There's also 22-250 in the barely enough for deer department.
I ended up picking up a Savage .243 accutrigger today. I'll be taking it out this Saturday and see how the shoulder handles it. I'll find out pretty quick if I can tolerate it,and if not I'll check into a shoulder pad, then all else fails, I'll stick with .223.
Just be sure to use a good "hunting" bullet with the smaller caliber. It is harder to get away with shooting varmint or match bullets with the smaller calibers. I prefer the 100 grain Hornady BTSP myself in 243.
.243 is a decent deer round for oklahoma. I just dont know what the recoil is like.
Could always brake it???
It would always be an option, didn't think of that one, thanks. Hoping something as simple as a shoulder pad can help before having to do that, I think the pad would be cheaper.
I've taken 5 or 6 deer with .243. Had to track every one of them. Some left good blood trails, some left none. All were shot in the heart/lung area. I've used Remington 100 grain CoreLok, Speer 90 grain reloads, Hornady 87 grain reloads. Some bullets were recovered, some passed through. My son has taken two with his .243 using Winchester 100 grain bullets. Neither were DRT, both were pass through shot. He has a Savage Axis without the Accutrigger. The factory recoil pad does an excellent job. It has considerably less felt recoil than my Browning BAR or my Remington 660. They both have hard plastic but plates.
On the other hand, this year's deer was taken with a .45-70, 476 grain cast bullet. Pass through shot, no blood trail, ran about 50 to 75 yards before dropping.
I'd bet a dollar to a donut, you'll end up liking your new Savage.
On the other hand, this year's deer was taken with a .45-70, 476 grain cast bullet. Pass through shot, no blood trail, ran about 50 to 75 yards before dropping.
I'd bet a dollar to a donut, you'll end up liking your new Savage.
I'm hoping your right! Been a few weeks since I've been shooting, so I've got an itchy finger.
