Thread: A few Questions about the 243

I shot my first Deer many years ago now with a .243 and I lost count of how many Goats .
I was a Parkerhale with a fixed 4 power Leupold scope with weaver rings , I can still remember it well and at the time I thought I was as flash as Micheal Jackson .
My mates father reloaded my ammo for me ( I gave him my empty shells and money , he gave me loaded ammo ) , all I remember was that they had Hornady 87gn bullets and everything I shot fell over . My ability , my knowledge , area I hunted and attitude of the day meant that 200yrds was a long shot and normal was 50 - 150 .
A lot has been written about the shortcomings of the .243 and in this modern world of the average guy being able to buy on Friday and consistently hit targets out to 500yrds after a box of ammo on Saturday morning it does lack the down range thump of the larger calibers .
If I was looking for a 250 yrd Goat and smaller meat Deer rifle then I would be silly not to consider the PooFourThree