First fallow hunt and using a .243?

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Re: First fallow hunt and using a .243?

Post by allthegearandnoidea » 22 Mar 2019, 7:45 pm

It's very accurate in my Tikka CTR. 100 gn pills got nearly 1/4 moa - the big gun shop in Brissie sells a box for $23
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Re: First fallow hunt and using a .243?

Post by Gamerancher » 23 Mar 2019, 8:06 am

If you aren't reloading for it yet, grab some of the Federal with the 100gr pill. It will be more than adequate and it's pretty good brass for reloading later on. 0.5 MOA is more than accurate enough for hunting, you 'aint shooting benchrest groups in the bush mate.
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Re: First fallow hunt and using a .243?

Post by bigpete » 23 Mar 2019, 12:03 pm

Geez,1.5 moa is more than enough for actual hunting...
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Re: First fallow hunt and using a .243?

Post by Gamerancher » 23 Mar 2019, 1:38 pm

O.P was the one claiming it shot 0.5MOA, that's why I said have at it.
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Re: First fallow hunt and using a .243?

Post by flack » 23 Mar 2019, 5:49 pm

I think I'm over thinking things. I knew the blue box federal is accurate enough, it was more how it expands etc. I suppose being a light skinned animal it should work well enough.
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Re: First fallow hunt and using a .243?

Post by Gamerancher » 24 Mar 2019, 8:08 am

The soft nose spitzer bullet they have will do the job mate.
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Re: First fallow hunt and using a .243?

Post by bah! » 16 Sep 2021, 9:36 pm

We don't have the legal calibre requirement in WA. I had a fallow in my sights at just 50m, using a 68g pill in a 223REM but sadly it was just the arse and I had to pass up finding out.
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Re: First fallow hunt and using a .243?

Post by Oldbloke » 17 Sep 2021, 9:46 am

bah! wrote:We don't have the legal calibre requirement in WA. I had a fallow in my sights at just 50m, using a 68g pill in a 223REM but sadly it was just the arse and I had to pass up finding out.


Bah, lol. Just a heads up. Flack is in NSW and the thread is 2 1/2 years old. I think the trip is done, but he never returned to let us know if he got one.
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Re: First fallow hunt and using a .243?

Post by Peter988 » 17 Sep 2021, 11:01 am

Don’t over think it. Couple mates regularly chest shoot them with 55gr out of a .223. Stops them on the spot. Another mate with a .243 shoots them with 75 grain pills. All chest shots. Just don’t try running shots or shooting them in the arse as they go away from you.
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Post by Blr243 » 17 Sep 2021, 1:38 pm

Shot my first fallow buck on my first fallow hunt with a 243 ...nearly killed myself carrying the heavy thing up hill taking it back to camp
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Re: First fallow hunt and using a .243?

Post by Peter988 » 18 Sep 2021, 8:48 am

Oldbloke wrote:
bah! wrote:We don't have the legal calibre requirement in WA. I had a fallow in my sights at just 50m, using a 68g pill in a 223REM but sadly it was just the arse and I had to pass up finding out.


Bah, lol. Just a heads up. Flack is in NSW and the thread is 2 1/2 years old. I think the trip is done, but he never returned to let us know if he got one.


Oops. Missed that. Why would someone bother to resurrect such an old thread.
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Re: First fallow hunt and using a .243?

Post by bah! » 18 Sep 2021, 9:56 am

Peter988 wrote:Oops. Missed that. Why would someone bother to resurrect such an old thread.


For some new news on the same issue;

Peter988 wrote:Don’t over think it. Couple mates regularly chest shoot them with 55gr out of a .223. Stops them on the spot. Another mate with a .243 shoots them with 75 grain pills. All chest shots. Just don’t try running shots or shooting them in the arse as they go away from you.


Yes, I think I'll wait for something better than the ass shot!
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Re: First fallow hunt and using a .243?

Post by northdude » 18 Sep 2021, 2:46 pm

243 will be fine. Over here we don't have a min cal except if your on doc land I have shot them with 22hornet and up.
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Re: First fallow hunt and using a .243?

Post by bah! » 19 Sep 2021, 9:58 am

22 hornet is pretty chancy but if it got the job done, thst is fine. I was shooting goats with a 22 awhile back but all shots within 25m.
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Re: First fallow hunt and using a .243?

Post by northdude » 19 Sep 2021, 8:09 pm

as long as you work within the hornets limits it seems to work. Just need to be patient and pick your shots as its not a forgiving caliber on small deer and goats.
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Re: First fallow hunt and using a .243?

Post by animalpest » 19 Sep 2021, 8:35 pm

My first fallow was with a .44 mag. A .243 would be a very good choice.
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Re: First fallow hunt and using a .243?

Post by bigrich » 20 Sep 2021, 4:47 am

bah! wrote:22 hornet is pretty chancy but if it got the job done, thst is fine. I was shooting goats with a 22 awhile back but all shots within 25m.


22 hornet was known as a poachers caliber in some parts of the world. It’s not hard to sneak up on goats at times. 22 mag with 50 gn solids would work well with head shots
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