.270 vs .243

[davidself1001]

I noticed that the XP and cash for kills using the .270 are lower than the .243. Is that by design? Should i just use the .243 because i am mostly just killing deer / pigs?

[davidself1001]

i also recently moved to level 13. perhaps that is why the xp and cash went down. you would think xp and cash would go up as you level up though.

[Isha]

I don't know but I hate the .243. Every shot on the front of the deer is just a flesh wound - even with the polymer tip bullets.

[Bonav]

its not about level , you have to take the good gun for the good hunt , example with a deer , if u shot it with a .270 bonus integrity will be bad (bullet hole bigger than a .243) but .270 is better than .243 for bigger animals like moose :)

[davidself1001]

is there a table or some info somewhere on what gun is right for what animal?

[Tanktyr]

it says weapon class in the codex under wildlife, then you have to check to ammo page

[iandao]

270 is class 2.

[Slaughter0tter]

I find the .22 is great money/xp from boar, easy one shot to the spine/lung. .270 is only bad for the small deer, works fine on larger ones.

[Tanktyr]

Fox is weapon class 0, aka birdshot with the shotgun. Coyote and Roe deer is class 1, the 223 for example. then class 2 is the 243-270-30.06, which works fine on whitetail, blacktail, bears and boars

[Isha]

The 243 is class 2? I have a lot of trouble from it hunting Fallows - I stalk until I hear a mating call then use the lure. This causes most of my shots to be on the front but the .243 doesn't penetrate their chest muscles. It's really annoying.

[Floyd Duckmann]

I'd have thought the .243 was class 1. I had real trouble with penetration on anything bigger than a roe. I've recently upgraded to the .270 and it's a dream for fallows and reds.

[Tanktyr]

red deer is classed as 3 if i remember right, yeah but the 243 is classed as 2, low end spectrum of 2 would be my guess tho

[Tanktyr]

*it says the weapon class on the ammo in the store"

[davidself1001]

if you shoot the deer from the front i found that aiming very low on the front where there is sort of a flap hanging down goes right thru the heart. one shot kill with a 243. if you hit any higher than that it doesn't penetrate reliably.

[Floyd Duckmann]

The .243 and .270 are both class 2. From what I can tell from using both, the .270 is just a better all round gun, the only draw back is that it's heavier.

[Peacemaker]

Originally posted by Anthroban:

The 243 is class 2? I have a lot of trouble from it hunting Fallows - I stalk until I hear a mating call then use the lure. This causes most of my shots to be on the front but the .243 doesn't penetrate their chest muscles. It's really annoying.

IRL a .243 is plenty big for a through and through shot on something like a fallow