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Originally posted by Crazyhorseconsulting:
Okay, which one is going to perform better on game?

That depends on so many variables as to be impossible to answer.

Suffice it to say that your comparison was not apples to apples.

Would the shooter or the critter being shot be able to distinguish any real difference between the two under normal field conditions and the bullets accurately placed.

Drum,,
I have shot both and hunted with both.
The quarry was kudu with the .243 and mule deer with the .25-06. The bullets killed the animal.

I have slowly learned to shoot the biggest (heaviest) bullet I can at 2800+fps as accurately as possible.

For deer, either works fine.
For bigger than deer, use the .25-06 as a minimum. Better yet, use a .270 or .300 WM !!!

With a .243 at least you have the option of stepping up to a high B.C., vld type of bullet
if you want to shoot long range or hunt the plains were the wind always seems to blow and the range tends to be long.
Unfortunately the bullet manufacturers havent produced a .25 caliber vld type of bullet.
As I predicted in my earlier post I did get slammed by the ant-long range crowd.
The thing is a high B.C. is like a free lunch, the bullet doesnt waste as much energy fighting the resistance of the air and doesnt drift as much in the wind.
Anymore there are several vld tpe of bullets available in .243, the Berger is advertised as a hunting bullet.
People tend to get to hung up on the headstamp and with the advancement in bullets they should focus on the bullets.
The .243 will have less recoil, less muzzle blast and is a little easier to precisely place your shots. Those are real advantages to me.
That being said the average hunter that buys a box of Core-lokts a year and just wants to shoot any old deer would be better off with a 25-06.
Also the guy that hunts elk would be better served by a 25-06 with 120gr Nosler partitions.
The fellow who shoots whitetails from blinds at modest known yardages could do well with either.

Oh and SR4759, I do easily achieve 3000fps with 105gr Amax bullets in my 23" barreled 243.
And I have shot many deer at long range.
And I have killed my best mulie with a 25-06.

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Originally posted by IRFUBAR:
With a .243 at least you have the option of stepping up to a high B.C., vld type of bullet
if you want to shoot long range or hunt the plains were the wind always seems to blow and the range tends to be long.
Unfortunately the bullet manufacturers havent produced a .25 caliber vld type of bullet.

Berger makes a VLD in .257 caliber and the BC falls right between the 87 and 95 grain 6mm offerings. That is a out the only options for a 6mm VLD bullet out of a factory barrel anyway. I don't think a factory .243 offers any bullet advantages over the .25-06 in factory offerings except you have a wider selection of rifles to choose from.