I have a buddy that bought a Sako .243 in the mid '60s and has probably killed a few truck loads of W/T and mule deer with it. I was hunting with him 20 or so years ago when I heard him shoot in the last few minutes of the day. He hit the deer and knocked it down but, could not get another clear shot so the deer got away. The next season his sil killed a buck that had a wound that was just over the lungs and under the spine. He figures that was the deer he shot the previous season.
I always thought I'd like to have a 6mm because, IMO, it is a little better design than the .243 but, there's no contest on which brass is easier to find.

Last edited by Joe; 02/19/18.
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