Thread: .243 for 500m shots

I'd go for the 4570. Let's face it at 300;yards on a smaller animal with a .243 job done. Now throwing a brick that far and expecting to hit it well that's a whole different story. Not against 243's as they are good and as much as most hunters need to be fair. Had one and liked it and seen a lot used to good effect. Also shot a big stag at a bit over 600 yards with a 270 wsm and 130's. It went down slowly even with a couple of shots in it in the right place. It didn't run but when approached it did get up and ran with another put in at close range. It didn't go far. Point is if I was using 150 gns I'm sure it would have been a different story as they exit animals where the lighter wouldn't and hit harder. Hadn't starting using them then but it was the catalyst
I see what he wants to do and yes a .243 will do it but not on every animal. The biggest factor here is surely what to take and what to leave alone or get closer if possible same as 222/223 users. It's not the skill in hitting the target but the skill in deciding whether it's on in the first place