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Is it possible to load a 243 with a 130 grain bullet ?
Where would you find such a thing?Is it possible to load a 243 with a 130 grain bullet ?
100 gr prohunter, 95 gr fusions, 95 gr sst if you want to splode the soft bits are the top ones that come to mind for up close .243, and that's only cuz I'm not letting go of my round noses.Im not looking for it to go through brush, I just wanted something that hits hard up close
100 gr prohunter, 95 gr fusions, 95 gr sst if you want to splode the soft bits are the top ones that come to mind for up close .243, and that's only cuz I'm not letting go of my round noses.
I'm looking for accuracy at Max 80 yards...
We've been picky with bullet selection for this reason and have yet to experience failures one way or the other, we've exited the full length of a muley at 30 yds, and still had proper expansion at 500, with matching penetration. A mono generally is less dramatic than desired, (I run monos on yotes) the wound is less impressive, you DO get penetration with high speeds, but lose overall distance for velocity window. I use the exact bullets I listed plus a couple I didn't (need to enlarge sample size) for friends and family, not all cup and cores are created equal. If we truly want a magic bullet, it'll be either an a-frame or scirocco2. The window is more forgiving on them than their nosler counter parts.I think the OP has had the same kind of failures I’ve experienced and witnessed.
I’ve had numerous failures of the .243 with cup and core bullets at distances under 100yds with the .243.
He’s looking for something that hits hard, but won’t fail to penetrate sufficiently.
The monolithic bullets meet that criteria. The .243 is the poster child for either close in blow ups, and long range failure to expand.
Otherwise, excellent within the 75-250yd envelope.