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Offline MeatGETTER24

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What do you guys think?
« on: July 19, 2009, 02:54:07 PM »
Ok so if i was to shoot a 243(7400) what grain of bullet do you guys recommend for deer hunting? i shoot a 30-06 and use 165 gr but i added this to my collection and wanted some opinions, oh and where i hunt is mostly open canyon country(wheat fields) thanks guys i appreciate it.

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Re: What do you guys think?
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2009, 02:57:23 PM »
80 grains seems to be doing the trick on the other 243 thread. In the video that was posted awhile back(jackelope?) the guy that was shooting a 243 over a thousand yards pretty much had to use the 105 grain bullets to keep the wind from taking it away.
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Re: What do you guys think?
« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2009, 03:10:16 PM »
It really doesn't matter. Anything from 80 to 100 grains will be fine. Just whatever shoots the best in your rifle. I like bullets that don't come apart, so I'd probably try Nosler Accubonds or Barnes TSX first.

 


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