Post by: gramps on August 28, 2008, 07:11:58 PM
Post by: DeKuma on August 28, 2008, 07:21:31 PM
There are a couple of very informative threads on this subject over at PredatorMasters.com in the Firearms section. Just read through them myself today, but be darned if I ca regurgitate any of what I read to you. I will try to get you a link to the pages I read in a minute.
Post by: billythekidrock on August 28, 2008, 07:23:52 PM
Post by: gramps on August 28, 2008, 08:47:47 PM
BTKR..Thanks also..Have not used that bullet, the idea being that it breaks up inside the body with no exit?
I have used some fragile jacketed .224 bullets so might be the same thing.
Post by: bobcat on August 28, 2008, 08:57:30 PM
Post by: GEARHEAD on August 28, 2008, 08:58:00 PM
Post by: AWS on August 28, 2008, 09:02:43 PM
I've been loading 55gr NBT's but they do a number on the fur. I have some 65gr V-max loaded but haven't connected with one yet.
AWS
Post by: bucklucky on August 28, 2008, 09:14:15 PM
Post by: 257 Wby Mag on August 28, 2008, 09:43:14 PM
Post by: EastWaViking on August 28, 2008, 09:56:58 PM
but very little penetration if you hit a shoulder of....lets say an antelope. Not that
that ever happend to me or any thing. I have killed many coyotes with my 300 weatherby, loaded with 165 grain Nosler ballistic tips. I think they would be great in .243 also.
Post by: bobcat on August 28, 2008, 09:59:16 PM
Post by: cascademountainhunter on August 28, 2008, 10:32:52 PM
Post by: Bofire on August 30, 2008, 09:13:24 AM
Groups well under an inch. This weekend Cabelas has it on sale for about 15.00 a box. I use the 130 grain in my 270 love it there too. I use the Hornady Vmax in my 223, blows holes in yotes but kills them right now, very accurate, bought 10 boxes on line for 12.00 a box.
I think most of that premium ammo is a waste of money for most hunting and hunters. For some situations it does have it's uses though.
Carl
Post by: AWS on September 04, 2008, 05:59:36 PM
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AWS
Post by: gramps on September 04, 2008, 07:15:17 PM
Post by: 243slinger on February 01, 2009, 06:21:35 PM
Post by: demontang on February 01, 2009, 08:52:57 PM
Post by: alanger on February 02, 2009, 08:14:05 AM
If I use my 243 for that purpose I'm thinking of trying the Barnes 85 grain TSX. On a bobcat I imagine it wouldn't open up at all, so performance would be similar to a fmj.
i second that. barnes varmit grenades too.
Post by: JoshT on February 02, 2009, 08:29:12 AM
If I use my 243 for that purpose I'm thinking of trying the Barnes 85 grain TSX. On a bobcat I imagine it wouldn't open up at all, so performance would be similar to a fmj.
Anyone who speculates about a Barnes "not having time to open"... hasn't shot much stuff with them. I've shot at least 20 coyotes with the 100 TSX in the .25-06 (about equal in velocity to the .243/85 grain TSX combo)... be assured that they open plenty quick, as all coyotes had exit wounds about like a softball. If you go to the Barnes website... you'll see what I'm talking about.
55 grain Nosler BT @ a little over 4 grand and rock on!! Pure poison on varmits..... and deer....
This is the truth... it don't get any better than the 55 at 4k+. I've shot (or witnessed) well over 200 dogs (and one bobcat) shot with this load... I can count on one hand the number of times a dog was shot and lost.
Post by: atomicjoe23 on February 02, 2009, 03:52:51 PM
with a .22 centerfire you can hunt up to a cougar. . .no deer. . .with sub .22 centerfire you cannot shoot cougar. . .
. . .with a .22 centerfire you can hunt coyotes year round with only a small game license. . .with anything bigger than a .22 centerfire you need to have a big game license and a tag for whatever the current big game season is in order to hunt during a big game season. . .
. . .this and availabilitry were why I decided on a .22-250 vs. a .204 Ruger or a .243 Winchester. . .just something else to keep in mind
Post by: bobcat on February 02, 2009, 08:29:35 PM
If I use my 243 for that purpose I'm thinking of trying the Barnes 85 grain TSX. On a bobcat I imagine it wouldn't open up at all, so performance would be similar to a fmj.
Anyone who speculates about a Barnes "not having time to open"... hasn't shot much stuff with them. I've shot at least 20 coyotes with the 100 TSX in the .25-06 (about equal in velocity to the .243/85 grain TSX combo)... be assured that they open plenty quick, as all coyotes had exit wounds about like a softball. If you go to the Barnes website... you'll see what I'm talking about.
Huh? I never said it wouldn't have time to open. And no, I have never shot anything with a .243 85 grain TSX, not even paper. But I have shot deer and elk with them out of my 270. I've had them travel lengthwise through an entire elk and only lose 10% of their weight. I would think that a TSX would not destroy a bobcat since these bullets do not "blow up." I could be wrong and I guess I will have to find that out for myself. If it makes any difference I would be loading these to a relatively low velocity...around 2400 to 2500 feet per second.