Originally Posted by Tannhauser
.243 is a fine deer caliber rifle. I don't understand why it would require an "upgrade"?

Now, if you really want is simply another rifle, that I can completely understand smile

Since you don't reload, I'd suggest .308. There are plenty of factory loads, which gives you a wide variety of options to find out what a particular .308 rifle likes.



Yep - pretty well sums it up.

There is an old saying - "dance with the one who brung you".
While the 308 doesn't have a lot of recoil it does have enough that it will not be as comfortable or as much fun to shoot as the 243. - Something to think about.

drover

223 Rem, my favorite cartridge - you can't argue with truckloads of dead PD's and gophers.

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