Thread: 243 vs .308

My first centrefire was 223 used in scubland/bush settings, a deadly accurate rifle within 100m, could put bullet hole through bullet hole.
Ultimately it wasnt a hard hitter but it didnt need to be either, as long as I could see the head of an animal, it was going down.

In the bush its biggest limitation was actually seeing your target and having clear unobstructed line of sight shooting, any leaves or twigs in the way would send a bullet in another direction off course, eg deflection.
The smaller calibre taught me to be a more patient hunter, waiting for the right moment for clear unobstructed line of site shots.

I stepped up to a 308 just because the calibre could bulldoze its way through the under growth.

Never contemplated the 243 as it was to small to be called a bigger calibre and to big to be called small calibre.