Thread: .243 80 GR

Originally Posted by scottrods

you might find the 80gr harder to find. I was using 80gr federal in my 243 but got too expensive and difficult to source, so spent the money on learning to handload and now I can taylor my projectile to suit game. Mostly I've set it up for goats and roos using 55gr noslers but have sierra 85gr HPBT stashed away if I wanted to retune for something larger. Otherwise I will use my 270.

Just to confirm 'scottrods' choice. 85 Sierra HPBT are a great projectile for hunting deer.