Hunting & Fishing First year with my low budjet 243,group pics,varmints,coyotes,deer,and spatter...

[Rocky 1\508]

Christmas last year ,I got this Rem 700,.243,untell I can decide what I want in a custom hunting rifle,I decided on just putting a bobby Heart w alum bedding block,and struggeled through the bedding process...I learned alot,and had fun.Then I added the NF 15x56,and rushed to the range to zero...

 

[Rocky 1\508]

Here are some of my group photos...

 

[Rocky 1\508]

And A few more...

 

[Rocky 1\508]

Lets move on to the next Item...

 

[Rocky 1\508]

And on to bigger game...

 

[Rocky 1\508]

Couple more...Coyote season hasent really started yet so....To be continued...

 

[h4everything]

That is a nice rifle and a very nice mule deer. Congrats.

 

[Rocky 1\508]

Please feel free to add your "group photos"

 

[jbjh]

But .243 is too small and weak for big mulies...

Nice work!

 

[hahco]

very nice. a .243 can do some work, can't it?

 

[Oregonmuley]

Congrats - that is one heck of a nice muley!! Gotta like the .243 and what it can do Its sure becoming my favorite hunting rig lately.

 

[piglatinhater]

Good stuff!

 

[Rocky 1\508]

Lets move on to the next Item...

The first Coyote ,I shot with factory 100 gr federal SP,left a quarter sized hole(shoulder... )second one 58GR Vmax,that is the entry wound! no exit!,as the fur gets prime,I am going back to the deer loads...on the deer the 100 gr pulverized the lungs,stopping against the skin on backside,I lost the bullet,I think it fell back into the gutpile,any doubts I had about the 243 are officially gone,and as you can see it does ok on rockchucks,and ground squirls,I normally use a 22-250,Latley,its not getting much use...my personal debate on round choice,is between the 243(ammo everywhere& cheap)or the .260,alot of the reading I have done here makes me lean towards the .260,but I'm liking the 243,anyone been down this road?I just love deer hunting with my Varmint rifle!