Thread: Plan B 17" .243

Originally Posted by Hunter_Nick

There are a number of guys that happily fill their freezers with cartridges like the 6x45. A good mate of mine has taken hundreds of game animals with one, using 70gr b-tips or 75gr Hornady HP at 2950-3000fps.

Your short .243 will do this and more. If it were me I’d go for the 85 partition, or 85 Sierra HPBT or one of the Hornady 87s. It’ll do what you need it to

I would be the first to say I don't need anything fancy to make deer dead.

I need to enjoy it or it will never leave the safe.
It has competition.

I need to enjoy it or it will never leave the safe.
It has competition.

Totally understand that. The most practical sensible rifle I own doesn’t get out much, because I don’t find it as interesting as one of the others.