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So whats wrong with the .243 on Deer?
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<blockquote data-quote="Bigeclipse" data-source="post: 880158" data-attributes="member: 52437"><p>I agree with this statement. However, to me...overkill is always better unless you are a meat saving hog i.e. dont want to destroy the front shoulders. My fiance uses a 243 and has killed deer no problem. I just think, if you can shoot a heavier caliber without flinching and shoot it well, you might as well go with a bigger caliber. If that buck of a lifetime is right behind a small amount of leafy branches and it is the only shot you have before he dissappears, I would rather have a 165+ grain bullet shooting through it. I know some guys on here will say...in that situation dont take the shot but if the deer is very close to the brush you are shooting through then a HEAVY bullet traveling fast enough will easily make it through and stay on target. It is when you shoot through thick stuff and the deer isnt close enough i.e. a few feet away that the bullets get off target and can wound or miss the deer. Needless to say, my fiance wants a 308, 270, or 3006 as her next rifle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bigeclipse, post: 880158, member: 52437"] I agree with this statement. However, to me...overkill is always better unless you are a meat saving hog i.e. dont want to destroy the front shoulders. My fiance uses a 243 and has killed deer no problem. I just think, if you can shoot a heavier caliber without flinching and shoot it well, you might as well go with a bigger caliber. If that buck of a lifetime is right behind a small amount of leafy branches and it is the only shot you have before he dissappears, I would rather have a 165+ grain bullet shooting through it. I know some guys on here will say...in that situation dont take the shot but if the deer is very close to the brush you are shooting through then a HEAVY bullet traveling fast enough will easily make it through and stay on target. It is when you shoot through thick stuff and the deer isnt close enough i.e. a few feet away that the bullets get off target and can wound or miss the deer. Needless to say, my fiance wants a 308, 270, or 3006 as her next rifle. [/QUOTE]
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