243 wssm and speed goats
#1
243 wssm and speed goats
Iam heading out to Col this fall to hunt antelope with Fred Eichler and though Id take my 243wssm browing stainless stalker, it has a leuopold 3-9x33 and Iam shooting the 95gr BST winchester ammo.
What do you guys think, is this enough or should I take the 270??
What do you guys think, is this enough or should I take the 270??
#2
RE: 243 wssm and speed goats
Other than the fact that it has 243 in its name it should work fine Not a Fan. However I have killed pronhorn at some pretty far distances with the regurar 243 befor my conversion. Maybe they died of old age. I would use a good 100 grain bullet in the WSSM.
#3
RE: 243 wssm and speed goats
.243 will definitely work, I've killed all of my goats with a .270 and feel like it's too much gun, I also run into a lot of hunters using a .243, they say the .35-06 is the best antelope round, though personally I myself want to get a lightweight setup in .243 pretty much for antelope. You'll be fine all the way out to 500yds. By no mean sdo you need a .270 for knockdown power. another guy i met uses a .220 swift for antelope all the way out to 3-400yds and has much luck. So ya use that .243. I think any 90gr+ bullet will be fine. actually a softer style, not hollow pt I migiht recommend, my .270 using soft 130gr blew right through every goat ive shot. A good friend of mine's father loads their .243 with noslers 95gr and those go right through em too. so I'd actually go with somethign soft, no need for a premium controlled expansion type here, but wouldnt say a hollow pt either.
#10
RE: 243 wssm and speed goats
I've shot all of my antelope with a .243. I used to use a .270 for elk!![8D]That's before I started hunting with archery gear. Your .243wssm wil be adequate, just practice from field postions and know your bullet trajectory!