357smallbore
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Anyone here think using a 243 with 100grn partitions is to light for mule deer at shots no further than 300 yrds?
Anyone here think using a 243 with 100grn partitions is to light for mule deer at shots no further than 300 yrds?
243 on Mule deer to light
Only if you do your part ( all day)Not a chance.
It’s very, very near to “ideal” for this application.
To speak the truth, I’ve never tried to shoot a Mulie with a 243/6mm .Anyone here think using a 243 with 100grn partitions is to light for mule deer at shots no further than 300 yrds?
I'm going to use it for varmint with 75gr boattails and next deer and antelope season will use if for them with the 100 gr partitions. I roll all my own ammo.
Nothing wrong with that.Anyone here think using a 243 with 100grn partitions is to light for mule deer at shots no further than 300 yrds?
It sounds like you have discovered the primary reason the 243 win & 6mm rem were developed and marketed by the manufacturers.I'm going to use it for varmint with 75gr boattails and next deer and antelope season will use if for them with the 100 gr partitions. I roll all my own ammo.
Anyone here think using a 243 with 100grn partitions is to light for mule deer at shots no further than 300 yrds?
thats funny!The 243 is as close to perfect as a deer rifle can get.
Deer are not hard to kill if you shoot them where you are supposed to.
Many veteran Iowa shotgun hunters will argue with that. They tell stories of bucks that went miles after being shot multiple times, in the ass, with 1oz. slugs.
Also, a 243 is a vastly better choice for deer than a 12 gauge and slugs.
No, the partition is a tested bullet. As with any smaller caliber bullet, if your placement is good the .243 partition bullet will kill a muley.
Stay safe.
I have similar feelings and inclinations. I hunt muleys and large whitetail. I use, 25 Cal with 117 gr. SP and 270 Cal with 130 gr. SP. I tend to aim for heart/vitals just behind the shoulder. Not on the shoulder usually,(to save meat) though high shoulder shots at longer range work really well for me. Shots taken with 257 Weatherby and 100 gr. factory ammo (hornady bullet) at 275 yds or so, well placed, drop them. 130 gr. out of 270 WSM works with great effect. Seems like overkill on does at 100, but fast killing in all situations.I would, but never hunted mule deer, so my input has little credibility, or experience, but I don't even use .243 for Maine whitetails, which are a lot smaller. If I were going to hunt mulies out West, I wouldn't use anything lighter than my .270 Win, which killed a nice Maine Bull Moose at about 280 yards with one shot to the lungs.
There isn't one.What is the lower caliber limit for poor shot placement?
There is none. If the OP is good enough with the rifle-load combo to 300 yards to be confident in his his shot placement, the .243 with partitions is perfect for the scenario the OP put forth. So are dozens of other caliber-bullet combos.What is the lower caliber limit for poor shot placement?