Village people mustache? Ha ha ha.
I like a 223 rem with heavies. Everybody does. But it ain't a hunting cartridge. I quit calling at coyotes and whatnot with one due to the fact it just don't buck wind. A 20 mph wind is the norm. When your bullet is blowing a foot at 250, it's time for powder. Now that same 80 grain bullet in a 250 will work great, but step up to a 243 and you've hit the sweet spot. Plus, one year I was calling song dogs during a general rifle season and came across a good buck. Shot his azz at 375 with that 243 on a cold, windy morning. Buck was 24 inches wide and score up in the 160s. That 223 ain't getting that deal done cleanly 100 percent of the time. Behind the shoulder, lung, blah blah, whatever. It's like elk hunting with a 243. It can be done, but step up to the 06 or 280 ya know? I've been shooting coyotes and deer with a 243 win or ack for 30 years. Never wanted more. Great cartridge, and for prairie goats? All day, every day.
