For sure. .243 was actually a sniper round developed for the LAPD in the early 1950's. A necked down .308 brass with a .243 diameter bullet. Low recoil with high velocity let the sniper relax and not worry about recoil, and the velocity meant it was very accurate out to 300 yards.
Our stand is big enough to have a gun rack that holds five guns, so I'm probably gonna stock it with:
1. .243 Winchester
2. .300 WSM
3. Suppressed .450BM shooting 395gr. subs
4. Suppressed .300BO shooting 220gr. subs with thermal
5. .17 HMR for coons and other small varmints
All of these rifles need to be shot more than they are currently. The landowner has asked us to shoot as many hogs and coyotes as possible. The .243 will accomplish most of that. I ear holed a hog about ten years ago with the .243 while he was running and his head was bobbing up and down in some broom weeds. When we got back to camp, CHIEF Jr. insisted that we go to town for me to buy a lottery ticket, as he said, "ain't nobody THAT skilled, you are just one lucky motherfucker."
We are headed up tomorrow to put out two more feeders that we have laying around. A couple of the guys don't have feeders, they left them at their last lease. We also have a connection to a company that sells old astroturf that was removed from football fields. We had it at our last lease, and it does wonders for keeping from tracking mud into your campsite and trailers. We bought two 40'x15' rolls for $600. This shit is thick, with the crumbled rubber still in it. Each roll weighs about 3500 lbs. If any of you DFW area hunters want some, DM me and I can get you the contact info, they have about 40 rolls still at their yard. They are off of Sun Valley just north of where I20 and Loop 820 intersect in SE Ft. Worth.
CHIEF