243 Deer rnd
...I just purchased a 243 single shot rifle, and would like to know what is a good round for a 243 for deer hunting(youth rifle)...nay experience?
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I'd be looking at 90 grain or heavier bullets. What ever grouped the best.
https://www.midwayusa.com/243-winchester/br?cid=219470 -
I would personally be looking at the Barnes/VOR-TX line or the Federal line that loads the Barnes 80 grain TTSX bullet. Great accuracy, and on target performance way beyond ANY LEAD core bullet, of ANY weight. As a bonus, for those states that have lead free laws, they fit the bill.
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For those naysayers about the Barnes TTSX 80 grain bullet, I can guarantee, that at 300 yards, it will break both shoulders, on a broadside deer, and you wont have cup/core separation, or bullet failure...now tell me about your cup and core bullets?0 -
quote:Originally posted by He Dog
http://www.hornady.com/store/243-Win-100-gr-InterLock-BTSP-AW/
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Standard 100 grain cup and core bullets are perfectly adequate for deer.
No need for anything supposedly "better". Instant death is instant death.0 -
100 grain Nosler partitioned in federal ammo nothing better 0 -
I've had good performance with the 100gr Nosler partition and poor performance with ballistic tips.... 0 -
I loaded a bunch of Sierra 100gr GK (I think) the smaller kids shot them fine and they pack a wallop at ranges my new shooters are held to.
The recoil is nothing the gun is a Rossi single shot, but more than a few kids get jumpy about the tone of the shot. I have a special set of ear muffs that have speakers in them and they run some sort of quiet music while target shooting.
It is not a hazard because it is just one kid with me behind them, even then the music is just a buffer to keep them from getting flinchy over the sound. Seems to work well. The ones that have shot a deer dont even remember the gun going off. [:)] Just one was shot twice and that was because the young girls dad was a bit flaky, but that deer was double dead. [:D]0 -
my son has had excellent performance with the winchester ballistic tips out of 243 WSSM..mule deer at 500 yards-spine shot. and 2 antelope DRT at under 200.quote:Originally posted by dakotashooter2
I've had good performance with the 100gr Nosler partition and poor performance with ballistic tips....0 -
Since 1973, I've used a 243 off and on for deer/coyote. We've had some bad experiences with bullet performance as might be expected. The worst was Win PP factory loads and best were handloaded Speer Grand Slam and Nosler Solid Base. I haven't used Partitions, Barnes, or the more exotic bullets-it was easier to just use a bigger caliber.
The Nolser 95 BT does well enough if used properly. I've killed 1/2 dozen meat deer with that bullet w/o any problems(I've also killed quite a few with 70 grain HPBT Match bullets under specific circumstances-definitely NOT a recommendation).
I'd recommend no less than Rem CoreLokt, Federal blue box with Sierras, or Hornady SST. You don't need to spend $2 per shot but a few bucks per box gets you a lot more bullet.0 -
quote:Originally posted by perry shooter
100 grain Nosler partitioned in federal ammo nothing better
Is that a moly coated bullet?0
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