I had one bad experience with a .243. Bullet came apart on impact and it was a piece of bone that went in and killed the deer. It really had nothing to do with the cartridge, just a poor hunting bullet. It was about 40 years ago and there weren't as many good bullets available as today.


He who joyfully marches in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice.

- Albert Einstein