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    243 for sheep?

    I saw some pics the other day of a moose this lady dropped with one shot from a 243.

    So is there a 243 load that would work ethically and effectively on sheep?

    Happy hunting
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    Re: 243 for sheep?

    Sheep are sissies when it comes to bullets.
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    Re: 243 for sheep?

    Sheep die easy.Especially when using a 338WM.
    " You know you're in Goat country when it takes both arms
    and legs to climb and you can spit down on sheep". Patrick Stephens

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    Re: 243 for sheep?

    I saw a .243 projectile bounce off a sheep once... I tucked tail and ran.
    I swear I heard him say, ".260 or bigger b!tch"
    Originally Posted by averagejoe
    thats pretty cool. i bet you get close to those cats some time when there low in the tree hey. when do they have kittens?? do you ever see baby cougars in the tree or do they hide in her pouch?

    Originally Posted by wideopenthrottle
    ....I guess some peeps think a mother griz is like a crack whore ready to drop her baby at the first church door she sees...funny

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    Re: 243 for sheep?

    Why so large? Go .223

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    Re: 243 for sheep?

    300 Wsm 165

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    Re: 243 for sheep?

    I just bought a 240 Weatherby that I plan to use for sheep and deer. Planning to use Barnes 80gr TTSX in it.

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    Re: 243 for sheep?

    Sheep are pretty thin skinned, and like GG said, they're kinda sissies!
    Most of the time the guys packing big calibers for sheep are either worried about bears or they're doing a mixed bag kinda thing.

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    Re: 243 for sheep?

    A 243 would definitely do the job within reasonable distances, especially on thinhorns.
    "If you want to hunt beasts you don't see every day,
    You have to go places quite out-of-the-way.
    You have to go places no others can get to,
    You have to get cold and you have to get wet, too."
    - Dr. Seuss

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    Re: 243 for sheep?

    My brother killed a nuisance Bison on private property in Northern Alta,
    using a .243 loaded with 60 grn hollow points.This was his Coyote load
    and all he had at the time.One shot in the ear is all it took.
    No I'm not advocating this as a proper load for Bison or any Big Game.
    Just relating the story.

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