Thread: Firearms for women

Originally Posted by AlwaysLearning

.243 is always on my mind. And old mate uses only that... im just concerned if I need to drop a deer with that my shot placement i would assume needs to be spot on... as a beginner, what if I'm not that good. K don't want to injure and not kill anything. That's why I thought a .308 would do the job even if I'm slightly off... I know my big stag I shot was a bit off, but he dropped within 20 to 30meters. If I had a .243 would that have happened? He was so good 70m away. Im just concerned I won't have the skills.

Smack deer through shoulders and it's not going anywhere. The older culler/ writers who used 243 Holden,Orman and Burden all loved them. Orman recommended the 100 GRN and shoulder shot.....projectiles have come a long way from the basic cup n core of the sixties.... But they all still work just as well as ever did.