Raining during youth rifle season

[rabbittrapper]

I am going to do the youth hunt in WI. I  am using a .243 savage. I am going to be hunting a BIG field. Any tips for rifle hunting in the rain?

[hesseltine32]

Make sure its a good shot you don't have to track far or at all if it's raining very hard. I'm also a firm believer to keep shooting at them till they fall over dead seen to many people shoot once and think it was a good shot and watch them run off and never find them.

Most important have fun and good luck!

[stka]

243 in the rain, Id probably try to shoot them throuh the shoulders. I wouldn't normally want to waste that much meat, but in that situation I would.

[NYSporty]

I agree with hesseltine 243 is a small caliber for deer shoot and shoot again.
I'm not sure of your skills with this gun but I can put the eye out of a woodchuck at 100 yards with my 243.
If I had to hunt deer with it I'd shoot it in the neck.

[maineduckhunter]

I agree with hesseltine 243 is a small caliber for deer shoot and shoot again.
I'm not sure of your skills with this gun but I can put the eye out of a woodchuck at 100 yards with my 243.
If I had to hunt deer with it I'd shoot it in the neck.

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[rabbittrapper]

I am a good shot with all guns. I could nail a deer out of 500 yards!

[CAPTJJ]

With a 100 yd zero, a .243 will drop 45" at 500 yds and the energy is about 40% what it was when it left the muzzle; anything over 200 yds would be pushing it. Add in some wind and the drift makes an accurate shot at long range very difficult unless you are a trained sniper.

[rabbittrapper]

Im talking about bigger guns than a 243.

[TallywackahME]

just curious....how big are the groups u shoot at 500yds measured in inches and what make/model/caliber/bullet??

[chuckrudy]

wish I could should shoot like that

[rabbittrapper]

7 inches;Savage axis bolt action rifle .270 Winchester 22" barrel; Sirocco 150 grain bullet

[rabbittrapper]

Remember it is not the gun its the shooter!!!!!!!

[TallywackahME]

actually son at that range its very much the gun as well.