Thread: .243 for 500m shots

Well my 2 cents worth as a 243 shooter.
My bolt action has a 1:8 twist and staying inside the max from the tables I throw a Berger 105 at 3020 fps which gives me 1000 ftlb at 500 mths. I have not shot a red with this and doubt I will as I have not got it to group. However at 200 mtrs it's too much bullet for goats. Massive exit wounds even on quartering shoots.
So for the OP I was going to suggest the Berger 95gr as it should work in a factory twist.

Using the Berger 87 gr I have shot a number of goats out to 440 mtr, fallow to 260 mtr but all the reds have been at less tha 100 mtr. My experiance suggest this bullet is at its best on game up to fallow size as the bullet does not have the same penitration that the 105 gr one does.
Most of the goats and red deer were shoot using the 87 gr Berger out of a factory barrelled Sav 99 using loads aprox 2gr under max.
Zane