Well I am doing dome research on my next caliber wich I would like for coyote and deer and I thought the .243 might be up to the task. My question is on what would be the best rate of twist for all bullet weights in this caliber or am I just dreaming?
thoughts on the 243
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Don't use a poodle shooter for deer, get a 25-06
Just don't use a varmint bullet on deer.
Maybe a 243 is ok for those itty bitty BC deer..
I have also used my .243 on itty bitty moose and bears. Same results, dead meat.Maybe a 243 is ok for those itty bitty BC deer..
Don't use a poodle shooter for deer, get a 25-06
you mean like the guys who get a 25-06 and then shoot 100gr bullets....that's a real step up from a 243...
, sorry for the hijack
I shoot 120's for deer, 85gr for yotes and such, never shot nuttin wit a 243you mean like the guys who get a 25-06 and then shoot 100gr bullets....that's a real step up from a 243...
I shoot 120's for deer, 85gr for yotes and such, never shot nuttin wit a 243
now,..your application of a 25-06 makes sense for deer...with 120's it's pretty much a 270/130 combo....
I've shot two deer with a 243...they both were bang flops....
A 243 would be an excellent choice for deer and coyote. I don't see how you could do better.
Bigger is not necsessarily better. Thus, there is no point in saying a 25-06 is any "better." Dead is dead, and I can asuure you, a 243 makes a large enough exit hole in a coyote.
The same hits on a deer, whether it is a 243 or a 25-06 will have the same results. Just use the proper bullets, in each.
Bigger is not necsessarily better. Thus, there is no point in saying a 25-06 is any "better." Dead is dead, and I can asuure you, a 243 makes a large enough exit hole in a coyote.
The same hits on a deer, whether it is a 243 or a 25-06 will have the same results. Just use the proper bullets, in each.
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My kids all shot their first few deer with a 243, 5 total all bang flops, don't recall the weight of bullet was 95 gr ballistic tip I think, not a varmint bullet but a BT designed for game, always a good exit hole even with the BT and lots of internal damage that never failed to drop them in their tracks, an underrated deer cartridge... Although I have a pre 64 in 243 that I have never used.
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you mean like the guys who get a 25-06 and then shoot 100gr bullets....that's a real step up from a 243...
LOL...CGN, everyone is always stirring the pot
Maybe a 243 is ok for those itty bitty BC deer..
although I would not suggest doing so, a 55gr NBT @ 3800 fps broaside in the ribs *will* kill a deer, even a small BC deer
heck it even exited
I'm taking my new to me H&R handy rifle in .243 out this year for deer this season after reloading some Barnes TSX for it.
I liked the result at the range with factory win 100 grainers... that is once I got used to the heavy trigger on this rifle.
I liked the result at the range with factory win 100 grainers... that is once I got used to the heavy trigger on this rifle.
Ok. I should have thought out my first post better. I KNOW a .243 will kill a deer very well with proper shot placement and bullet design bla bla bla lol. I use to hunt with a guy who used one and he shot at least 5 or 6 with never lost one and the furthest tracking job was around 10 yards. I think he used 90 gr power points. So to get back to my real question, what is the ideal twist rate for the broadest range of bullet weights?
