wanting to hear from hunters that have shot elk and moose with a 243 win

My wife shot her cow elk this year at 200m with a 243. I loaded 80TTSX over Varget. It worked just fine.

I’d have loaded the 95 LRX but her Tikka doesn’t have a fast enough RoT.
 
It seems to me that one of the nozler reloading manuals intro page on 243 had a right up about a colorado elk gide that only used... 243.
 
Think it was whiskey chamberlain or something similar along that line. Shot broadside only under certain range with100g bullet. Think was in 3or 4 nosler reloading manual
 
156821 said:
Pat Ferguson has 2 books, Gone hunting, and gone hunting again. He used a 243 for most of his exploits. Good reading if you’re interested.
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Yes, he shot a lot of big game in northern bc with a .243. I know of a few old timers who also shot more than a few bull elk and moose with a .243

Mostly Nosler partitions if I remember correctly, heart lung shots with results similar to any other non magnum calibre.
 
Would any one write I shot 4 elk or moose and found the 4th when shooting it with a 243? No. Bring enough gun is my ethical approach.
That's just the way I roll.
 
tigrr said:
Would any one write I shot 4 elk or moose and found the 4th when shooting it with a 243? No. Bring enough gun is my ethical approach.
That's just the way I roll.
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Kill a lot of moose and elk with different cartridges and bullet combinations? Just curious.
 
tactical lever said:
I apologize in advance for thread drift.

I agree .243 is too light for big stuff. At least for me. 30-30 doesn't generate big numbers either, but then again people get hung up on kinetic energy.

I believe at short range where most game is killed, that the 30-30 is way more rifle than a .243. The bullet has about 30% more momentum at the muzzle than a .243, and has a highly effective way of energy transfer with a RN or FN bullet at moderate velocity. The lower speed usually keeps the bullets together and having about 70% more bullet weight is an advantage for breaking bigger bones and punching through.

I posted a bunch of YT videos on another thread about 30-30 and you can see where it punches through game that I believe a .243 probably would've had more trouble with.
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you have a lot to learn
 
tigrr said:
Would any one write I shot 4 elk or moose and found the 4th when shooting it with a 243? No. Bring enough gun is my ethical approach.
That's just the way I roll.
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many moose run away when shot shot with all calibres when a bullet is put in heart lungs spine and a couple of other parts the animal will not travel far if at all
 
Killed an elk with a 6.5cm and a moose with a 257wby, I wouldn't hesitate to use a .243win

Bullet construction matters most. As referenced, the rokslide threads have thousands of posts, hundreds of accounts and photos from real animals taken by 223 rem.
 
I’m sure I read the Mr. Nosler created the partition because a stubborn Canadian moose wouldn’t drop to his H&H. Now a .223 is a Moose gun and a .243 must be bordering on overkill. We have come a long way for sure.🙂
 
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Joel said:
Really curious about the 95gr LRX. Looks like a great option for the mono shooters.
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I tried it on my last cow moose with a 6mm CM but got offered a 25m head shot. Learnt nothing about that bullet on moose but I am sure it would work well.

Helped a hunting acquaintance recover a younger bull shot in the lungs from 50-60m with a 6mm Rem 100gr Corlokt. It died within about 30m and no drama.
 
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