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Talk to me about .243 Winchester
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<blockquote data-quote="emp1953" data-source="post: 2187071" data-attributes="member: 71817"><p>Years ago, on a combo Mulie/Elk hunt on horseback my go to .270win didn't make it off the plane. Airlines didn't locate it for two weeks. The guide handed me a Remington Mohawk 600 in .243win. It was shooting some flavor of 100gr bullets. I felt woefully under gunned. The guide also gave me an early encarnation of a range finder and told me to keep my shots under 500 yds. Keep an elk shot under 250. This stubby little .243 made me feel really uncomfortable. On day 2, he found me a nice bull at 160yds. He told me how much bullet drop to compensate for at that range. I fired. The elk seemed to quiver. I know I hit it because of a puff of dust off the fur. The rifle didn't kick at all, and the elk was still walking around. I had another round chambered but the guide said that the elk was going down. It walked about 15yds from where I shot it and went down on its knees then rolled on its side. I was a bit more comfortable with the little rifle. The next day, while in camp, I walked to the latrine and saw several mule deer in a meadow about 200yds out. I went back to the tent, got the 600 and used the back wall of the latrine as a brace. One shot the big mulie flipped like a truck it. My hunt for that day was over. Still had one mulie tag to fill which I did on the last day. Guide spotted one which we ranged at 525yds. I took his hold over advice and knocked it down on the first shot. It got up and stumbled for about 80 yds then folded up. I had a new respect for this little rifle and tried to buy one when I got home. Couldn't find a model 600 so I bought a model Seven. It's been a favorite of mine ever since. When on guided hunts my .270 is still my go to but I always have the .243 with me incase I need a back up. Over the years I've had 2 scopes go whacky on the .270 and had to use the .243. Filled out my tags just the same.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="emp1953, post: 2187071, member: 71817"] Years ago, on a combo Mulie/Elk hunt on horseback my go to .270win didn't make it off the plane. Airlines didn't locate it for two weeks. The guide handed me a Remington Mohawk 600 in .243win. It was shooting some flavor of 100gr bullets. I felt woefully under gunned. The guide also gave me an early encarnation of a range finder and told me to keep my shots under 500 yds. Keep an elk shot under 250. This stubby little .243 made me feel really uncomfortable. On day 2, he found me a nice bull at 160yds. He told me how much bullet drop to compensate for at that range. I fired. The elk seemed to quiver. I know I hit it because of a puff of dust off the fur. The rifle didn't kick at all, and the elk was still walking around. I had another round chambered but the guide said that the elk was going down. It walked about 15yds from where I shot it and went down on its knees then rolled on its side. I was a bit more comfortable with the little rifle. The next day, while in camp, I walked to the latrine and saw several mule deer in a meadow about 200yds out. I went back to the tent, got the 600 and used the back wall of the latrine as a brace. One shot the big mulie flipped like a truck it. My hunt for that day was over. Still had one mulie tag to fill which I did on the last day. Guide spotted one which we ranged at 525yds. I took his hold over advice and knocked it down on the first shot. It got up and stumbled for about 80 yds then folded up. I had a new respect for this little rifle and tried to buy one when I got home. Couldn't find a model 600 so I bought a model Seven. It's been a favorite of mine ever since. When on guided hunts my .270 is still my go to but I always have the .243 with me incase I need a back up. Over the years I've had 2 scopes go whacky on the .270 and had to use the .243. Filled out my tags just the same. [/QUOTE]
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