I ask a friend that I haven't hunted with in years the caliber rifle he and his son used.

His reply was " ...I use a 243. I like a 243 because after you pull the trigger the hunt is not over. You still get to hunt for another hour or so."

That is pretty funny but I have not found it to be the case with the 6mmRem which is essentially a 243Win. Drops whitetails like lightning.

I use 7mm Mag or .270 over the soy bean flats of the coast. I use .270 in the Shennandoah Valley.
A titanium 7mm08 that's replaced my .243 in the mountains because the gun is lighter. I consider the .243 adequate only when hunting where tracking one 30 yrd.s couldn't involve wading in a swamp or skinning myself in the briars. I use 54 cal. black pwdr gun, 12. sabot slugs or a crossbow when govenor gives me no bloody option.

that is funny, but seriously teach him how to shoot.

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Originally posted by Duckhunter39208:
I ask a friend that I haven't hunted with in years the caliber rifle he and his son used.

His reply was " ...I use a 243. I like a 243 because after you pull the trigger the hunt is not over. You still get to hunt for another hour or so."

I'm going to steal this, for the Hunter Education course our club runs!

Damn, I think I broke rib!

The deer run around up here once in a while when a 243 is used. I think its the cold weather. Can't feel a thing its so dammm cold.