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Re: Blacktail specific .243 load development
« Reply #15 on: November 05, 2021, 07:28:21 AM »
I killed a handful of deer (whitetail) with the 85 grain Barnes TSX. All pass throughs on broadside/quartering shots and none of them traveled more than 50 yards or so. They seemed to foul my barrel quite a bit, so switched to the the 95 Nosler Ballistic tip. I’ve shot 3 with that load, one DRT neck shot and two lung shots that went 40 yards and piled up. I will probably be using that combo again next week if I can’t fill my tag with the lever gun this weekend. (H4350 and CCI 200 on both both loads)


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Re: Blacktail specific .243 load development
« Reply #16 on: November 06, 2021, 07:29:20 PM »
95gr Berger’s where my fav with 1:9 twist. 
Powder I’ve used imr 4064,7828,h4350,h4895,and my absolute favorite h1000
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