I really need some real life reviews AND PICTURES of 243 on deer and bigger critters!

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Like the title says, I need some real life reviews on the 243 win on deer and like size critters. Bullet, gun, terrain all of It! Like to see exit wounds too! Reason being, my girlfriend Is a small framed lass, she shoots damn near better then me with the 30 cals...But they give her a ugly boot to the shoulder and noggin. She want a 7600 ( I didn't even suggest it!!:cool: ) a girl after my own heart!

So reviews, pictures and experiences If you will, thanks guys!
 
I don't think you need all that info. Any one on this forum knows that a .243 is more than acceptable for deer. Find a rifle that fits her and sounds like she knows how to do the rest.
 
I have been present (I do not use one myself) to see 25 to 35 deer shot with a .243. Not all were perfect results, but every non-perfect result was the consequence of operator error. If you use it properly (place the shot and keep distances "moderate") the .243 will certainly work on deer.
 
powdergun said:
I don't think you need all that info. Any one on this forum knows that a .243 is more than acceptable for deer. Find a rifle that fits her and sounds like she knows how to do the rest.
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Can't a feller like to see the aftermath of the trigger pull? :(

lilsurfer said:
Couldn't have said it better myself. You don't need pics to see that a 7600 in .243 is a fine deer rifle.
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I know the 7600 In general Is a fine deer rifle!
Jay said:
My wife has cleanly harvested 4 deer and a bear with her 243. The round works!

Cheers
Jay
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That makes me feel better about the ability of this little game getter, what brand and grain was she usin? Thanks Jay!

rral22 said:
I have been present (I do not use one myself) to see 25 to 35 deer shot with a .243. Not all were perfect results, but every non-perfect result was the consequence of operator error. If you use it properly (place the shot and keep distances "moderate") the .243 will certainly work on deer.
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We run out In our gang, not with dogs much anymore but do push em out every run! In other words, the deer are gonna be In a moderate hurry when they get to her...Unless bucky Is just tryin to sneak through.

Also It will either be factory irons or peep sight on it, she's not a fan of scopes. Neither am I.
 
I shot many deer over many years with a pre 64 Model 70 in 243 then one day I had the deer of a lifetime in the Leupold,I wounded him and never recovered him.Steve Holborn, Gunsmith from Callander Ont. turned it into a 7mm Rem Mag.
 
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I have a picture of my fist through an exit wound on another deer but I can't find it right now.
 
My brother in law uses one. I have seen him shoot yotes, many deer and 3 moose. My other buddy laid out 2 elk with his this year many moose in the past and lots of deer as well. I hope it helps:). I find that people underestimate the potential and the kill power of the .243win. IMHO.
Cheers
Geoff
 
The 243 is a nice round for deer. It shoots flat and hits with enough authority to put a deer down with a well placed shot. I use one for open areas and have had 1 shot success out to 300 yards... If your looking for a nice rig for your girlfriend, Savage makes a Lady Hunter which is a nice gun.
 
I have no pictures to share, and do not use a 243, but.......I have shot a boxcar full of deer with the 6mm Remington
which is so similar that you would never know the difference on game.
I have shot coastal blacktails weighing 125 lbs standing on their legs.

Whitetails weighing up to 250 lbs, and muleys weighing over 350 [live weight]
I can only remember shooting one muley doe a second time, and the autopsy showed the 2nd shot to be superfluous.

I have shot these deer from 15 yards right out to 325 or so.
Never felt I was undergunned. Bullet of choice? The 95 grain or 100 grain Nosler Partition.

I have also shot a couple of moose with this combo. [Not recommending the 243/6mm as a moose rifle, but it will do the job]

Get that 7600 for your gal and go hunting deer.

Regards, Eagleye.
 
I have used the 7600 for 30 years give or take ...good rifle for me being a lefty ..light easy to handle, I have never had a issues with it ...And as Eagle eye states 243 is a fine cartridge for deer ...haven’t used it myself but one of the older guys in our camp has used a 243 for deer and moose exclusively ever since I’ve been there…never seen it fail taking an animal …unless you count the time he did not load a cartridge and pulled the trigger on an empty chamber on a charging moose ….lol….. But that’s another story altogether
 
Shot my first buck this year with a .243 Win, a one shot kill. The shot was taken from about 80 yards away on flat terrain, ammunition was Federal blue box 80 gr soft points. I hit him in the back of the lungs and the liver and he only made it about 25 yards before he lay down and died.

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There was a girl in hunt camp last year with a .243, she was more deadly than most of the guys with it. As for the 7600, lots of people love them and a few of us loathe them, one thing to think about is how do you hunt, with one in the pipe or an empty chamber and a full mag? The pump does not like to be cycled gently, and mine would lock up well on a misfed round if it wasn't slammed in there like it was in Tarantino film and just go click instead of bang. Dumped it real fast.
 
There's a Bull Moose head mounted at the Stittsville Range near Ottawa - the moose was killed with a 243. I shot my first deer with a 243, and quite a few "critters" at very long ranges. The 243 probably gets less respect than any other round: "they" say it's too little for big game and too big for small game - but a good "child's or girl's gun". All the stories and the pics in the world won't change that attitude.
 
I shot a buck this year with a BLR in 243 at about 60 yards with cheap federal blue box, it took the hump walked 10 feet and fell down dead
 
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