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What's your favorite bullet in your 243?
I see some use 85g Barnes, others 87g hornadys, others prob refuse to run less than 100g.
What do you use, what's your max range for them.
I've just acquired a nice older wood/blue model 7 that I'll develop a load for and gift to my father. Deer from point blank to 300 yds.
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Sierra 100g Gamekings
400yrds no probs in experienced hands.
Hornady 87 gr HPBT
Used them to 300m
Bought enough to last a lifetime ( hopefully )
85gr partion works for me,
Agreed, I spent about 15 yrs chasing fallow in the bluies, lost count of the number that went down to the 100gn GK, all inside 100 yds though, lots of big goats on the east coast and the odd Tahr that don't remember meeting a 100 gn GK.Quote:
Originally Posted by 7mmsaum
I'm using the 85 grn inter bonds at the moment, and they appear to work well on deer.
Back in the day I used to use the 75 grain X bullet, man they were awesome, going a squillion miles an hour, real flat for general purpose hunting.
The Hornady 87SP were extremely accurate but a bit soft for Red Deer, at the velocity they were going, marvellous for goats :D
The 85 Sierra Game king was pretty good, a little harder than the 87 Hornady.
Going to try the 85 TTSX shortly will be interesting :)
Sierra 85g HPBT, devastating...
Hornady 87gr SP doing around 2900fps in my BRNO Zkk 601 was deadly.
Have taken Deer (Reds & Sika), Pigs, Goats, Hares, Rabbits and the odd Magpie with this projectile.
The Hornady 100gr SP went well too, but the 87gr was better.
As always shot placement is critical for a clean kill on Deer and Pigs.
It's been 15 years and I still kick myself for selling that rifle. :oh noes:
Cheers
Pete
Ive had some luck with the 95 grn SST
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Originally Posted by Double Shot
Hornady 95 grain sst have done the business on Sika out to 310m for me.My Savage loves em,deer hate em.
I just use any old winchester or federal factory bombs, go through stacks of it. they kill bloody well. should reload to make it cheaper but owell. shot 3 fallow today and a 130kg red stag on friday evening without a worry. ill usually only shoot to 300ish with it though
95 Bergers driven at 3040fps have been great on reds and fallow out to 400m.
Ive never struck a bad .243 bullet. All of the above, plus 95 grn Targex. 80 grn Speer too.
I use 85 grn Interbonds now a days. They are good for 400 yards and devastating. I've shot Tahr over that with the 95 grn Targex (pretty much the same as the 95grn Berger - same jacket). But please don't stretch the .243 over 300 yards unless you have the experience and knowledge to ensure a humane kill.
105gr targex, the 1:10 version. Big reds at 10 to 420m. Wallabies out to just under 600 and steel a bit further. Doing 2947fps on average.
Now if Barnes bought those back in, they would be a winner in my 6x45 and your 6mm-204. I still search the adds for them, someone must have some laying around somewhere??? please :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Kiwi Greg
87gr Hornady SP were it for me in my 243 back in the day.
fusion 95gr sp runs real good in my howa 1500
Still ok in an 18.5" barrel Andrew? Or do they need a bit more velocity?Quote:
Originally Posted by 7mmsaum
Gamekings don't need the extra velocity and fortunately a 100fps difference at the muzzle is only about a 70fps difference at 400yrds.
So if your short barrel is only 50fps off the pace then its probably only 30fps off the pace at 400yrds.
The nice soft ogive area of the Gamekings wont notice that missing velocity
That's why I dropped back down to the 85 grn Interbond. My barrel is 20" but I can still get them going accurately at 3,270 fps. And the 85 grn GameKing HP match their zero as a cheaper option if I need it.Quote:
Originally Posted by GWH
You would still get 3200 fps with 18.5" barrel and the 85.
(Later: I just saw Andrew's answer. That makes good sense)
Thanks Bruce, what powder?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tahr
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Ok cool, thanks. It's for my 74 yr old dad. I will always be with him when hes hunting so in reality he's probably never going to shoot to 400. But one spot I'll be taking him 300 is def on the cards.Quote:
Originally Posted by 7mmsaum
His shoulders are well stuffed after years of abuse and a couple of reconstructions, so the lighter pills may suit him with lower recoil?
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Yes they may suit him better, although the difference between the two projectiles in felt recoil may be hard to differentiate.
Yeah I betQuote:
Originally Posted by 7mmsaum
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Hybrid100VQuote:
Originally Posted by GWH
There seems to be plenty available
GWHQuote:
Originally Posted by GWH
Nothing a Pachmayr Recoil Pad wont fix. :thumbsup:
Cheers
Pete
This is trueQuote:
Originally Posted by P38
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Got 2 packets. Swap for 85gr Sierra.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mathias
Me too. Make a mess, wastes some meat but kills things dead.Quote:
Originally Posted by Matt2308
I dunno what it is about .243, but they're just a great calibre for under 300-400 yards; everyone should have one... :-)