Last September I picked an old Remington 700 Varmint Special chambered in .243. The previous owner claimed that it would "shoot dimes" at 100 yards. It turns out that he didn't exaggerate. It is a remarkably accurate rifle. Now I'm thinking about using it as a deer rifle in the big fields on my father-in-law's farm. My experience with deer hunting is entirely with the .270 and .30-06. I'm completely new to the .243.
So for those of you with first hand experience with the .243, how far out do you trust it to be completely reliable as a cartridge for deer hunting supposing good bullets, properly placed on a big bodied deer?
