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243 range? #1069072 11/30/09 01:22 AM
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how far do yall shoot ur 243s? do you feel comfortable taking 150+ yd shots with them?




Re: 243 range? [Re: preston629] #1069596 11/30/09 03:43 AM
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you should be very comfortable out to 200 at least.



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Re: 243 range? [Re: cleatas] #1069884 11/30/09 05:04 AM
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I have made shots out to 300 yards on coyotes with the .243 and they all dropped in their tracks. Best all around gun for this state, IMHO.


Re: 243 range? [Re: KC] #1070108 11/30/09 01:34 PM
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up I second that statment..."best all around gun for this state"


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Up to 300 yards if you can hit exactly what your aiming at ! I shot a 8 point this year in the neck and the bullet didn't exit his thick rutting neck, at 95 yards. But he didn't go anywhere either, DRT !


Re: 243 range? [Re: CurtisCatfish] #1074092 12/01/09 10:13 PM
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348yds on a wounded axis deer last year !Shot him through the shoulders 100 grain bullet went thru both shoulders and was just under the skin.Axis weighed 280.


Re: 243 range? [Re: 257 Roberts] #1074142 12/01/09 10:29 PM
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.243 is a phenomenal round and is one of the most versatile rounds to apply to almost any shooting discipline. A 250 yard PBR zero is common for it if that helps.


Re: 243 range? [Re: preston629] #1074150 12/01/09 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted By: preston629
how far do yall shoot ur 243s? do you feel comfortable taking 150+ yd shots with them?

comfortable has nothing to do with the cal. has more to do with the shooter.. Your going to get a lot of ranges on here. from 200 max to probley some over 300. If you wouldn't do it with a big cal i wouldn't do it with a small. 300 is tops for me with my 243



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