243 Win. Ammo and loads?
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troy fairweather
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Like any gun see what shoots good, most 85 grain and up bullets in the 243 win will kill deer just fine.
EIB0879
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Factory ammo either Federal Fusion 95 gr or Hornady Superperformance 95 gr SST.
I like a 70gr Nosler BT handload for varmints.
But my rifle tolerates 80gr WW factory ammo.
So for yotes I just run factory.
Deer? Got some 95gr WW DXP but nothing wanted to become test material.
Was not happy the yr before w 100gr factory WW cup n core. Its just zipped through.
1 shot kill, LOL, but I like em down and out a little quicker.
But my rifle tolerates 80gr WW factory ammo.
So for yotes I just run factory.
Deer? Got some 95gr WW DXP but nothing wanted to become test material.
Was not happy the yr before w 100gr factory WW cup n core. Its just zipped through.
1 shot kill, LOL, but I like em down and out a little quicker.
md7
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We use Winchester ballistic tips in 95 gr. Black box, nickel case, and a black tip. Its wrecked the 4 deer my kids have killed
tominboise
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I have a Savage 110 in 243. I have shot quite a few different handloads through it. Best results are with Sierra 85gr BTHP, Berger 90gr BTHP, Barnes 68gr Match Burner and Sierra 95gr BTHP. Powders used to good effect are IMR4064, H380 and H4350. I use Rem 9-1/2M primers in the 243 because I have a bunch. CCI primers seem to be slightly more accurate in my loads. My avatar has a typical 100 yard group out of my rifle.
Lennyjoe
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Winchester 100 gr PowerPoint for factory ammo and 100 gr Hornady Interlock over IMR 4350 works great in my daughters Savage 110 .243. See my post in Hunting on her experience with it this year.
No different than previous years as most deer are DRT with the 100 gr bullet.
No different than previous years as most deer are DRT with the 100 gr bullet.
Savage and Remington, 85 gr barnes, sgk, 90 gr tgk, 95 gr sst and nbt, 100 gr pro hunter, all for deerish sized critters, 55 gr nbt and 85 gr sierra vmt for pdogs-coyotes, 4166 for everything 55-85gr, 4451 for 90-100gr and h1000 for 95-100 gr, most factory loads work well if your barrel is twisted fast enough for the projectile, had good luck with 4831sc and h380 on the 85s too, but stuck with 4166 for Temps, didn't care for fusions, they were a little harder than I like.
conan32120
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95gr sst over 37.5gr ww760 does a good job too
2ndtimer
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For varmints, I have had good luck with 70 gr flat base bullets, Nosler Varmageddon and Speer TNT. Nosler offers it in their factory ammo, I load them with Ramshot Big Game powder.
For deer or antelope, I have loaded the Speer 90 gr Deep Curl bonded bullet with Reloder17, it did the trick on a nice antelope at over 300 yards. For a factory load, I suggest the Nosler 90 gr Ballistic Tip or Accubond ammo. They currently have the Ballistic Tip on sale on their website:
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For deer or antelope, I have loaded the Speer 90 gr Deep Curl bonded bullet with Reloder17, it did the trick on a nice antelope at over 300 yards. For a factory load, I suggest the Nosler 90 gr Ballistic Tip or Accubond ammo. They currently have the Ballistic Tip on sale on their website:
243 Winchester 90gr Ballistic Tip Hunting Ammunition
243 Winchester 90gr Ballistic Tip® Hunting Ammunition
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.308 Norma
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Before the 7mm-08 came out (and my wife decided she "had to have one of those"), she killed a lot of mule deer with a .243 loaded with factory 100gr Remington Core-Lokt ammo. The fact is, she killed the largest mule deer buck (a huge 6X7) anyone in my family has ever killed using that ammo in her .243.
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RL17 Generally is pretty good in 243, Yeah?For varmints, I have had good luck with 70 gr flat base bullets, Nosler Varmageddon and Speer TNT. Nosler offers it in their factory ammo, I load them with Ramshot Big Game powder.
For deer or antelope, I have loaded the Speer 90 gr Deep Curl bonded bullet with Reloder17, it did the trick on a nice antelope at over 300 yards. For a factory load, I suggest the Nosler 90 gr Ballistic Tip or Accubond ammo. They currently have the Ballistic Tip on sale on their website:
243 Winchester 90gr Ballistic Tip Hunting Ammunition
243 Winchester 90gr Ballistic Tip® Hunting Ammunition
Yep, I suspect it is nipping on the heels of the 25-06 in that department.Before the 7mm-08 came out (and my wife decided she "had to have one of those"), she killed a lot of mule deer with a .243 loaded with factory 100gr Remington Core-Lokt ammo. The fact is, she killed the largest mule deer buck (a huge 6X7) anyone in my family has ever killed using that ammo in her .243.
2ndtimer
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Yes, along with similar burn rate powders, i.e. IMR-4350, H-4350, Accurate 4350 and IMR-4451.
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I sadly parted from my 243 mdl 70 years ago but might try these or similar for WT today. A good quality decent priced hunting load.
If loading my own, IMR 4895 always performs well in the 308 case size with smaller bores and I might go with a 90 to 100 grain hot or bonded core PSP bullets.
If loading my own, IMR 4895 always performs well in the 308 case size with smaller bores and I might go with a 90 to 100 grain hot or bonded core PSP bullets.
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md7
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They are a black bullet. Not sure about the coating.
Can confirm complete pass through on 3 out of 4. Non pass through was quartered shot and we found the fully expanded bullet on the opposite side of the skin.
3 out of 4 died within 10 to 15 yards. One was hit a little low and too far back. He ran about 100 to 150 yards but I’d fault placement on that one and not the bullet
troy fairweather
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I was really liking imr 4060 with those 85 hdy interbonds I was shooting, never chrono them but they were deadly on deer. Think the 4064 falls flat with the 95-105s tho.
Probably a little fast for those heavier bullets. 4064 is in a real common one here so I don't think I played with it yet..... I might have and forgotten
JimKirk
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The 80 grain TTSX Barnes is a really good deer bullet in .243 Winchester and 6mm Remington.
Several of my fellow hunters and myself have had very good results...
Several of my fellow hunters and myself have had very good results...
troy fairweather
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Ya but think they had a special name for it tho, never liked the coating if you pull a bullet it all comes off in the neck so can't be doing much in the bore. The old combined technology bullets were real tough, my dad shot a very large cow bison with his 7wsm savage striker pistol using them and they passed Through.
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