I killed a big Scimitar Horned oryx with an 85gr Barnes xbt going 2900fps from a little long barreled 6x47 ( 222 Magnum necked up to 6mm) I had just had a neck fusion. Base of the neck at 184yds, complete penetration. A 243 can push it a tad faster!
I've killed 2 of them with the .223AI and Barnes TTSX, and another with a .243
A number of years ago the Doc X-rayed my "bad" shoulder....said there was a bunch of " traumatic arthritis". I asked how come only the right shoulder and not both..." I dunno...its some kind of repeated trauma...." Uhhhhhh...I wonder what that could be?
Anyway, since then I've had stellar luck with small bore guns, and the critters involved don't seem to realize the difference...
