.243 vs .308

[Ltbull01]

.308 all the way, but if the 6.5mm would be in...I would have to change my answer.

Well what you are referring to is the .260 Rem. That's a good one. Love mine

 

[Airborn_69]

Well what you are referring to is the .260 Rem. That's a good one. Love mine

Close enough..I was refering to the 6.5x55mm Swedish cartridge.

 

[kell2784]

Going another direction, what are some good points of the .243? (Good coyote round?)

 

[Ltbull01]

Going another direction, what are some good points of the .243? (Good coyote round?)

...Thinking, thinking... thinking....

Well, I give up!

 

[todbartell]

243 : low recoil, lots of ammo options, flat trajectory, chambered in alot of different rifle types

 

[kell2784]

...Thinking, thinking... thinking....

Well, I give up!

LMAO

 

[ODB]

I killed 6 deer so far this year with the 243. The only 1 that required a second shot was a bedded buck shot in the neck @ 150 yards. If the shot is in the boiler room, a deer out to 400 yards is dead with the 243. I handload and I have been using 95 gr Nosler Partitions and it is "almost" overkill on WT and Mule deer. I shot a big mulie doe @ 200 yds and the bullet entered behind the third rib and exited "through" the offside shoulder blade. It was a mess to say the least. All the meat was blown off the shoulder blade and the exit hole was as big as a softball. I think people that doubt the 243 are not hitting the vitals. I "used" to use a 30 cal bullet on deer and in my expierence the 243 is just as effective and it has a nice flat trajectory. I love my 243 and it is the most accurate and pleasurable rifle I have shot. Shot placement is everything, unless you "need" a magnum or WSM to kill "thin skinned", "light boned" animals.