View Single Post
 
Old 12-18-2011, 01:32 PM
handejector's Avatar
handejector handejector is offline
Administrator
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 27,014
Likes: 7,108
Liked 48,571 Times in 9,219 Posts
Default

Very different cartridges. Apples and oranges is about it.

People ruin the 243 trying to make it something it is not- a tough bullet slinger. I stick with light bullets at high velocity, which is what it was designed for. Velocity is all it's got. I stick to 70 and 80 gr. Shoot something in the ribs, it falls, and the lungs come out as purple mush. Move up to heavy bullets, and you have to wait for the prey to drown.
IMO, deer size is the limit.

The 25-06 is in a whole other class, capable of driving heavier bullets in both weight and construction, and therefore moving into larger animal classes. Drop back to lighter constructed bullets and get better long range performance than a 243 on deer sized animals like antelope and sheep.
__________________
Regards,
Lee Jarrett
Reply With Quote