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Nothing extraordinary, the buck made it about 30 yards and that was it. The bullet was still going pretty fast on impact, the range was only about 50 yards. There was one petal curl lodged in the hide on the exit side.
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Did you expect anything different? 30 yards is a looooong ways in this part of the country.
What scope was he using?
Ping pong balls for the win.
Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable
I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies.
Ain’t easy havin pals.
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Campfire 'Bwana
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An old Nikon Monarch 3-9x40.
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Damn those .243's!!!  Got my shot, SOB RAN!!!  Had to track him some 30 yards!!  Both shoulders. 55 yard shot through woods. Boat Paddle, with 1st gen Nikon Monarch 3X9-40 Federal Fusion factory ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/mJp0nCLm.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/CQD1yFym.jpg)
FJB & FJT
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My nephew had been using 95 Fusions and Uncle Mathman 95 SST handloads, but he ran out and bought the TSX loads before he said anything to me.
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Have yet to see any issue with the Fusions in either .243 or .270 SOB ran 30 yards , but it was all downhill and landed less than 20 yards from where I was sitting. 
FJB & FJT
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Campfire 'Bwana
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The Fusions worked great, as did the SST. I'd have preferred he use my SST loads since then I'd have had a small part in the proceedings.
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mathman: Outrance?? Learned a new word today. It's amazing, the things that one can learn on the 'fire :-)
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Campfire 'Bwana
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mathman: Outrance?? Learned a new word today. It's amazing, the things that one can learn on the 'fire :-) I figured the Germans have ausgang and eingang, so we can have outrance and entrance.
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I bought an American Legion raffle ticket and won a 243. I ended up selling it and now have lots of loaded ammo. Maybe someday, I'll buy a 243 again.
I prefer classic.
Semper Fi
I used to run with the hare. Now I'm envious of the tortoise and I do my own stunts but rarely intentionally
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Except in Iowa where we have 35 cal. and up regs. Years ago my dad and I were hunting coyotes and we called in 5 in one particular stand. I got two, my dad got one, and they all dropped at the shots. Then the first one I hit stood up so I shot him again. Down he went. Then the second one I hit out at longer range stood up, so I shot that one again, and back down it went. I was using my Dad's. 243 with whatever ammo he had and in disbelief I asked Dad if he's had this trouble with a .243. He said Yea he's seen it happen with deer and coyotes and preferred to stay with round nosed bullets which helped apply more smack. I handed the gun back to him and said I'll stick with my 30-06 thankyou. I believe that was the last time I carried a .243 win in the field. ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/efCpmoJ.gif)
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The .243 has always been really popular in my area and I haven't heard many verified stories where a deer ran off after being hit in the correct area. In the 50 years or so I've been hunting I've never witnessed or heard of a coyote surviving a .243 hit in the body or head.
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230ish yards. Another 95 NBT. Slid down the hill, but was dead in his tracks. ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/gwcsQCZ.jpg)
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Surely it’s more of a disadvantage to hunt big boned animals with a 6.5 than a deer with a 243. But the Swede and Creed appear to be widely used and accepted for larger ungulates.
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Well I shot one this afternoon with the big bad .243. It was wild.
Factory ammo, Leupold scope, offhand with my left hand, insane I tell ya. The damn thing died right f’n now too. Not one step after the shot.
Shot was 50 yards facing me head on. Shot between the front legs. Federal blue box 100gr. Insides were a mess, heart was in chunks. Bullet didn’t exit.
Camp is where you make it.
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Well I shot one this afternoon with the big bad .243. It was wild.
Factory ammo, Leupold scope, offhand with my left hand, insane I tell ya. The damn thing died right f’n now too. Not one step after the shot.
Shot was 50 yards facing me head on. Shot between the front legs. Federal blue box 100gr. Insides were a mess, heart was in chunks. Bullet didn’t exit. Buy some lottery tickets
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The .243 has always been really popular in my area and I haven't heard many verified stories where a deer ran off after being hit in the correct area. In the 50 years or so I've been hunting I've never witnessed or heard of a coyote surviving a .243 hit in the body or head. Word. 
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Well I shot one this afternoon with the big bad .243. It was wild.
Factory ammo, Leupold scope, offhand with my left hand, insane I tell ya. The damn thing died right f’n now too. Not one step after the shot.
Shot was 50 yards facing me head on. Shot between the front legs. Federal blue box 100gr. Insides were a mess, heart was in chunks. Bullet didn’t exit. Buy some lottery tickets Tell your mom I said “hey”
Camp is where you make it.
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Damn those .243's!!! Got my shot, SOB RAN!!! Had to track him some 30 yards!! Both shoulders. 55 yard shot through woods. Boat Paddle, with 1st gen Nikon Monarch 3X9-40 Federal Fusion factory Well, had you used a boat paddle in the mighty 308 with 150 nbt's it probably woulda dropped at 25 yards so way the better  Seriously, I've had and heard about rather few rodeos involving the 243 didn't involve the nut behind the butt.
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My sister used a 243 with 100 gr bullets to kill any number of deer. The extra weight of the 100 grainers would flatten them every time. I don't know what kind she used, though. She gave it up when her husband started keeping her barefoot and pregnant.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
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