We have shot several large bucks with the .243 and 95 Gr. BTBT and had them travel quite a distance in thick brush.. The bullet went though both lungs and did exit on the buck I remember best..
I just like a bit more bore dia. and bullet wt. I ran into the same issues with the 6mm and various .25's from the .250 through the .257 Wea.. The bullets exited but the game was still able to travel over more ground than I think it should have.. This coupled with the fact that many shots are really fine bucks come just at dusk, makes me want a large dia. bullet and more wt.. So this fall I have a 700 barreled up for .300 Savage..
