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Sadly no photos to share with you guys, but wanted to encourage you fellas still locked in snow that spring's almost here. Hang tough! Our bear season is a month away and I'm getting antsy already. Got out with a compadre today and shot the 99F .243 to 320 yards. Mostly shot standing offhand, but did some sitting too. Just blowing up rocks down a canyon. Had a great time after a long winter. The 99F .243 is the most accurate 99 I own. It will shoot Nosler Partitions into .4". Amazing. Never been a .243 guy but I'm trying to find a use for one. Beats sitting around, get on out there and smell some gunsmoke! 
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Not a .243 guy, per se, but the biggest black bear I ever helped drag out of the woods (Pennsylvania) was shot with a .243. We would still be dragging that SOB out of the woods had we not stumbled upon an old sheet of roofing tin and made sled out of it.
And here I thought we were in for a whoop-de=doo!
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The 243 is a great cartridge! Heck, it is always in the top 10 for popularity and it drove a stake into the heart of the 250-3000, so it can't be all bad!
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Well, in that respect it is! 
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It is impressive to shoot. A guy could choose just any Savage levergun and hunt everything with it.
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Agreed, but then again my only experience with a .243 was a M700 BDL long ago, in a galaxy far away.
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Son's premil 99F in 243 shoots great too. It is his favorite.
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Snowing here! and 17 out, not spring yet!
Deer Camp! about as good as it gets!
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Sorry, John. 55º and bright and sunny here.
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Pretty boring here...  San Clemente, CA Today - Sunny 73°f High 56°f Low Wed - Sunny 72°f High 54°f Low Thu - Sunny 69°f High 51°f Low Fri - Sunny 69°f High 49°f Low Sat - Sunny 68°f High 52°
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Saddlering, I hope it stays your way... We've had a very mild winter over east... so far.
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Got in about 45 minutes of fishing yesterday, couple of bites and one smaller largemouth. I think it was 45 degrees and 30mph winds. Today it's 29. Tomorrow supposed to be 59. Nebraska.
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Been a good winter so far here a bit warmer and we are about 20 inchs of snow Less than normal!
Deer Camp! about as good as it gets!
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What does that mean? 100" instead of 120"?
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Gee Lightfoot, sounds like a cold snap on Friday.
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Deer Camp! about as good as it gets!
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Dang Mike, pretty boring out there. I think we had 65 yesterday and it might snow Friday. To tell the truth, I'm about ready for some boring, Joe.
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13" of snow here last Wednesday, then 50 degree temps over the weekend melted it all. Then today another 10" of snow. Progress towards spring is slow.
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I'm working on irrigation systems already.
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I'm working on irrigation systems already. = more gun money...
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