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Originally Posted by Stinky Coyote
Just ran quick comparison of standard hornady loads in the bison calculator of 6.5 Grendel 123 gr vs .243 95 gr sst superformance and .243 100 gr btsp standard velocity load.
If 1000 ft/lbs minimum impact energy for deer is your rule of thumb the Grendel holds that to 400 yards and both .243 loads hold it to 375 yards.
If 1600 fps min impact velocity is your rule of thumb then the Grendel holds that to 625 yards, both .243 loads to 650 yards.
Transonic at about 1050 yards for the Grendel and 100 gr .243 and 1100 yards for the superformance .243.
Muzzle velocity factory stated 24" barrels by Hornady: Grendel 123 gr 2580, vs 3185 for 95 gr superformance and 2960 for the 100 gr standard velocity load.
Barrel life quick searches show .243 in the 1500-3000 range and Grendels in the 5000+ range....good enough for rule of thumb cartridge shopping data.
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Blah blah bla bla.......just last week watching Best of the West on WTV (or maybe it was Long Range Pursuit or one of them other LR Hunting shows(?).....no matter)watched a guy flatten a 200"+ Muley at 1080 yards with......wait for it..........
.......a .243!!
And I mean flattened/DRT in his tracks!
Also,for fellow fans of Teborasaurus Rex of YouTube fame,in his Sniper 101 YT series in the opening credits/intro in the earlier episodes,he makes a first round hit on a Coors Light can at 1100(?) yards with his .243
(Possibly ONLY 900 yards(?)I forget exactly,been awhile since I've binge watched the entire series and many episodes 2-3-4x plus)
Not trying to be a Richard with the bla bla bla,jest sayn......you can crunch all the numbers you want and talk about poor BCs,and calculate minimum velocities and retained energy "required" to kill deer from behind a computer screen.....but in the REAL world where we play and hunt,deer don't read ballistic programs and the .243 can get'er done at amazing distances in the right hands.
Now obviously,the vast vast vast majority of hunters have nowhere near the skills required to pull off shots like that with ANY rifle,earsplitten loudenboomer magnumitus Hammer of Thor included,let alone a .243,jest sayn.....don't underestimate the .243