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Re: .243 and Whitetail
« Reply #15 on: October 11, 2012, 12:03:17 PM »
I have killed many whitetails and Mulies with a .243, it will do just fine!
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Re: .243 and Whitetail
« Reply #16 on: October 11, 2012, 12:18:27 PM »
My gf and I have killed numerous deer with 243. Been using 95 ballistic tips but made a switch this year to 90 grain accubonds. Awesome deer Cal.

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Re: .243 and Whitetail
« Reply #17 on: October 11, 2012, 12:22:39 PM »
Wow! Thank you for all of the feedback! I will report back next weekend...we are heading for ducks this weekend and deer next weekend!

You all are alright!  :tup:

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Re: .243 and Whitetail
« Reply #18 on: October 11, 2012, 12:23:38 PM »
a 243. is a great deer gun, killed several deer with my 243 over the years  :tup:
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Re: .243 and Whitetail
« Reply #19 on: October 11, 2012, 12:29:49 PM »
Both boys took these mule deer with 243's.  Both deer were about 275 lbs.  Plenty of gun as long as bullet placement is kept in mind
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Re: .243 and Whitetail
« Reply #20 on: October 11, 2012, 12:32:27 PM »
Holy smokes Chuck! Those are great pics and dandy bucks! T

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Re: .243 and Whitetail
« Reply #21 on: October 11, 2012, 09:18:46 PM »
243 is way plenty for whitetail.

Any round in that neighborhood (with the obvious exception of the 257 Roberts)  ;)   is fine.

I can only hope you are joking about the .257 Roberts not being adequate for white-tail. 

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Re: .243 and Whitetail
« Reply #22 on: October 11, 2012, 09:22:00 PM »
243 is way plenty for whitetail.

Any round in that neighborhood (with the obvious exception of the 257 Roberts)  ;)   is fine.

I can only hope you are joking about the .257 Roberts not being adequate for white-tail.

he is razzing huntbear.....  :nono: :nono: messing up this good thread.....

I think if modern doesn't open soon everyone is gonna implode around here

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Re: .243 and Whitetail
« Reply #23 on: October 11, 2012, 09:28:32 PM »
243 is way plenty for whitetail.

Any round in that neighborhood (with the obvious exception of the 257 Roberts)  ;)   is fine.

I can only hope you are joking about the .257 Roberts not being adequate for white-tail.

Yes, he is trying to mess with me... what he does not know, is I sent pictures of his human wife to his Bigfoot wife via Chipmunk messenger....

DAN-O you gonna have a lot of explainin to dooooooooo.....    :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL:
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Re: .243 and Whitetail
« Reply #24 on: October 11, 2012, 09:45:16 PM »
My son will be shooting a .243 for whitetail this year. I currently have him shooting 100grain bullets...my question is, is that adequate weight for hunting whitetail? I totally understand that shot placement is paramount, but I am just wondering if more weight is required for an ethical kill?

Thanks in advance for your thoughts!

Matt
I seriously doubt you will find a bigger whitetail than these two muley's and both of these were dropped with single shots from a 100gr. Nosler Partition from a .243. ;)
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Re: .243 and Whitetail
« Reply #25 on: October 11, 2012, 09:46:18 PM »
Nice deer, congrats to your hunting party. I have harvested more deer the I can remember with a .243.

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Re: .243 and Whitetail
« Reply #26 on: October 11, 2012, 09:49:03 PM »
PLENTY!
My nephew used my Custom Rem .243 last year and shot his muley buck at 367 yards with my handload of 95gn Berger VLD"s with 40 gns of H4895 and the buck just humped up and walked out to 404 before i reset the turret to 400 and he dropped him with the 2nd shot. Both bullets were within 3 inches of eachother right in the boiler room.
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Re: .243 and Whitetail
« Reply #27 on: October 11, 2012, 10:04:28 PM »
243 is way plenty for whitetail.

Any round in that neighborhood (with the obvious exception of the 257 Roberts)  ;)   is fine.

I can only hope you are joking about the .257 Roberts not being adequate for white-tail.

he is razzing huntbear.....  :nono: :nono: messing up this good thread.....

I think if modern doesn't open soon everyone is gonna implode around here

OK.  I feel better now.  I was about to implode myself.  BOB RULES!

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Re: .243 and Whitetail
« Reply #28 on: October 11, 2012, 10:08:57 PM »
Great thread! I am taking my son over for whitetails with his 243 next weeken. It shoots 100 graon bullets good. I just loaded up some 90 grain x bullets tonight. If they shoot as good as they shot out of my 243 that is what my son will be shooting.

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Re: .243 and Whitetail
« Reply #29 on: October 11, 2012, 10:11:38 PM »
243 is way plenty for whitetail.

Any round in that neighborhood (with the obvious exception of the 257 Roberts)  ;)   is fine.

I can only hope you are joking about the .257 Roberts not being adequate for white-tail.

he is razzing huntbear.....  :nono: :nono: messing up this good thread.....

I think if modern doesn't open soon everyone is gonna implode around here

OK.  I feel better now.  I was about to implode myself.  BOB RULES!

And the Improved version is even better.....   :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL:
By my honorable conduct as a hunter let me give a good example and teach new hunters principles of honor, so that each new generation can show respect for their god, other hunters and the animals, and enjoy the dignity of the hunt.

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