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243 winchester with 85 TSX for elk?
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<blockquote data-quote="Retired Educator" data-source="post: 124713" data-attributes="member: 3373"><p>I suspect if you're asking the question you have an idea what most of the answers are going to be. Don't have a .243 but do have a .25-06 and would hesitate to use that on elk. The TSX is a good choice but at 85 gr. it's hard to make up the penetration needed for an animal the size of elk.</p><p></p><p>With a perfect shot that gun would work but it's rare that you will get the perfect shot. Anything closer to the 130 gr. area would be better for me since you asked. There are several calibers that are fairly low recoil that will adequately shoot a 130 gr. bullet. One of my personal favorites would be the 7mm-08. Don't own one but know a couple of women who shoot that caliber have seen and heard lots of good things about that gun.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Retired Educator, post: 124713, member: 3373"] I suspect if you're asking the question you have an idea what most of the answers are going to be. Don't have a .243 but do have a .25-06 and would hesitate to use that on elk. The TSX is a good choice but at 85 gr. it's hard to make up the penetration needed for an animal the size of elk. With a perfect shot that gun would work but it's rare that you will get the perfect shot. Anything closer to the 130 gr. area would be better for me since you asked. There are several calibers that are fairly low recoil that will adequately shoot a 130 gr. bullet. One of my personal favorites would be the 7mm-08. Don't own one but know a couple of women who shoot that caliber have seen and heard lots of good things about that gun. [/QUOTE]
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