Most know I'm a fan of the NBT in my .308; it has enough power to push a big hole all the way thru the deer. The .243 does not.

I've got a friend that hunts with me and uses that exact bullet - a 95g NBT. It usually make a small entrance and no exit. If he is fortunate enough to hit the neck or spine it will drop the deer right there, but then so would anything. I've spent many nights tracking his deer; some we found and some we didn't.

I would use a tougher bullet in a .243.


All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.