243 ammo advice

I had a good run with 95 grn Targex too, until I had this blow up on a Tahr. This is the entry.

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Looks dead?

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Originally Posted by SlimySquirrel

Looks dead?

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Only because I ran it down and strangled it with my bare hands.

That is awesome. Cavemen styles.

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Originally Posted by SlimySquirrel

95 grain Targex from Bryn Blythen works really well.

They put stuff down in a hurry and are accurate for some long range critter busting.
@Double Shot is gonna wax on about the Sierra 85 hpbt too.... a lot of folks swear by them in the states and on hunt fish

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Turn it up mate, give us a call this weekend...

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Originally Posted by Tahr

I had a good run with 95 grn Targex too, until I had this blow up on a Tahr. This is the entry.

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Why do you reckon that blew up mate? Is that high on the shoulder/spine area?

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Originally Posted by SlimySquirrel

Why do you reckon that blew up mate? Is that high on the shoulder/spine area?

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Yeah. It was going up hill and away, about 250 yards. Hit it slightly off centre between the shoulder blades and I think the projectile found the spine/ribs too hard.
They had always been fine side on with shoulder and lung shots, but seldom exited. They behave a lot like AMax.

A better pic.
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Cool man. I have only used them a little but find them really accurate and solid on lung/heart shots. Well priced too really considering They've got a decent BC.

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Originally Posted by SlimySquirrel

Cool man. I have only used them a little but find them really accurate and solid on lung/heart shots. Well priced too really considering They've got a decent BC.

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Yeah. They are all good reasons to keep using them.

1+ for the 95gr targex I get consistant accuracy 5 shot .5" groups. have only shot a couple of deer and chamois so far but am happy with them.