Post by: JJD on December 18, 2016, 03:42:58 PM
I would think that 87 or 90 gr would be absolute minimum.
What brand, type and weight do you use for deer?
distance, less than 200 yds
Both muley and whitetail.
Post by: jay.sharkbait on December 18, 2016, 03:45:44 PM
Post by: JLS on December 18, 2016, 03:49:49 PM
Post by: jrebel on December 18, 2016, 03:52:36 PM
Post by: carvermoe on December 18, 2016, 03:54:59 PM
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on December 18, 2016, 03:57:54 PM
100 gr. partition
:yeah: That bullet will kill all North America game.
Post by: JBar on December 18, 2016, 04:07:48 PM
Post by: jay.sharkbait on December 18, 2016, 04:12:28 PM
Post by: BULLBLASTER on December 18, 2016, 04:33:35 PM
I'm sure some genius will be along shortly to say how .243 is marginal on North American Game and how we all owe it to the Animals to use a Viperbatslayer magnum.Or maybe they will call us liars when we share our experience with 243 on deer! :chuckle:
Back on topic... 95 grain Berger classic hunters have been great from my 243. As have 95 ballistic tips. :twocents:
Post by: Karl Blanchard on December 18, 2016, 04:39:56 PM
Post by: jdb on December 18, 2016, 04:51:25 PM
Post by: SWHUNTER on December 18, 2016, 04:55:45 PM
We have killed a pile of deer with a .243 most of them with 100 grain core lock, I know not very glamorous but out to 300 yard they flattened every deer we shot. We did shoot 1 little buck and 1 doe deer with the blue box federals. Again drt but it was the only bullets we ever recovered and they shed a lot of weight so I switched back to the Remington's.Good factory ammo there!
Post by: mossback91 on December 18, 2016, 04:57:42 PM
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Post by: AdnaHunter on December 18, 2016, 05:25:31 PM
Post by: jrebel on December 18, 2016, 05:26:15 PM
95g SST has been devastating on deer from my wife's gun. All one shot kills!
Father in law loads the sst in the mother in laws 6.5 and it destroys animals....unbelievable damage / holes. :tup:
Post by: Thehowler on December 18, 2016, 06:18:49 PM
Post by: Bofire on December 18, 2016, 06:53:18 PM
deer and coyotes
Carl
Post by: swift on December 18, 2016, 07:06:36 PM
Post by: mountainman on December 18, 2016, 07:56:24 PM
I'm sure some genius will be along shortly to say how .243 is marginal on North American Game and how we all owe it to the Animals to use a Viperbatslayer magnum.caliber too small, caliber too big..yawn..
95 gr Nosler BT has proven to work great ! About 10-12 animals in our house deer and elk (110 yards elk out to 400 deer all bang flop ! )very good bullet on big game with good shot placement👍
Post by: jasnt on December 19, 2016, 08:36:57 AM
105 Berger if you have the right twist.:yeah:
Post by: C-Money on December 19, 2016, 09:36:12 AM
Post by: skeeter 20i on December 19, 2016, 09:56:09 AM
95g SST has been devastating on deer from my wife's gun. All one shot kills!
:tup: Also had really good results with this one. It's all we feed the .243 any more.
Post by: huntnphool on December 19, 2016, 10:02:01 AM
100 gr. partition
:yeah: That bullet will kill all North America game.
+1
Post by: NRA4LIFE on December 19, 2016, 10:03:42 AM
Post by: DOUBLELUNG on December 19, 2016, 01:44:02 PM
Post by: Lincoln4 on December 19, 2016, 02:03:24 PM
Post by: Bofire on December 19, 2016, 02:26:40 PM
Carl
Post by: JJD on December 20, 2016, 10:30:14 AM
Post by: JLR on December 28, 2016, 02:39:39 PM
Post by: elkboy on December 28, 2016, 03:10:26 PM
100 grain Federal blue box, bang flop
deer and coyotes
Carl
Yes. Federal 100-grain blue box- the deer I have taken with this .243 Win round (shot from Savage model 16) were down pretty quickly. My Idaho whitetail buck last year did make it about 80 yards on a solid double-lung shot, but I think that was fairly atypical. A friend of mine, using my gun and the same bullet, dropped a big mountain muley in Montana right in its tracks.
Post by: WSU on December 28, 2016, 03:16:26 PM
100 grain Federal blue box, bang flop
deer and coyotes
Carl
Yes. Federal 100-grain blue box- the deer I have taken with this .243 Win round (shot from Savage model 16) were down pretty quickly. My Idaho whitetail buck last year did make it about 80 yards on a solid double-lung shot, but I think that was fairly atypical. A friend of mine, using my gun and the same bullet, dropped a big mountain muley in Montana right in its tracks.
I double lunged a black tail doe this year at 70 yards with a 300 win mag shooting a 200 grain bullet. She made it 60 yards. Last year my elk went about the same distance with 3 in the heart and lungs. I don't think the bang flop is directly related to which high power rifle load you shoot.
Post by: Thehowler on December 28, 2016, 03:51:53 PM
Post by: WSU on December 28, 2016, 04:00:20 PM
Post by: JJB11B on December 28, 2016, 04:07:18 PM
I've done it with a 308, 270, 300 mag and .50 muzzleloader. I've also had them run off after the shot with those same weapons.I agree! Bullet choice is a big one! and shot placement. I have heard lots of good stuff about Nosler Partitions. Berger VLD's and Hornady SST's. I have been shooting ELD-X's at Coyotes and they seem to do terrific. looking forward to ventilating a deer with one.
Post by: Thehowler on December 28, 2016, 04:11:24 PM
Post by: JJB11B on December 28, 2016, 04:12:36 PM
This bang flop talk needs its own thread, I think. :chuckle:I think the humor in my thread posting is worn out, someone else's turn
Post by: C-Money on December 28, 2016, 05:04:06 PM
Post by: Thehowler on December 28, 2016, 07:35:54 PM
Post by: jasnt on December 28, 2016, 07:41:02 PM
Post by: Thehowler on December 28, 2016, 08:25:21 PM
Post by: Damnimissed on December 28, 2016, 09:35:48 PM
Post by: skeeter 20i on December 29, 2016, 08:12:20 AM
90gr AB anyone? :dunno:
Those are next up on the test bench to work up a load. I'm going to have a hard time not using the SST's though.
Post by: JBar on December 29, 2016, 09:01:46 AM
90gr AB anyone? :dunno:They shoot good out of my .243 but have not used it for deer yet, the wife's shoots the SST better.
Post by: JLR on December 29, 2016, 09:43:32 AM
90gr AB anyone? :dunno:
I loaded some of these up in a short barreled 243 with H100v and they shot really good. Not sure how they perform on game, but they certainly shot good enough
Post by: BULLBLASTER on December 29, 2016, 09:47:01 AM
That is a pretty dang good bullet in the 243. :twocents:
Post by: Shadrach71 on December 29, 2016, 10:05:20 AM
Post by: Damnimissed on December 29, 2016, 09:13:36 PM
The 90 grain ab was pretty awesome on the couple deer I saw shot with them. One was my wife before we were married. 9 year old (aged by wdfw) whitetail buck, 270 yards and one shot straight through both shoulder ball sockets. Buck crumpled and fell instantly. There was also a average buck shot at 30 yards and straight down. I shot a doe at 170 and had good result also.
That is a pretty dang good bullet in the 243. :twocents:
That's pretty impressive on 270 yd shot. I've tried a few different powders with the 90gr AB in my daughters Ruger American and can only come up with about 1.5" groups with imr 4350. I'm bound and determined to make them work. Looks like we'll be doing a lot of shooting this summer.
Post by: Karl Blanchard on December 29, 2016, 09:39:22 PM
have you tried 4831? My .243's have all been a fanThe 90 grain ab was pretty awesome on the couple deer I saw shot with them. One was my wife before we were married. 9 year old (aged by wdfw) whitetail buck, 270 yards and one shot straight through both shoulder ball sockets. Buck crumpled and fell instantly. There was also a average buck shot at 30 yards and straight down. I shot a doe at 170 and had good result also.
That is a pretty dang good bullet in the 243. :twocents:
That's pretty impressive on 270 yd shot. I've tried a few different powders with the 90gr AB in my daughters Ruger American and can only come up with about 1.5" groups with imr 4350. I'm bound and determined to make them work. Looks like we'll be doing a lot of shooting this summer.
Post by: Damnimissed on December 29, 2016, 09:44:45 PM
have you tried 4831? My .243's have all been a fanThe 90 grain ab was pretty awesome on the couple deer I saw shot with them. One was my wife before we were married. 9 year old (aged by wdfw) whitetail buck, 270 yards and one shot straight through both shoulder ball sockets. Buck crumpled and fell instantly. There was also a average buck shot at 30 yards and straight down. I shot a doe at 170 and had good result also.
That is a pretty dang good bullet in the 243. :twocents:
I did and it didn't like it, neither did my 270, believe it or not. Sorry for the thread jack
That's pretty impressive on 270 yd shot. I've tried a few different powders with the 90gr AB in my daughters Ruger American and can only come up with about 1.5" groups with imr 4350. I'm bound and determined to make them work. Looks like we'll be doing a lot of shooting this summer.
Post by: yorketransport on December 31, 2016, 10:38:10 AM
https://hammerbullets.com/product-tag/243-6mm/
Steve Davis is very responsive to questions and he's easy to catch on their forum.
http://hammerbullets.boards.net/forum
Post by: crowinghen on December 31, 2016, 10:56:54 AM
Big bear, big buck and a bobcat yesterday :chuckle:
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on December 31, 2016, 01:44:25 PM
I use the federal fusions.
Big bear, big buck and a bobcat yesterday :chuckle:
I use those in .243, .308 & .300 wsm :tup:
Post by: dscubame on December 31, 2016, 08:15:49 PM
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Post by: duckmen1 on December 31, 2016, 10:04:50 PM
Post by: jrebel on December 31, 2016, 10:08:40 PM
I ordered 500 nosler e tip bullets in 86gr. Hope to develop a good load and use these out of the 243. Should be able to get good speed and hunt solid to 300 yards without any issues. Anybody have any experience with these bullets and performance?
I couldn't get them to group well out of my Ruger American compact......So I sold the rifle!! :chuckle:. My other .243's like the 100 grain partitions so never tried them again. If you're like them....I know a guy that has a few laying around for cheap. ;)