All you're doing is trolling.

There have been thousands upon thousands of big game killed every year with the .243win. Just because your skill is inadequate, doesnt mean the cartridge is aswell.

Let me give you a quick lesson in kinetic energy. energy = 0.5 * mass * (velocity)^2

Having studied trauma and the human body I can tell you that it's trauma that kills. Wound channels, destruction of tissue, organs, bones and the loss of blood.

Consider a VW bug moving at 15 mph versus 100 grain bullet at 3000fps. The bug, because of it's weight, will have more energy upon impact than the bullet. But given the choice, I'd rather be hit by the bug at 15 mph than the bullet at 3000fps.

There is no such thing as "knock down power". That's some hokie term coined up by some writer or marketing scheme in an ad campaign.

I forget the author, but he swore that the .220 Swift was the most perfect whitetail round ever developed. He even showed how a .220 Swift could punch holes through steel while other more popular calibers couldn't. The .220 Swift is effective because that small bullet, hitting at such hyper velocity, does so much terminal damage to the body that there's little chance of the animal surviving.

Basically, the more vital organs affected by the wound channel the less likely that an animal will survive.

Having studied trauma and the human body I can tell you that it's trauma that kills. Wound channels, destruction of tissue, organs, bones and the loss of blood.

Consider a VW bug moving at 15 mph versus 100 grain bullet at 3000fps. The bug, because of it's weight, will have more energy upon impact than the bullet. But given the choice, I'd rather be hit by the bug at 15 mph than the bullet at 3000fps.

There is no such thing as "knock down power". That's some hokie term coined up by some writer or marketing scheme in an ad campaign.

I forget the author, but he swore that the .220 Swift was the most perfect whitetail round ever developed. He even showed how a .220 Swift could punch holes through steel while other more popular calibers couldn't. The .220 Swift is effective because that small bullet, hitting at such hyper velocity, does so much terminal damage to the body that there's little chance of the animal surviving.

Basically, the more vital organs affected by the wound channel the less likely that an animal will survive.

While I partially agree with your statement Bobby B , I use a 55 grain factory Remington in my .223 and it with a high point of the shoulder shot it knocks deer off of there feet with no pass thru dead right there. That is knock down power also by your definition without a big heavy gun.

While I partially agree with your statement Bobby B , I use a 55 grain factory Remington in my .223 and it with a high point of the shoulder shot it knocks deer off of there feet with no pass thru dead right there. That is knock down power also by your definition without a big heavy gun.

While I partially agree with your statement Bobby B , I use a 55 grain factory Remington in my .223 and it with a high point of the shoulder shot it knocks deer off of there feet with no pass thru dead right there. That is knock down power also by your definition without a big heavy gun.

I agree 100% with you on that and thought about it when I was posting. I was mainly talking out loud. I do that sometimes.

Point is, there is such a thing as knock down power.

Good Lord,,never heard so much BS in my life.
Some of you could argue about a sunny day.

Is a 243 a good cartridge? hell its a GREAT cartridge and the one that will be on my back here in a few miuntes when I walk out the door to jump on the quad to check the first calf heifers.
Will it kill a hog? ahy heck yes it will and do a really fine jof of it.
Is it the best caliber if you are wanting to recover said hog? heck no it aint, but I have killed more than I can remember with one and it is capable in spades,,but if you want to recover your prize for the church BBQ you better be a tad more careful where you place your little pill.
And as for the 270 deal with 90 grainers, I have shot enough of them to know that they will kill like the hammer of Thor as long as you once again realize that there ain't no free lunch.
Is 140 grainer a better choice? well yes it is except for the fun value.
The 90 grainer is just fun, no recoil and shoots reaally fast and flat out to 250 yards.
What I love them for is that they reduce the amount you need to lead on running game such as coyotes and yes piggies.
After some distance a heavier bullet with a better BC will over take it.
Big deal, they work if stuck in the ribs like you set a bomb off inside of them.
If however I had only one choice for day in and day out and I wanted to actually bring the bacon home, well then they are not the best choice.
So much for my opinions, but one thing that I will say is a straight up fact is that the 243 is a GREAT caliber.
And if plunked in a vital area will bring them down whether it is a pig, or a hog, or an elk or a black bear.
It is the best round for all the above? well if you close your eyes and yank the trigger on anythign bigger then yes it is.

Easy to shoot, usually really accurate, hit harder than their size should allow, a killer in the right hands.
Just don't plan on a good blood trail from an exit because it is not designed for that.
Unless of course you shoot the barnes, and yes that takes it into a different category as a game getter for folks who want to actually collect their game.

I have one statement slash question with you comment. Where you are shooting the target isnt there more dense flesh.For Ex bone? So the bullet is able to deliver all of the energy it has?

well..... that bullet tumbles, lol.
It's nice to know that will work for a HS shot.

I forget the author, but he swore that the .220 Swift was the most perfect whitetail round ever developed. He even showed how a .220 Swift could punch holes through steel while other more popular calibers couldn't. The .220 Swift is effective because that small bullet, hitting at such hyper velocity, does so much terminal damage to the body that there's little chance of the animal surviving.

hyper velocity ? maybe inside a 100 yds them 22s shed velocity like pamela anderson sheds her clothes, quick.
at 300 yds that 22 swift is only going about 2600fps, hardly spectacular.

Not going back to read this thread but judging from the first post the OP needs banned for starting another one of these threads instead of going back to one of the 2,000 just like it