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i just wanna know what everyones opinions are on 270's and 243's which one would you rather shoot? which one would you prefer to deer hunt with?

270 forsure I really like the round!! But depends on if I was getting the wife or kid a gun I would get a 243. Other than that 270!!

270! Drops em!!

I grew up on a .223 and .243 and nvr had to track a deer. Shoot them high in the neck closer to the head and u can walk up and put ur foot on them. Iv also had a .270, loved it for cavity damage and longer range shots compaired to the .243. Its shooters prefrence

Deer to smaller animals 243  deer to elk 270. 

270 an 30-06 is all i use now but grew up with 243

30-06 all the way!!

Personal prefrance. I've killed all my deer with a .243. I'm sore sure more accurate with a .243. Out of 7 deer hunters I hav on my place 2 use a .270 the others use a .243

Choice between those....270

Long shots or short shots? I grew up with the lever action 30-30....100 yards or less (typical stand/still hunt/stalk distance) it's deadly. Ideal for walking.

270 is used by....shoot... Millions? Hundreds of thousands anyway. GREAT for deer size game but if I'm paying for a guided Elk/Ram/Bear hunt...I don't chance it....that's just me. I go any of the long range .30 caliber

243 will do a fine job on deer size game....just chose the right bullet and watch your shot placement.

25 06 is the best flat shooting caliber for deer

   Have shot a 270 since 1984. Won't knock the 243 either. What I like about the 270 is the varity I can load it. Several years back I loaded some 100 grain bullets with low velocity powder. Love it here in central Texas. Load 130 grain and max the powder and go any where for the big animals.

243 has kille lots of deer so has he 270 I will keep my 270 it will do more for me. I've been using  a bullbarrell 22-250 that my late uncle and cousin built for me killed some  nice deer with it.

25-06 is very nice...I shoot a 7 mag and my 4 brothers shoot 7 mags...

but  between 243 or 270 I will have to go with the 270...

. 270,  it puts em down

243 is hard to beat I don't need anything bigger I killed a Moose with a 243 and I watched him fall over with a shot threw the heart

Its all in what YOU have the most confidence in.  If you flinch with a .270, but can drill tacks with a .243, then the .270 is not much good to you.  All this talk about this bullet or that bullet:'(???
Sure some are better than others, but shot placement is always key.  I'd venture to say that the .22 and 30/30 have killed more deer than all other calibers combined

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I would have to agree on the confidence thing, and been privy to a many a deer dropped in their tracks with a .22lr. scrabble the brain with a shot in the bur of the ear, and they will drop like a 100lb sack of taters.

Perfect shot...hit a rib or shoulder blade on that rascal and he runs away

And thats why u drill the neck. The high velocity shocks the spinal cord, disrupting the nervous system flow, blows out the wind pipe and arteries. Even with my 270 and 308, if i have an extra sec to line up on the neck, i put the round there.

Between the 2 original guns I would go with the 270.

My personal preference inbetween those calibers I would have went with a 25-06.
To me that is the best all round caliber for most folks.


Shotgun
Arkansas

270

270,Killed alot with both guns,shot placement.

I got a job at gander mountain about 6 months ago. I do all the paper work for when people buy guns. I see more 270 go out then I do 243. But I see way more 223 going out. I personally like 243.

Dodgegirl, if you do not mind me asking, what kind of discount do they give employees? You could be my new best friend.lol JK
  Out of the different deer rifles I have shot, 308, 270, 7mm-08, & the 7 mag, my favorite hands down is the 270.
  I have a buddy who shoots a 22-250 & I have seen him loose many deer altho I would say it is his shooting rather then the caliber.
  For years I have used a marlin 30-30 for bear hunting & just this year upgraded to a Rossi 45-70. I have also seen hunters have to shoot a bear several times with a 45-70. Like said above, shot placement is everything.
  The gun you feel most comfortable with, is the one you should go with.

If I had to choose between the two, I'd pick the 270, but I don't think there is anything wrong with a 243. I like them both. My fiance shoots a 243 and is deadly accurate with it :o It was her first gun though and she's wanting to upgrade now. I'll probably end up getting her a 7mm-08, which I like better than the 270 & 243. I personally shoot a 300 Ultra Mag now when I'm not hunting with my bow.

I grew up shooting an old iron sight 30-30 top ejection that has been passed down from when my grandad had it. My grandad, my dad, both of my younger brothers, and myself all shot our first deer with it. We sanded it down last year and put a few layers of stain on it and a clear coat and it looks as good as new. My little 9 year old brother actually shot his first deer with it about 3 weeks ago. I couldn't even begin to tell you how many deer that gun has killed.

im a big fan of both rifles i love my .270 but i usually take it on longer ranged hunts most of the time its my .243 but if i had to choose between the two i'd have to go with the .270

Go figure we don't get a dime off gun or ammo from gander. But we can go on a special website that allows us to take tests and get a bunch of discounts. I can get garmins for dirt cheap. But they limit you to one a year

Have a 270. Haven't had it long, but I love it.

I love my 270. I have shot quite a bit with it. Mine prefers to use the 150grain and can take down anything in North America. Unfortunately I don't get to hunt as much as I like but I know I would rather have a gun that will kill what I'm shooting at and feel good knowing that it has stopping power further than I can shoot accurately. It does have a bit of kick and can make you sore after an afternoon of shooting but that isn't often.

x100.
I bought a rem 710 for my son (at that time 6-7yrs old) to give to him in a couple yrs. the mistake was getting the lite weight 710 plane jane model with no recoil pad. after 30rds at the end of the day testing distances and getting it zeroed, my should had thrown in the towel.

On the ranches that i guide on in central and south texas the 243 calibre is banned we have lost more large tropy deer to this calibre than any other .

30-06 is probably the only big caliber gun needed for North America so they say...also has a wide range in types of ammo it can shoot...the 7 mag shoots very flat and carries lots of energy further out than the 270...the bullets are basicly the same diameter...

270, esp if u reload,  you can load a 100gr that dont kick any more than a 243, or load it up as hot and heavy as u want. Much more versatility.

same as the whole state of Kansas. .25cal is the smallest bullet allowed to be used on white and mule deer and elk.

Couldn't agree more, hell id almost be willing to bet that the .22lr alone has killed more animals than all other calibers combined...... Like you said, shot placement is by far more important than any other aspect.

I would agree with that. The 22lr has killed more deer than anything more than likely.

More then likely poor shots. Shot placement is key with any caliber. I know I have tracked more deer and seen more deer lost to bad shots from larger caliber guns then 243. I remember one group who were out that were all shooting 300 win mags and gut shot everything or just wounded the deer because they could not handle the gun, but yet a 12 yr old girl with a 243 dropped two does in their tracks. Caliber does not make a difference. The differance is what can the shooter handle accurately and is comfortable with. Also know your weapons limitations. A 243 is not going to be good out past a couple hundred yards. It will do the job but there are better rounds for that .

I have a 270, and 308. My main gun as a kid was a 243. Of all the guns I still wished I had the 243. Easy on the shoulder and fun to shoot. Of the two rounds listed it depends on what your hunting for and distance. As well as what YOUR comfortable shooting. All of us can give recommendations till we are blue in the face, but YOUR going to be the one shooting it all the time. Go shoot both and put several boxes through them both in one day and see what YOU want to shoot all the time.

Some were bad shots and some were trying to shoot to far . We baned 243 because the bucks at a distance seem to soak  243s up and not bleed, most guys talk big at camp and cant hit ass wth both hands when looking at big bucks at 350yds and farther.

Sounds about right. Those are the folks that no matter what caliber they have shouldn't be hunting LOL. They need to stick to video games lol. The longest I will shoot a 243 is maybe 125- 150 yrds nothing further, but then I don't like taking long shots with my 270 or 308 either, BUt thats just me. I know I will hit where I aim, but just don't like the varibles at a distance.

270 WSM for me I really love this gun. My wife shoots a 7mm-08 and it works well also!!

I like my 22-250 but I shoot everything in the neck so no chasing for me. If I wasnt shooting at neck I'd use 30/30.

I like the 22-250 the best...my wife and kids and 2 of my grandsons have killed many a deer with it...most drop in their tracks and only one ran off with bad placement of bullet that I can remember...

I still say go with the 7 mag....it is flat shooting and retains more energy at longer distances...