243 win with 90 gr accubond for elk?

[theleo]

I've taken 8 bulls so far in my life and of the 6 I've killed with a rifle, none would have survived with a 243 in my hands with the shots presented. Only one of those bulls did I take  shot that I wouldn't have with a 243, he needed to die where he was and not run. Had I had a 243 I'd have taken him in lungs though and dealt with tracking him instead of shooting him at the points of the shoulders.

[Biggerhammer]

Laughing!!! It's the Internet "Hunt Club". They snivel about being "Over gunned" and whine about being "Under gunned". Most are idiots and the rest just tag along. That's why 10% of the Hunter's kill 90% of the game.

Not much for "Clubs" and I have no tolerance for "Tag Alongs".

[demontang]

Lol lead follow or get out of the way. 

[Biggerhammer]

Lol lead follow or get out of the way. 

Perfect! I love the results of a sub-par cartridge behind a 90gr Accubond @ 287 yards. The 6.8 SPC is a joke in it's own but neck it down and then neck it down again and it's in its prime.

6mm/ .243 Diameter is a killer.

[BLR 243]

My buck I killed this year was shot with the 90 gr. acubond diagonaly from right to left and passed through breaking ribs both sides. I was actually dissapointed I didn't get the slug.I'v killed a lot of stuff and I wouldn't hesitate to use my 243 with acubonds.Its all about shot placement, the quality of bullits has come along ways in the last decade.

[mountainman]

Have killed a dozen or so bears with the .243, along with maybe 20 deer and several truckloads of coyotes. Will it work on elk? Definetly! Would it be a first choice? Absolutely not. There are better, quicker killing calibers out there for sure..

[demontang]

Lol I think as long as she is as calm as she was with her deer we won't have a problem.

[Biggerhammer]

Your good to go...

[jasnt]

I use my 243 for every thing.  Took this large sow with no troubles quartering away shot went threw and threw.  I wouldn't hesitate to use it on elk

[12Gauge]

No doubt it will do the trick with proper placement . If she is proficeint and confident then go for it . But my    Is that keep it 200 yards or under .

 

[high country]

I've had more bang flops with sub .30" bullets than .30 and up....a alaskan native friend of mine has killed a stupid number of very large meat eaters with his .223. Don't expect to kill a cape buffalo with a pellet gun....but there's a reason the 243 is legal to use.

[TeacherMan]

Started hunting when I was 9 and I took a couple elk back then (cows) with my 243 and 100gr Remington over the counter loads. I would recommend a 270, 308 or 30/06 for her but a well placed round and time will kill anything. Key word TIME. Make sure you don't push the animal!

[C-Money]

.243 is a pretty deadly little cartridge. Don't underestimate it. I hunt elk with either a 270 win or 7mm-08 these days. But I would not hesitate putting a 90/100gr bullet from a 243 in the lungs/ribs of an elk.

[Alchase]

I usually hunt with my 300 win mag or my 7mm mag. But I would not hesitate to hunt with a .243 with a decent bullet.
Every shot and every animal reaction is unique, there is no telling how far an elk can run even with a kill shot from any caliber.
I shot a 2x3 blackmail with a 300 win mag at 70 yards. Perfect placement, bucked straight up and did the hunched back bolt a crossed the clear cut and into the thick reprod. I found him over 500 yards from impact point. When I opened it up, the heart was basically gone. He ran that far with no heart.  I never thought that would be possible.
Even with perfect placement and much more bullistic power then needed for a 150 lb blackmail some how he travelled that far.   
That is not normal by any means, it is true that large caliber bullets are more forgiving if the placement if not perfect or if you catch a deflection off a bone.

[Dan-o]

243 wouldn't be my first choice, but I'd certainly use one on elk.

I just think I'd feel better with a heavy-for-caliber bullet.