 8 twist Krieger HV at 28 inches for my Tac 30 and shooting 105 VLDs at almost 3300 fps it was my favorite for shooting small steel plates out to about 1000 yards. Only thing I hated was how fast I burnt the throat out of it.
And i thought shot placement was critical with every caliber
I was buying some 100 gr bullets for mine at the local Walmart a few years ago. Their guy behind the counter asked if I was varmit hunting. I said no deer. He says you can't kill deer with that round. I told him I had 6 in the freezer that would beg to differ.
Like some other guys here, I load the Barnes 80gr TTSX in front of IMR 4064, chronograph at 3260 average, a great deer or coyote load.
I've got a Stevens 200 with a 3x9 leupold shooting 90 grn noslers and it kills like double fork lightning. Longest shot I've made was at 325 yds and the deer never switched an ear, just BANG and down.
