SmallCaliberCentral

we feed our deer protein year around and fly heli survey to count our deer and manage it to a proper number of deer for 600 acers

My dad purchased the gun for Javalina but used it on a deer and now works great

Our Hunting lease is a MLD permit in South Texas so the state tell use to shoot so many does as well as cull bucks we dont use our regular hunting tags

my 243 is a ruger, I am testing this deer season with a 270 and both calibers work the same on deer

my 243 is also a ruger

I have not missed one deer with my 243 and note I have shot to many to count but all have ran a max 20 yards and then died

sorry for my incompetence in my grammer my mistake i ment to say NECK instead of NEXT but your smart people you can figure it out

well now talking with you hunters i understand that the 204 is a varmit caliber but my dad has shot 16 deer with them and hasnt missed or lost one yet so I will keep your advise in mind and thank you for your comments

I know that any centerfire caliber in the next has the same time of dropping deer but i shoot the 243 in the chest cavity

well i do have a 243 and I shot the deer in the chest and my biggest one is a HUGE 8pt buck that scored 146BC and weight 225lbs. but i ran 20 yards so it seems that the 204 in the neck drops deer better that the 243. not saying the 243 is bad but its actually one of the best guns on the face of the ...

I was wonder how people deer hunt with the 204 because all my dad shoots deer with is the 204. It works great because he can drop deer at 300+ yard. he aims for the neck though but today he shot a little 8pt. and aimed i little high and got it right at the base of the horn popping it right off and g...