Thread: 243 on deer

I am a fairly newcomer compared to many in the .243 scene. I got one to try for night work as the .223 was showing it's limitations and recoil can be frustrating. Getting smacked in the face by a thermal/night vision isn't great and neither is losing sight of the animal or animals.

Fair to say that the rest of my rifles have taken a back seat since. Farthest shot is just over 630 yards and 500 with the 105gr targex is a breeze.
Reloder 26 gets the 105gr going close to 3100fps in a 22" and just under 2900fps in an 18".

As far as shot placement goes, with the 105gr targex, 95gr SST and 95gr targex I just shoot them anywhere I would the .270, .308 etc.

Have tried some traditional soft point projectiles and whilst some like them the ones I have used definitely have not proven to be satisfactory for what I require.