Thread: 243

I have shot a few deer with a 243. Factory loads I liked federal 100 power shock or Norma 100 grain soft point. When I got into reloading I used Sierra 85 hpbt a lot and also 100 Sierra pro hunter. Tried 85 partitions. Good too. But not worth paying extra for. I didn’t like the hornady 87 hpbt. For some reason it seemed to be less effective than the 85 sierra.

wash your mouth out you heathen you!!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

wash your mouth out you heathen you!!!!!!!!!

I knew I would get a bite

any second hand rifle is a gamble

Fiocchi.

I use the 80gr TTSX…….was told ther 80 grain was not good or intended for deer!!!??….not sure where that information came from or was even correct……Ive had NO issues with dropping deer…..most will advise somewhere between 85-100 gr……have a play

…..forgot…..95 grain Nosler Ballistic tip or Accubond ….the Nostler Partition ,or hornady 95 gr using SST or Barnes TSX bullets……..great accuracy and penetration

Originally Posted by A330driver

…..forgot…..95 grain Nosler Ballistic tip or Accubond ….the Nostler Partition ,or hornady 95 gr using SST or Barnes TSX bullets……..great accuracy and penetration

yes ii know someone using the SST with good results.....an option for when i start reloading for it

so what im hearing is stay under 100gr and 80-87 is the sweet spot in general terms......so i will start from there and try a few different brands and see what happens

If you end up going with lighter projectiles make sure they are sturdy enough for big animals. The Blitz and Vmax types aren't designed for big game. They will work on light animals but you will likely loose a few big animals with them. I religiously ran 100grain Hornady and always had a good run with them. Still run them in one rifle.
In another rifle I now use 87 grain Hornady spire points, and 85 grain Interbonds if there's a bit more at stake. These both shoot in the same group at a hundred yards.
The only projectiles I had a bad run with were Lapua Mega 90 grains. I had to give a number of stags a second shot with those. My mate I hunted with at the time commented on how deer that shouldn't have were getting up.

If using Vmax on say goat, fallow where is folks preferred POA? Say at 150-250m

Originally Posted by Jhon

If using Vmax on say goat, fallow where is folks preferred POA? Say at 150-250m

two choices.....dead in the crease if angle is right..or head/neck...if those arent on offer,let it walk..... not a heck of a lot different from using same family of projectiles in any cartridge.

yip you MIGHT get away with shoulder shot 9 times out of 10 , but that 10th one will haunt you.... those pills designed to break up fast so exploding inside chest cavity or partial decapitation are the most reliable killing shots.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

two choices.....dead in the crease if angle is right..or head/neck...if those arent on offer,let it walk..... not a heck of a lot different from using same family of projectiles in any cartridge.

yip you MIGHT get away with shoulder shot 9 times out of 10 , but that 10th one will haunt you.... those pills designed to break up fast so exploding inside chest cavity or partial decapitation are the most reliable killing shots.

or re barrel to 308

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

or re barrel to 308

ahh yes but if you were using the .308w with 110grn vmax my advice would be the same
mate got me to load some light loads for 30/06 I managedto find 125grn taipans..the ywere goat decapitators with high neck shot....same deal very explosive with little penertration.

well it seems i jumped the gun ...(no pun intended) the seller on TM is an absolute arse ........ after many txts and emails since saturday trying to get a day and time to pickup i got a response today and he says " i want more for my gun" so fuck him and the donkey he rode in on but apart from giving bad feedback and contacting TM about it i cant really force him to sell it to me so moving on.... have to start looking for another cheap 243 .....or something thereabouts

oh and the seller was "sebmeijer " so i advise anybody not to deal with him .