Only take head shots with a Kenworth. Too much blood shot meat otherwise.well I guess we should all be hunting with a Kenworth
Kenworth's have definitely killed more deer than most if not all cartridges.well I guess we should all be hunting with a Kenworth
I think that the aluminum hood on a peterbilt mushrooms out better than the fiberglass hood on a kenworth and is therefore a more effective deer killer.Kenworth's have definitely killed more deer than most if not all cartridges.
Love those Barnes bullets. Great shot and big bodied deer! thanks for the picsThen necked it back down to 6mm. A real tax driver. However I'm really liking the reborn 270win with light for caliber 110 Barnes ttsx.
Well since you're bringing in the sectional density and the ballistic coefficient into the equation...I'd have to agree. Peterbilt does out perform.I think that the aluminum hood on a peterbilt mushrooms out better than the fiberglass hood on a kenworth and is therefore a more effective deer killer.
Got one a couple years ago at 70 mph in a W9. Head shot, off the right front corner, the Heard Grill Guard saved the front end , but she must of spun around and under the drivers, the pup I was pulling finished off what the drivers didn't get.Only take head shots with a Kenworth. Too much blood shot meat otherwise.
Thee is no best. Ballistics aren't magic, you have a projectile traveling at a speed and if it hits with sufficient size, mass, and velocity in the right place it will get the job done. I think your story is just anecdotal. I have a buddy who sold me back my 30.06 (traded to him years before) switching To 7mm mag because he felt it put the feral Pigs down better. I imagine he just had better hits a few times with his 7mm mag and the performance variation was not realA little background, my father in law debated me one time, 243 is the best deer cartridge. I said, naw, it's the 30-06. He said no way, the 243 kills them just as dead, sweetest shooting cartridge with no recoil, and very flat and fast.
Shortly after that, I 'd gotten on a lease and bought a 243 as a back up to my trusty 30-06 and for my father in law to use when I took him as my guest. Well guess what? I've come to believe he's right. I've shot deer with calibers up to 375H&H and pistol calibers 45 ACP and 41 magnum and nothing kills deer as quickly as that 243.
Since then I bought a small frame 243 Tikka T3 for my kids to use as their first deer rifle. That gun is a tack driver and kills deer dead right there. It's light, smooth action, relatively inexpensive, sized right for kids and comes with shims to grow with them. My buddy took his youngest of three sons out to hunt his first deer this weekend. Borrowed that 243. One shot, DRT! Loved the gun.
Just more proof in my mind that my father in law was right. The 243 is the best deer cartridge. I don't know what it is, speed? sweet-spot diameter of bullet? Just the right amount of energy? Love to hear others' thoughts and reactions, both pro and con!
Hunting with a truck is cheating. They just stand on the road and wait for you. Simply no sport. Given a choice of the two, I would lean toward the .243.Got one a couple years ago at 70 mph in a W9. Head shot, off the right front corner, the Heard Grill Guard saved the front end , but she must of spun around and under the drivers, the pup I was pulling finished off what the drivers didn't get.
Less expensive and better meat quality as wellHunting with a truck is cheating. They just stand on the road and wait for you. Simply no sport. Given a choice of the two, I would lean toward the .243.
I've harvested 4 mule deer and 2 whitetail bucks with my Kimber m84 (less than 6 pound rifle and a joy to carry) in 7-08. 130 grain Speer boat tail over Varget at about 2700 fps. The cartridge is "minute of deer" out to about 370 yds. Not one of these deer took a step out of their tracks at ranges from 120-305 yards. Every bullet has been recovered on the offside hide. Needless to say I am a fan of the cartridge. I had a 95 gr 243 blow up on a whitetail with a high shoulder shot at about 35 yards (at that range, not really the cartridges fault)which resulted in a long tracking job and required a follow up dispatch shot. The experience soured me on the .243 for deer. I have a 243 AI that is my go to for coyotes so I still like the 6mm bullet for thin skinned critters. The 7-08 doesn't recoil much more than the .243, has a great selection of 7mm pills, and IMO performs very well on deer sized animals. My wife has a 7-08 in a model 70 compact and has never once complained about recoil, so I believe it is an extremely manageable cartridge for a smaller framed person, with better down range performance. Best of luck in your search for the perfect whitetail cartridge!.243 is a good one for sure. Inside of 300yds I prefer a swift or 22-250 for whitetail.