. 243 is sufficient but .270 is even more so. Whatever you feel more comfortable with is what's best for you.

I like both.

Both great calibers and two absolutely beautiful Walnut stocked Weatherby rifles 😍 I can’t find any faults whatsoever with either caliber honestly. To me they’re both flat shooters and way more than capable of 200+ yard shots without any difficulties. Great video as usual and definitely keep ‘em coming WTW👍

I actually like both rounds

Love the .270. I'd like to request this same test between the .220 Swift and the 25-06. 😎

what 30 cal is your favorite

@@ryanjacobs4258 Too light for elk? I’ve killed a couple of cow elk with a 270 shooting 150 partitions and watched my cousin kill two bulls with the same rifle shooting the same load. One of the bulls was quartering away at about 250 yards and the 150 partition destroyed his lungs. The bull walked about 30 yards and collapsed.

I love 30 cal to but 243 is a very good round to shoot bc u have such a wide range of gr bullet u can find one for anything in North America

@@ryanjacobs4258 Ok…

I love a 30 cal also but a monster 1 in 5 years deer may break 150lbs most around 110lbs.

i use the same 87 vmax great round

When I use these a 130 .270 and 100 grain .243 is what I use and concur with the statement comparing these two calibers and bullet weights.

I also like the 87 grn Berger hunting round in the 243 win

@@thesheepman220 seems like the 85's and 87's run well in a 1/9 ish twist. I have some of the Berger too but have not loaded them yet. 85 Interbond have shot well for me also. Kinda pricey though.

I use 95 grain hornedy ballistic tips

Same here 270-130g my 243-100g both Remington cor-loc ammo.seems most of the time with 243 deer drop immediately.with my 270 deer most of time run about 20 to 30 yds.This is with me shooting the deer 50yds out to 250yds.same drop/run situations that I see every time.I believe the 243 delivers more shock upon impact of the bullet.all shot behind shoulder. Have you seen these same results with your rifles. Just curious

@@darrylcook2845 I typically keep my shots within 150 yards with my 243. However with my 270 I try and stay within 300 yards. But with that said, almost everything I have taken with my 243 drops instantly with a shot placed right behind the shoulder. My 270 has dropped a lot of animals with the same shot placement as well, but even at closer ranges, I have noticed that more of them tend to run a little. My 243 is a pre 64 Winchester model 70, so I don't really take it out much anymore. I have been seriously considering buying a new rifle chambered in 243. Probably a Savage. That way I don't have to worry about damaging my model 70. It was my first deer rifle, and was given to me for my 7th birthday by someone who has since passed away.

That power point bullet ain't no joke. My favorite also in all Calibers, 243 thru 3006 . Aim small,miss small, that's All.

I like the 300 savage the best of all my hunting rounds but it's gettin expensive to shoot much. I've got 140gr hand loads to average 3000fps out of my model 99 and still not a ton of recoil and thats pushin a 300 savage.

270 +30 plates

They are both necked-down versions of older 30cal cartridges.

@@myrtlelittle4130 yup,the 30-06 for the 270 and 308 for the 243👍🏻

@@myrtlelittle4130 and the parent case’s for the 30-06 is the .30-03 Springfield,308 is .300 savage👍🏻

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243 and 270 are both necked-down versions of older proven 30cal cartridges. Loads and bullet weights can vary.

I own hunting rifles .243 Win, .250 Savage, .257 Roberts, 25-06, 6.5x55, .270 Win, .280 Rem, 30-30, .300 Savage, .308 Win and 30-06. They all work equally well in taking Deer and Antelope. Yes, some shoot flatter. But they all work well. Have taken many antelope at ranges of 300 yrs with the .250 Savage with a 100 grain bullet at 2900 fps.

@@twp616 that’s a lot of good calibers , how do you like the 6.5 x 55. My .260 Remington is deadly on whitetails.

As someone said,the 270 makes a better coyote rifle than the 243 does a deer rifle

RIGHT! I am an old person, (Too damn old) and I shoot my 45-70 often just so I can really enjoy the lighter calibers.

80g bullet in 243 is a varmint bullet, not intended to hold together like you would want in deer size game.

Well if you look on the box, he used thin walled varmint 80 grain 243.

Interesting point: at 35 yards, a 243, 85 gr soft point punched a hole clean through a 3/8” AR-550 plate. Looked like a paper punch. Velocity!

That's what I have been wondering : how do you handle either the lead dust or like some rounds unburnt gun powder ? Maybe washing the cavity or just cutting around wound cavity ? Although some wound cavities are huge due to bullets breaking apart . Although I do see in videos the FMJ'D and bonded bullets do hold together the best .

@@Airon79 if your using proper hunting bullets on game you won't have an issue with lead dust in the meat. Hunting bullets are built to retain weight and expand evenly. Varmint bullets on the other hand are designed to come apart to have maximum shock in predators and/or Varmints. The 80 grain bullet he used with the 243 was a Varmint bullet. Deer hunting with a 243, I personally wouldn't use anything under 100 grains.

Correct

Where I buy ammo the price for .270 and .308 is the same. Availability varies from week to week. What is odd, is how 6.5 Creedmoor or .350 Legend will be available when .270 and .308 are not. And vice versa. So when I go out shooting with the grandkids and friends. I never know what I will be able to take.

@@zxej6879 because as much hype as 6.5 has been thrown down our throats, WAY more people own 308 and 270

@@DinoNucci Which 6.5? The Creedmoor has 62kpsi vs 55kpsi of the Swede. The 6.5 PRC is a magnum, and shoots very nice. The trend of the new cartridges is for hunting in areas with human encroachment on animal habitats. Think the 350 Legend and the 450 Bushmaster. Or a faster twist and longer bullets to get better physics out of a cartridge. And are typically short and fat. While I do have a semi-auto .308. Most of my rifles are bolt action. I don't shoot my old military surplus rifles any more (no ammo). But mini-action, short-action, and long action are the same to me. As for carrying a distance, the strap matters to me. I like my bullpup rifle and shotgun for going through the brush. But getting back to the ammo. While the suppliers may have their preferences. But ammo will go through supply chain strategies from the MBA crowd. That will have just a few cartridges at a volume price. And everything else will become a boutique cartridge. With really bad prices and availability. And the hoarding will drive profitability for the MBA crowd. So we need to take our time between shots. And not waste ammo.

@@zxej6879 which 6.5? Creedmoor bruh. Anything else is boutique, availability wise. Just shoot 308 and relax.

Wrong.

3006 is more versatile 270 has it in speed though slightly

I've never walked more than 30 yards for a kill with my .243. I have however walked quite a bit aways after a 30-06 shot but still recovered my buck. While the energy from muzzle is higher in the 30-06, I just prefer a lighter faster bullet hitting that spot that's just right. For example-Winchester Ballistic silvertips in 30-06 come in at 150 grain compared to the same brand of ammo in .243 @ 55 grai. This particular 30-06 load travels @ 2900fps compared to the same ammo in .243 @ 3900fps. The muzzle energy for the .243 in this load is only 172 ft lbs less. Not bad for a much smaller bullet and ammo all around.

The Creedmoor is a round of its own. The 243 and 270 are necked-down versions of older 30cal cartridges. No match.

Appreciate you watching Alex. I'm just a regular ol dude

I am not a millionaire. Not even close. I pretty much live paycheck to paycheck

Appreciate you watching Mark

I have killed 5 deer with a 243 and have never had to track one more than 40 yards, I killed 1 deer with a 30-06 and had to track it over 1/2 a mile. I don't know how to explain it, but that is what happened.

Never tracked any deer more than about fifty yards, never had a hog go more than three steps with my .243….. I haven’t been hunting long with it, just since 1977. Lol 😂

My uncle used to hunt deer with a.243 and I was glad whenever he decided to get a .270. I learned to track too. Better ammo is available for the.243 now than it was 30 years ago.

@@jasonsliger5430 most definitely better ammo! I think poor shot placement was the true issue.

@@jasonsliger5430 I have been hunting with my .243 since 1977, never had to track anything. Deer, bear, or boar and all the smaller critters that met their demise with that Remington 700 BDL. Longest shot was a measured 370 yards, shortest about 30 feet, lol.

Get your hands on a 25-06 kicks like a 243 and shoots like a 270 or better imo