Thread: The gentlemen’s caliber

Here we go all you .243 advocates. I personally own a .243 but have yet to use it versus an animal.

Sing her praises. Why is she your caliber of choice?

I use a .243 because I’m a pussy and developed a terrible flinch with higher calibers

Originally Posted by Taticalclevage

I use a .243 because I’m a pussy and developed a terrible flinch with higher calibers

Oof shots fired already

I wasn't really looking for one but went into the local one day and there was a savage 243 with a weaver on it for 450$ so it hopped in my car and followed me home got it cut a little bit and put a can on it shot it with some factory ammo and it wasn't anything to get excited about then fiddeled around with hand loads it didn't like heavy pills so got plenty of those left over once I found a pill it liked it shoots nice little clover leafs its been on a few goat hunts and its been good havnt tried it on deer as I don't have much luck in that department 200m or less is about my limit for deer as I like stalking in that's when I see one its my second go to rifle when I don't take one of the 6.5s

Same as berg got a flinc and the .243 fixed it. Have steeped up to a 7X57 because I wanted to go old school
Took my .243 back to NZ for trips home. Knocks over all the stuff I’ve shot at (and hit)
Might even buy another as I’ve got pills and dies so year why not

Shot my first stag with one

@gimp what was the old RATGB saying???

Originally Posted by sako75

@gimp what was the old RATGB saying???

Was ?? still is !!
Ear Burrowing Rat Gun

Originally Posted by jakewire

Was ?? still is !!
Ear Burrowing Rat Gun

Would love to know the origin of that name.

Originally Posted by Flyblown

Would love to know the origin of that name.

Probably the forum before the forum before this one
TJ will be able put you straight , I suspect he still looks about though maybe under an different pseudonym here.

Originally Posted by Flyblown

Would love to know the origin of that name.

It comes from the fact that the only thing a .243 can humanly kill is a rat, for someone to kill a deer with it they would need to place the barrel inside the deer's ear and pull the trigger; EBRG or Ear Burrowing Rat Gun

Originally Posted by jakewire

Probably the forum before the forum before this one
TJ will be able put you straight , I suspect he still looks about though maybe under an different pseudonym here.

Yeah, Comes from FnH pub.

Long story mate but it was aimed at my first 243 some years back

Originally Posted by Flyblown

Would love to know the origin of that name.

TJ had us enthralled with a story of three stags fighting with him in the middle, said stags being so worked up they still charged despite the fearsome report of the might .243 . If I recall correctly the last one was dropped point blank, as in with the barrel in its ear.

I believe .243 was already dubbed a rat round, so the banter around TJ needing to stick it in the deers ear provided the final part and EBRG or ear burrowing rat gun was born.

Originally Posted by Tussock

TJ had us enthralled with a story of three stags fighting with him in the middle, said stags being so worked up they still charged despite the fearsome report of the might .243 . If I recall correctly the last one was dropped point blank, as in with the barrel in its ear.

I believe .243 was already dubbed a rat round, so the banter around TJ needing to stick it in the deers ear provided the final part and EBRG or ear burrowing rat gun was born.

I’ve wondered that as well. Interesting story


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I everything I shoot with it dies. Low recoil, easy to find ammo. pleasant to shoot. Great for wife and kids.