Need suggestions on rifle post cervical fusion

[RaiderRich]

I agree with the majority of people here. 243 is perfect, just keep the shots under 400 yards, preferably 300 or less and you have plenty of energy to kill a mule deer.

 

[Lota lota]

I have had my 3rd neck surgery and will need to lessen recoil going forward. I am mainly concerned with antelope and Mule deer. I own a .243 and a 7MM Rem Mag currently. Would I be better off shooting reduced recoil rounds through the 7mm Rem Mag or purchase a different caliber? I think the .243 would suffice for antelope but may be pushing it for a big mule deer. Any thoughts?

Rock the .243. I've killed a lot of bull elk with it. Just shot placement. You throw a hole through a lung or heart on any animal and it's not going to live. People don't give the .243 enough credit.

 

[Lota lota]

.243 with either the 80gr TTSX or the 85gr TSX is my suggestion. If I was limited to that rifle, there’d be very few animals I’d be hesitant to use it on at modest distances. Mine with the 85gr TSX has worked great on a bunch of deer and a pronghorn so far.

95 Grain SST's work wonders...

 

[Jbotto]

95 Grain SST's work wonders...

Actually used them for a couple seasons. Didn’t impress me much. Very explosive up close. Very accurate bullet for my rifle, but I’m sticking with the Barnes.

 

[Wind Gypsy]

Speakin a supressors how often do they need cleaning and what's the best way to do that?
I had the neck fusion also and I don't recall being told to reduce recoil. I don't shoot anything heavier than a 6.5-06.

Depends, some people never clean them. I never cleaned one until i had little carbon flakes falling into my action which occasionally prevented me from getting the bolt closed on a round. That can had a bit over 1000 rounds on it. My others have more than that on them and haven't been cleaned yet but I'll likely clean them soon.

With titanium cans you can plug one end and fill them with CLR and let them soak. Dump out the solution and rinse with water afterwards. Can do basically the same with steel cans but you'll likely use a little more expensive cleaning solution than CLR.

 

[shootbrownelk]

95 Grain SST's work wonders...

I had dismal results with SST's used on antelope. They're pretty explosive IMO. I went to Barnes TTSX bullets and never looked back.

 

[MTGomer]

My 7 rem mag has a brake and doesn’t recoil at all except in the ears.