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BEAR
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Posted: 05 April 2020 at 12:30 |
wondering as to bullet weight and brand for using the 243 for PDs. Might load up a hundred if I can then get components.
what bullet do you use?
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d4570
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85 Speer for deer.
70 Speer for coyotes Varget I think.
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Remember: Four boxes keep us free ,the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, AND the cartridge box
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BEAR
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I stock varget. but will need to get a local range open to sight in.
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d4570
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We use a LOT of varget.
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Remember: Four boxes keep us free ,the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, AND the cartridge box
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Wing master
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I use 100 grain Sierra Pro Hunters. Probably kinda heavy for prairie dogs but they are lights out accurate in my rifle.
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I have always considered myself to be quite the bullshitter, But ocasionally it is nice to sit back and listen to a true professional......So, Carry on.
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BEAR
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The 100s do shoot well in 243.
Years ago (50+) the 243 was my do it all; loading 60 to 105 grain bullets. Then other rifle friends replaced my favorite. might go back.
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Wing master
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I know a few people that use a .243 for elk. If it will kill anything from a prairie dog to an elk I think it would be a pretty good all around gun.
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I have always considered myself to be quite the bullshitter, But ocasionally it is nice to sit back and listen to a true professional......So, Carry on.
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BEAR
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Sort of think the 308/30-06 as minimum for Elk. Bad enough gettint them out if they fall right when hit. give them some 200-300 yards and they will find a ravine to drop into (extraction!)
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Wing master
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I agree Bear.
They don't run to to an easier place and they can be really heavy even just to roll over. Wing master
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I have always considered myself to be quite the bullshitter, But ocasionally it is nice to sit back and listen to a true professional......So, Carry on.
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Irish Bird Dog
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seems like the 7mm08, 7mm Mauser etc & 6.5's are good elk cartridges too.
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BEAR
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6.5 and 7mms are ok but not what I want IF I was buying an elk gun. 7 mag with 150 grains is another case.
Roll overs...can be even tougher with a large bull moose, good news with both elk and moose. they often fall on a slope...35% rolled already. My moose was already on his side on a hillside. Edited by BEAR - 09 April 2020 at 08:51 |
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Wing master
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I wouldn't feel undergunned with a 6.5 or any 7mm.
I think bullet weight has something to do with it. I have shot a lot of elk with a 130 grain .270. I shot my elk this year with a 130 grain 6.5. It seemed to have about the same effect. Wing master
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I have always considered myself to be quite the bullshitter, But ocasionally it is nice to sit back and listen to a true professional......So, Carry on.
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Irish Bird Dog
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Wing are you saying "dead is dead".
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Wing master
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Yes, pretty much. I don't think the elk cared what hit them.
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I have always considered myself to be quite the bullshitter, But ocasionally it is nice to sit back and listen to a true professional......So, Carry on.
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BEAR
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I like one bullet that kills AND anchors right there.
Killed one deer with a heaart shot arrow, that ran 100 yards and death jumped into a tree. took two of us to get it down.
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