I dont hunt much with my .243 Win. anymore because now I'm mostly stuck hunting big fields and shots past 200 in a stiff wind can be tuff with a .243 Win. especially with a short barreled manlicher stocked Sako like mine.
I like the Nosler Partitions 95 or 100 grain....they will shoot end to end on a big deer. If ever a cartridge needed Particians it's a .243 Win.
I shot a nice buck running almost dead away up a power line hill and hit him back behind his shoulder on his right side close to his spine. The bullet stopped in his Adam's apple and weighed over 90 grains...at first I thought he had a golf ball size tumor in his Adam's apple.
I shot another nice buck with it about 80 yards in the woods when he turned to walk away I hit him in front of his hind quarter on his left side it exited in front of his right shoulder.
I've shot a few deer at distance with my .243 Win, (200 to 250 yards) all with Partitions....pin hole going in dime size hole coming out through both shoulders.
If you need penetration the Nosler Partition can give it to you in a .243 Win.
