Thread: 243 on deer

Doesn’t work on deer

Originally Posted by 300_BLK

Doesn’t work on deer

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Very well composed !

Originally Posted by 300_BLK

Doesn’t work on deer

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A Forum member recommended Berger's. So we loaded up some 95's. Be the worst projectile we have ever used. They just pencil thru big red stags. My son shot 3 big stags in a mob all thru the shoulder and they just ran away. Like the old Lightforce spottie the ammo got hifted into the gorge. Proverbial POS. On paper they might be brilliant but for hunting you might as well use tissue paper.

Originally Posted by TeRei

A Forum member recommended Berger's. So we loaded up some 95's. Be the worst projectile we have ever used. They just pencil thru big red stags. My son shot 3 big stags in a mob all thru the shoulder and they just ran away. Like the old Lightforce spottie the ammo got hifted into the gorge. Proverbial POS. On paper they might be brilliant but for hunting you might as well use tissue paper.

That would be disappointing alright. Wev'e been using the 105 vld for years close up to far away and they have been exceptional. I wont try and guess at the numbers of animals but its significant. Given they are 8 twist barrels and we are driving them in the high 3100s though
The early bergers had an issue with the cavity being blocked which theory has it caused some penciling issues so needed a clean out . I always checked with a pin to make sure they were clear, the latter ones seem to be much better.

This is one I recovered from the off side of a hind, cant remember the distance. It weighs 42gns so has fragmented and shed 60%.

Originally Posted by TeRei

A Forum member recommended Berger's. So we loaded up some 95's. Be the worst projectile we have ever used. They just pencil thru big red stags. My son shot 3 big stags in a mob all thru the shoulder and they just ran away. Like the old Lightforce spottie the ammo got hifted into the gorge. Proverbial POS. On paper they might be brilliant but for hunting you might as well use tissue paper.

Most of my hunting is with a .243 and never had one, not one, failure to kill with 95 Berger or Targex, same result with a bit more "thump" with the 105 Targex. Red stags and bull Tahr included. Will continue to recommend them to anyone wants my opinion. My opinion will of course, recommend hitting the animal in the first place......

Originally Posted by 257weatherby

Most of my hunting is with a .243 and never had one, not one, failure to kill with 95 Berger or Targex, same result with a bit more "thump" with the 105 Targex. Red stags and bull Tahr included. Will continue to recommend them to anyone wants my opinion. My opinion will of course, recommend hitting the animal in the first place......

In the RIGHT place...