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Art Eatman · March 20, 2007, 10:34 AM

I don't know what it is about the .243: Bullet design? Velocity? Anyhow, from conversation and personal experience, both, "It kills bigger than it oughta."

For instance: I've mostly used the Sierra 85-grain HPBT. In a deer's chest cavity, it makes a double-handful of mush. A six-inch sphere of "used to be". Neck shots are a DRT deal. And it spreads coyote innards all over the countryside.

But, ya gotta be picky about where you hit. I wouldn't use it on a running deer, particularly one of any size.

Art

March 20, 2007, 10:34 AM	#14
Art Eatman Staff in Memoriam Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX; Thomasville, GA Posts: 24,798	I don't know what it is about the .243: Bullet design? Velocity? Anyhow, from conversation and personal experience, both, "It kills bigger than it oughta." For instance: I've mostly used the Sierra 85-grain HPBT. In a deer's chest cavity, it makes a double-handful of mush. A six-inch sphere of "used to be". Neck shots are a DRT deal. And it spreads coyote innards all over the countryside. But, ya gotta be picky about where you hit. I wouldn't use it on a running deer, particularly one of any size. Art