Dalebow

Thanks guys, sounds like I will be fine then, my 3-9 X33 fits the little browig a-bolt pretty well and I will keep shots at 300yards or less and Iam good with that!!

Dalebow

ok I can shoot the winchester 95 grain xp or the 95 ballistic silvertip and they are within an 1" out to 300yards, which one would you go with??

salukipv1

which shoots better in your gun then? either sounds fine, you don't needa controlled expansion bullet, a soft one will work great, perhaps better, dump that energy in the animal, not blow through it.

Dalebow

I was thinking BST as well, thanks!!

Dalebow

would the 55gr bst be heavy enough for goats out to 300 yards??

Howler

Why chance it. If the 95's are shooting accurately, why not use them?

Dalebow

55 are faster and flatter, but Ive never shot goats so dont know if 55 is heavy enough

salukipv1

55gr? haha, that's for coyotes, prairie dogs,

Personally I don't think I'd consider a .243 under 90gr. I'd say at the very lowest 75gr, though 80 85 would be very light, so 90gr+ I think you should only truly consider.

Also weren't 6mm and .243 built with different rates of twist, now I think they're the same, but generally one should shoot better, either lighter or heavier, though I'm suspecting they make em to shoot both well. Though I think the 55gr is fairly new for a .243, it use to be 75gr was the low end of standard bullet loads in a .243, maybe I"m wrong.

So I'm guessing something in the 75-100gr range will shoot best from your rifle, not 55gr. If you do use something in the 75-90gr range, I'd be curious to know what the results were? let me know if you do take one with one in that range.

Dalebow

ok Iam going to shoot the 95fr bst, I will let ya know!!

maritime363

I think the 243 is a perfect choice. my son and I hunted MT in 2006, he took a nice buck at 275 yards, w95 grains, same scope. Not a problem.I took another one with my 3006 at 150 hards, a little too much punch. His fell just as quickly and dropped very little on the long shot. Good luck.