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Definitely stay off the shoulder !!!! Loaded for the wifes gun and used nosler partition.  Over kill for deer some say but I don't think they will grenade  as bad as some of the thinner jacketed bullets. Only one deer killed with this gun bullet combo to go on . Pretty  impressed with penetration on the nosler partitions  . Quartering away at 60 .Entered behind shoulder.  Acrossed the chest cavity out the neck hitting off side leg that was extended forward.  Shattered leg.Was not impressed with corlocks. 

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13 minutes ago, Nytracker said:

Definitely stay off the shoulder !!!! Loaded for the wifes gun and used nosler partition.  Over kill for deer some say but I don't think they will grenade  as bad as some of the thinner jacketed bullets. Only one deer killed with this gun bullet combo to go on . Pretty  impressed with penetration on the nosler partitions  . Quartering away at 60 .Entered behind shoulder.  Acrossed the chest cavity out the neck hitting off side leg that was extended forward.  Shattered leg.Was not impressed with corlocks. 

I can find those rounds anywhere

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3 hours ago, luberhill said:

I can find those rounds anywhere

I reload them for the wife's gun. Think I bought just the bullets at sportsmans last year. Bought only two boxes they  had at the time . Decided to reload because I couldn't find factory ammo for 243 the previous fall. Wife likes to shoot her pretty pink and purple rifle. She will shoot a box or more in a single trip to the range.

Disregard never bought .243 nosler partitions from sportsmans. I ordered them on line from midsouth. I bought 308 partitions from sportsmans.

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Why im not fan of .243  this is from good friend  in southern tier ny.

My neighbors daughter shot this one during the youth hunt with a 243. 10 days later he's in one of my brassica plots eating. Sadly the cam was set for pics, but I believe the shoulder is broken, I think one of us will shoot him during the gun season, don't think he'll travel far. 78270.thumb.jpeg.3b26fc62453ba2a39369413ac026b7a2.jpeg78271.thumb.jpeg.d638f07ce1fa1ba62adf2f6999db8c03.jpeg

Proper bullet and proper placement are probably a factor  in this.  But  a slightly larger caliber  would give you a much better margin for error and penetration...

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13 minutes ago, G-Man said:

Why im not fan of .243  this is from good friend  in southern tier ny.

My neighbors daughter shot this one during the youth hunt with a 243. 10 days later he's in one of my brassica plots eating. Sadly the cam was set for pics, but I believe the shoulder is broken, I think one of us will shoot him during the gun season, don't think he'll travel far. 78270.thumb.jpeg.3b26fc62453ba2a39369413ac026b7a2.jpeg78271.thumb.jpeg.d638f07ce1fa1ba62adf2f6999db8c03.jpeg

Proper bullet and proper placement are probably a factor  in this.  But  a slightly larger caliber  would give you a much better margin for error and penetration...

What was the  distance of that shot ?

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19 minutes ago, G-Man said:

Why im not fan of .243  this is from good friend  in southern tier ny.

My neighbors daughter shot this one during the youth hunt with a 243. 10 days later he's in one of my brassica plots eating. Sadly the cam was set for pics, but I believe the shoulder is broken, I think one of us will shoot him during the gun season, don't think he'll travel far. 78270.thumb.jpeg.3b26fc62453ba2a39369413ac026b7a2.jpeg78271.thumb.jpeg.d638f07ce1fa1ba62adf2f6999db8c03.jpeg

Proper bullet and proper placement are probably a factor  in this.  But  a slightly larger caliber  would give you a much better margin for error and penetration...

What bullet?

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53 minutes ago, G-Man said:

Why im not fan of .243  this is from good friend  in southern tier ny.

My neighbors daughter shot this one during the youth hunt with a 243. 10 days later he's in one of my brassica plots eating. Sadly the cam was set for pics, but I believe the shoulder is broken, I think one of us will shoot him during the gun season, don't think he'll travel far. 78270.thumb.jpeg.3b26fc62453ba2a39369413ac026b7a2.jpeg78271.thumb.jpeg.d638f07ce1fa1ba62adf2f6999db8c03.jpeg

Proper bullet and proper placement are probably a factor  in this.  But  a slightly larger caliber  would give you a much better margin for error and penetration...

If you think it's that (left/drivers side) shoulder, and it was broadside, nothing there would break the shoulder IMO. 

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4 minutes ago, Lawdwaz said:

That's not much help......

Again  im sure bullet type is a factor..  point is  an experienced person kniws bullets and grains  vs the average hunter grabbing a box off the shelf..  imo there are better choice calibers that allow for margin of error..  just like the guy that wants to land a 40 lbs fish on 2 lb test and a guy that uses 40 lbs test line for a 40 lab target fish  both work but  the 2 lbs is for a much better experiance angler to have any high level of success  of landing 40lbs constistantly... 

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1 minute ago, G-Man said:

Again  im sure bullet type is a factor..  point is  an experienced person kniws bullets and grains  vs the average hunter grabbing a box off the shelf..  imo there are better choice calibers that allow for margin of error..  just like the guy that wants to land a 40 lbs fish on 2 lb test and a guy that uses 40 lbs test line for a 40 lab target fish  both work but  the 2 lbs is for a much better experiance angler to have any high level of success  of landing 40lbs constistantly... 

That's a poor analogy.

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A Nosler  Partition or a good monolithic such as Barnes X type would certainly have resulted in a kill with that shot placement...   I  am somewhat surprised that the bullet was 95 grains and did not perform better than that... Most 6MM bullets of 90 + grain are designed for deer sized game, unlike the lighter ones that are designed for varmints...  I wonder if a varmint  round was  inadvertantly loaded, rather than a deer round...??

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10 minutes ago, Lawdwaz said:

That's a poor analogy.

We both know a woman who killed a moose with one.  As long as the .243 bullet hits between ribs, and the animal is broadside, no problem.  A heavier caliber reduces the need for such precise shot placement. 

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If a .243 is all you got use it. But can't see a reason to buy one for deer hunting. Even recoil sensitive people could still shoot a .308, 7mm, 30/30 etc without much issue and would do a better job. To buy one specific for deer hunting is a poor choice imo. It's better left for varmints and such.

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More info : quartering to shot. Hopefully it just skipped off shoulderblade and it doenst get to infected.. 

If i was buying a gun for deer id want a " margin of error" a 7mm 08 is about same recoil but is much more forgiving for a less experianced hunter. Bonus  its big enough for a bear as well  if opportunity presents itself. 

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18 minutes ago, wolc123 said:

We both know a woman who killed a moose with one.  As long as the .243 bullet hits between ribs, and the animal is broadside, no problem.  A heavier caliber reduces the need for such precise shot placement. 

Heck a .22 caliber can kill a polar bear.. again  id prefer and would reccomend a caliber that gives you a margin of error for less than optimal placement or bullet selection

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