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I think ur gonna have to shoot them in the brain to get anything that kills quicker then that.
Hmm, My Wife has shot 10 or 12 cow elk with her .243 using 100 grain partitions...Thanks, guys!
Great input.
What it comes down to is that I really need to get used to the fact that I'm using a smaller, less powerful bullet now as opposed to the 30-06 of the previous 41 seasons. I just shoot the .243 more easily and it's a good shooting gun.
The possibility for a 200 yard run is what i want to avoid if near property lines. My buck from last year was 215 yards out and about 100, maybe 150 yards from the property line, high shoulder shot stunned him, he peg legged say 20-25 yds and I hit him thru lungs as soon as he stopped, dropped. Iff'n the first bullet had penetrated another 4 inches, it would have dropped him right there - the ballistic numbers say it had about 1,300# of energy at impact. A lung shot was too risky for the first shot in that circumstance as he could have easily gone onto private.
Just ordered 30 mm rings to mount a diff scope on it and some 100 gr Partitions for the loading bench to play with - also have a small box of Sierra game Changers 90 gr for reloading. May try reloading TTSX.
Also have factory loads - Federal Blue Box, Core Lokts, TTSX, and SSTs.
Yes - making a science project out of it.
Hmm, My Wife has shot 10 or 12 cow elk with her .243 using 100 grain partitions...
+1. Too many people still focus on weight retention and penetration. Load up some Berger classic hunters, shoot them in the neck or high shoulder and watch them drop.If you really want DRT I'd reccomment a Nosler 95gr BT or the Hornady ELDX to the lungs. Something explosive on impact
If you really want DRT I'd reccomment a Nosler 95gr BT or the Hornady ELDX to the lungs. Something explosive on impact
Shot my MT buck this year in the back of the head since he was bedded facing away and I was tired of waiting for him to stand up. Shot him with a 100 gr Federal Premium Gameking out of my .243.I think ur gonna have to shoot them in the brain to get anything that kills quicker then that.
Kudos to your wife. I do know that a LOT of folks shoot elk with the .243. Seems like a small pill for a big animal - and yes, it is where you place it.
Used to know a guy who shot a 600# wild hog with a .243 as well.