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re: 243 for young first time hunter, did I make a mistake?
Posted on 10/26/26 at 11:25 am to Bayou_Tiger_225
Posted on 10/26/26 at 11:25 am to Bayou_Tiger_225
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How is a .35 whelen primitive. You can roll deer @200yds with that.
This is so fricking stupid. A .35 whelen and .338 win mag are nearly identical out to about 400 yards, where the .338 starts to pull away from it. People give me shite for hunting with a .338 and every coonass in the state has a .35 whelen now. You can get a CVA scout .35 whelen, put a nightforce ATACR on it, and have a legitimate 500 yard elk blaster, and thats legal for "primative" season. An 1894 winchester is not legal.
So fricking stupid. Just charge me $25 a year to hunt an extra week on both ends of rifle season with whatever I want, OR go back to open sight percussion primitive season IE 1990's rules.
Posted on 10/26/26 at 2:17 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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People give me shite for hunting with a .338 and every coonass in the state has a .35 whelen now. You can get a CVA scout .35 whelen, put a nightforce ATACR on it, and have a legitimate 500 yard elk blaster, and thats legal for "primative" season.
If you put a 225 grain bullet on that .35 whelen it becomes a legit long range rifle. Carries 1600 ft/lbs of energy at 500yds
This post was edited on 10/26/26 at 2:26 pm
Posted on 10/26/26 at 7:56 pm to GREENHEAD22
I have had a .243 my whole life along with other and it’s still my favorite caliber by far. Plenty of speed and deadly accurate everytime.
Can’t go wrong with that being your first rifle
Can’t go wrong with that being your first rifle
Posted on 10/26/26 at 8:10 pm to Theduckhunter
The shot was only 50 yards. I was satisfied w/ the bullet and will continue to use it. My dissatisfaction was w/ my shot. Yeah, the deer was angling away, but I got back much too far. It's prob the worst shot I've made on a deer that I recovered. The entrance was the size of my pinkie fingertip and missed bone. The exit was about 45 caliber and took out a rib. The shot took out the stomach and liver, but because of the angle, it hit only one lung, causing minimal damage. I like to try different bullets so this past weekend I used the 155 gr Sierra Pro-Hunter, but didn't take any shots. I agree w/ others, who think the Interlock is a good 350 Legend bullet.
Posted on 10/27/26 at 7:14 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Preach it, brother!
Posted on 10/27/26 at 7:20 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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You can get a CVA scout .35 whelen, put a nightforce ATACR on it, and have a legitimate 500 yard elk blaster, and thats legal for "primative" season
Yea, but if I use a Ruger no.1 in 45-70, it’s illegal
Posted on 10/27/26 at 7:58 am to Theduckhunter
Or anything chambered in .30-30 winchester which is hilarious.
However if you had a CVA scout rebored to .378 weatherby, topped with a nightforce atacr, with a raptor 8 suppressor tote a kestrel and some sweet ballistic software having rangefinder binoculars, you can totally use that for primitive season! Go out and crack some deer in half from 1800 yards away, or shoot down some attacking helicopters!
However if you had a CVA scout rebored to .378 weatherby, topped with a nightforce atacr, with a raptor 8 suppressor tote a kestrel and some sweet ballistic software having rangefinder binoculars, you can totally use that for primitive season! Go out and crack some deer in half from 1800 yards away, or shoot down some attacking helicopters!
Posted on 10/27/26 at 8:28 am to Theduckhunter
Well my freshly turned 8yr old isn't going to be able to shoot my mule kicking 35W. Not to mention 100yrd is the vast majority of our shots.
350 Legend fits the niche quite well.
350 Legend fits the niche quite well.
Posted on 10/27/26 at 8:49 am to GREENHEAD22
The post you replied to was more geared towards an adult male selecting his primitive firearm to be 350 legend.
Your son doesn’t have to use your 35W rifle during the primitive season, so the only benefit to 350 legend for him, is recoil (and having something for primitive when he’s required to use it). I don’t think it’s a terrible option, I plan to start my son on one, but there are better options out there.
At the end of the day, you did fine getting the 243. You can drive yourself nuts comparing calibers and asking for opinions on the internet. Bullet selection is far more critical than the caliber. That’s why I’m always interested to hear terminal ballistic reports from people.
Your son doesn’t have to use your 35W rifle during the primitive season, so the only benefit to 350 legend for him, is recoil (and having something for primitive when he’s required to use it). I don’t think it’s a terrible option, I plan to start my son on one, but there are better options out there.
At the end of the day, you did fine getting the 243. You can drive yourself nuts comparing calibers and asking for opinions on the internet. Bullet selection is far more critical than the caliber. That’s why I’m always interested to hear terminal ballistic reports from people.
Posted on 10/27/26 at 10:58 am to GREENHEAD22
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350 Legend fits the niche quite well.
.243 was the better choice
:puke:
Posted on 10/27/26 at 11:55 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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.243 was the better choice :puke:
… says the guy who’s got a hard-on for hunting with .223
Sorry, couldn’t resist.
This post was edited on 10/27/26 at 11:56 am
Posted on 10/28/26 at 11:56 am to GREENHEAD22
Started out at his age with a .243. Still use it hunting sometimes to this day.
Posted on 10/28/26 at 12:45 pm to Theduckhunter
Yea but i use a .338 to maintain my man card
Posted on 10/30/26 at 12:10 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Yea but i use a .338 to maintain my man card
I'd use a .22 if green jeans wouldn't cry about it
Posted on 10/30/26 at 8:32 am to GREENHEAD22
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Little nervous it will lack the needed power or not expand sufficiently at 100yrd
I’m not a deer hunter but I can’t imagine 243 having any issues killing just about anything in the southeast.
Posted on 10/30/26 at 8:43 am to biglego
I don't post much, read a lot. I hunt in timber, bottomless. I shot a 190 lb 8pt at 100yd with a 6.5 creedmoor federal 140 gun power shok...soft pt.
Just behind shoulder it blew a big entry and exit wound deer dropped and kicked once. I was thing of going to the fed accubond but staying with the power shok.
Last year I hunted with a 270 using ballistic tip. It didnt seem to expand well. Comments.
Just behind shoulder it blew a big entry and exit wound deer dropped and kicked once. I was thing of going to the fed accubond but staying with the power shok.
Last year I hunted with a 270 using ballistic tip. It didnt seem to expand well. Comments.
Posted on 10/30/26 at 9:33 am to SCTiger
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6.5 creedmoor federal 140 gun power shok...soft pt.
Word on the street is that federal is (or at least was) loading fusion bullets in the power shok line for 6.5mm.
Posted on 10/30/26 at 9:46 am to SCTiger
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Last year I hunted with a 270 using ballistic tip. It didnt seem to expand well. Comments.
Ballistic tips grenade inside. They kill great but don't leave a blood trail.
This post was edited on 10/30/26 at 9:47 am
Posted on 10/30/26 at 10:06 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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So fricking stupid. Just charge me $25 a year to hunt an extra week on both ends of rifle season with whatever I want, OR go back to open sight percussion primitive season IE 1990's rules.
Primitive weapons seasons (and archery seasons to an extent) have never been about the actual capability of the gun, they’re a funding mechanism via Pittman-Robertson. State agencies receive a cut of the taxes on firearms and ammunition sold for hunting, so black powder rifle companies lobbied for dedicated seasons as a win-win for them and the agencies. If they just increased fees to make the same money a lot of people just wouldn’t pay it, this way you’re tempting rednecks with the good time of buying a new gun and them feeling like they’re getting one over on green jeans when they can shoot 200 yards with their primitive gun.
Posted on 10/30/26 at 10:07 am to saintsfan1977
Federal quit making the accubond but nosle?? Is. I was going to change to them but after this experience im going to stay with the power shok...it's a lot cheaper too!
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