Bob Nelson 35Whelen
AH ambassador
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- Oct 28, 2018
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- Australia
@ftrovatoBob, I ended up in the wrong place one evening with my .243 and a nice whitetail buck presented at what ended up being 325 paces. With a 90 grain original barnes copper (1990's) I Waited for head down and perfect broadside and took him from prone position. Broke both shoulders and exited the size of a half dollar. When I skinned him out it looked like a 30-06 was used. Good gun with the right bullets. Not that I endorse that distance with a .243....
I just plain don't like the 243. Seen to much wounded game by people using the wrong bullet plus the Winchester bullshit advertising killed of the 25s that are far better cartridges even the little 250 Savage is better than the 243 in my books.
Bob