Thread: Firearms for women

Originally Posted by AlwaysLearning

.243 is always on my mind. And old mate uses only that... im just concerned if I need to drop a deer with that my shot placement i would assume needs to be spot on... as a beginner, what if I'm not that good. K don't want to injure and not kill anything. That's why I thought a .308 would do the job even if I'm slightly off... I know my big stag I shot was a bit off, but he dropped within 20 to 30meters. If I had a .243 would that have happened? He was so good 70m away. Im just concerned I won't have the skills.

A bad shot with any caliber is a bad shot. A good shot takes practice so you might find say 243 vs 308 ( not that theres anything wrong with either of them) the 243 being less recoil you might be able to handle more range time with it and become a good shot without the recoil knocking you around so much. Thats what wife found going from her 7 08 down to her 243.