Thread: Best 243 load

Re bullet performance.
the 75 gr Hornady is really a varmint round and is very distructive on goats at the shorter ranges I used it at.

58 gr Vmax at reduced velocity is a great goat round for short range shooting. Leaves aprox 1" exit. Does not exploded as it would at high velocities.
I can get 5 aimed rounds away while my bolt action mates get 2 away.
87 gr Berger VLD Hunting. Great on goats and fallow deer. Lots of destruction on cross body or quartering shots. performs just as they say it does. The base 40% of the projectile will exit depending upon range and body size. Have taken Red hinds with this round but thats probably close to the max I would recomend. Have shot a Tahr with one at 230 mtr recoverd bulled. Entered through rib, tore up spine and came to rest under skin of opposite side
105 gr Berger VLD Hunting. To date I have not got them to group. Even on large goats out to 200 metres they are too much bullet. Quartering entry through chest and large 6" exit though gut taking a large portion with it. Definity more suited to a Red deer sized animal.
Zane