I have never shot one myself with a .243, but my brother and his son have killed a pile with theirs. When I hear that hi pitched piicow I am both happy and cringe at the same time, because I know it is time for me to dig my flashlight out for a fun night of tracking. The deer will be dead if well hit. But the tend to run 100+ yards with little blood.

Just something to think about, I have never been on a tracking job and heard the words “ I sure wish I had of shot it with something smaller”