243 vs 257

[Evan03]

it doesnt matter if you shoot a 22/250 or 50bmg, a one shot kill is never garuntee. and no matter the caliber it is normaly never at fault.

shot placement has more to with the outcome then caliber, bullet weight, design, bc.

all thins aside, when shooting deer calibers 243 and larger will drop deer consintently and effintly most every time when the shots placed right.

i dont care fi you 30caliber shoots out of rounds rocks if its placed right the animals gona drop. ir its poorly placed things arent gona be so good.

and just because you have big caliber doesnt mean you should be takn texas heart shots. or thinkn if you hit em in the foot the caliber is still big enough to get the job done.


ive only ever sheen a one shot drop on the spot kill. you wouldnt belive the bullet and caliber. but ill tell you just to put things in perspective. this was a 220swift pushn a 55gr vmas. deer was decent sized 3 point at about 200yds. shot placed in the kneck.

one shot and the buck just literaly fell over in its tracks, like its heart and brain everything was just instently shut down. didnt take singe step didnt kick didnt do nothing. i couldnt belive it. in this case i dont thing the bullwt would have been tough enough to try for the vitals. if it hit rib or the shoulder the bullet would have been useless and wed of ben trakn.

but this guy knows his rifle and knows where to place his shot. he also shoots a 2506, wich happens to be his main deer rifle hee is pushn tripple shocks into the vitals. were on most situations the deer usulay take a few steps before falling over. dead. i always shoot for the vitlas to and have never seen a deer fall dead in its tracks. a few steps are usualy all they take but ive seen them go 50yds or so, while one of my best layed to rest past 100yds .

i wanted to try a kneck shot shot this deer season with my 270wsm. my deer load is 140gr nolser balistic tips. moving between 3000-3200fps. for bout 15 minutes i wacthed buck

cross hairs on the kneck,but i turned the buck down alltogether

it was too small, im long winded

have more to say but i gota talk later

have good night

Evan