Dakota Deer,
Which is exactly why the 6.8 in a 16 inch barrel is more user-friendly for kids and other starter/shooters. All the powder burns away in the barrel -- as it was designed to do -- not wasted in the air past the muzzle as the .243 in a 15 inch barrel will do. And it's easy on the shoulder and capable of making things down range die -- epecaily so as you can load it up to 130 gr. bullets
Asking the . 243 to give the same results with the same user
impact is unrealistic, at best. But then it is fixed in the array of "standard' rounds
1B
Well, all the powder that is going to burn burns in all modern centerfires within about 4 inches of the chamber, so short barrels have no bearing there.
How many deer have you shot with each? The 243 will spank the 6.8 at full power, and equal it when run to the same velocities. In factory ammo we're only talking the difference between a 100 grain and 110/115 grain. The 6.8 was only developed to be short enough to run in an AR-15 platform, not because it would beat out something like a fast 6. They are both adequate rounds for deer, and as stated the 243 ammo can be purchased at the local gas station, which sometimes comes in handy for a kid.
