I think everyone knows gander mountain closed a few stores, including one here in Rochester. One of my buddies went down there and got a screaming close out deal sale on a remington 700 BDL in .243 winchester. For $280 out the door I can't say I wouldn't have bought it too.
Now mind you, the friend in question has more than a few toys and he decided he was going to deer hunt with the .243 this year.
Long story short he gets a shot at 287 yards according to his range finder. A decently heavy 6 pt buck broadside.
Even with a 100 grain hornady bullet in the boiler room the buck went 100 yards with wrecked lungs. No exit and not a drop of blood.
The older I get the heavier I like my boolits.
He's dropped the rifle off, his smith is going to hang a bartlein barrel in 6.5 creedmoor on it.