daniel craig
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243 or 6.5 Swede
My experience has been with the 100 Max and 123a Max. The 123 leaves about a 1 in exit wound with minimal tissue damage. The 100 stops just inside the hide on the offside.A 125 gr. NP at ~ 2800 fps would make a dandy deer load.
Or even the 140 gr. Core-Lokt at ~ 2550 fps..
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If you do go with 243, the 100 gr. loads can be loaded below the level of recoil I start to notice or you can load them up to "buck" a little bit.
tubeshooter, I already have levers in 357, 35 rem, 44 mag and 22. I like levers, but I am looking for a modestly priced option that is as simple and low recoil as possible. I figure an inexpensive 243 bolt gun is the default option, but thought I would toss out the idea of an upper simply for ergonomics.
I would have to agree, based on the deer I've seen hit with both, inside of 200 yards. Beyond that, I'd want the .243, but how many kids are taking shots past 200 yards? Or even adults for that matter.comparing the deer's reaction to being hit with a 100 gr 243 and the 125 gr from the 762X39 i'll take the 762X39
Meh, I'll continue to debate with you. My daughter took her first two deer at 10 and 11 with a single shot .243. Why? Because I grew up during the period when the .243 was the default "women and kids" deer cartridge. One shot kills with textbook shots. So what's the problem you ask? Well the problem is she weighed about 90 lbs. at the time, and the recoil from that little .243 was enough to keep her from wanting to shoot any more than the bare minimum that dad insisted she shoots for practice. In other words it was NO FUN for her to shoot her .243, and eventually she stopped hunting with her dad because she just didn't want to practice with her deer rifle.Hands down no further debate needed get the 243 all day long.
243 is an outstanding deer cartridge out to at least 300 yards.
Recoil is virtually non-existent my ten-year-old daughter took her first deer with it no problem with one shot. 243 does a lot of damage and is much more powerful then 556.
Accurate ammo is cheap and readily available.
Rifles are cheap get yourself a TC compass or even better a Ruger American