.243 Ammo, Whats the best?
08-24-2003, 04:49 PM
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Thread Starter
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Location: Georgia, USA
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.243 Ammo, Whats the best?
Hey guys, I was just wanting to ask what yall think is the
best .243 ammo to use for hunting? Winchester Supreme Ballistic Silvertip?
By the way, what is a ballistic tip supposed to do upon impact with the
target, animal, etc.? Any help on .243 ammo would be greatly appreciated!![:-]
best .243 ammo to use for hunting? Winchester Supreme Ballistic Silvertip?
By the way, what is a ballistic tip supposed to do upon impact with the
target, animal, etc.? Any help on .243 ammo would be greatly appreciated!![:-]
08-24-2003, 05:16 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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Location: Crescent Valley, NV
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RE: .243 Ammo, Whats the best?
The ballistic tip is designed to expand rapidly when it contacts resistance. In .243 it may not penetrate deep enough on deer. Loads from Federal like the Sierra Gameking, Nosler Partition, or Speer Grand Slam would be better for deer. Other manufaturers would work too, just picked Federal out of the bunch. Go to www.federalcartridge.com for info on the loads.
08-24-2003, 05:41 PM
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Giant Nontypical
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RE: .243 Ammo, Whats the best?
Just depends on what you are going to be hunting, I like a 75 grain holler-head for shooting groundhogs and coyotes, and a heavier 100 grain solid point for bigger game.
08-24-2003, 06:13 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: .243 Ammo, Whats the best?
I assume that you' re not hunting anything bigger than deer with the .243.
It' s a fine deer gun....and a fine varmint gun.....Deer don' t need premium bullets because they are actually big varmints.....they are really not truly big game like moose and elk and other animals. Any manufacturer that loads a 100 grain bullet makes a fine deer cartridge in .243.
It' s a easy one....100 grain for deer, and 55-80 for varmints.
If you put the bullet in the right place you got venison in the freezer.
It' s a fine deer gun....and a fine varmint gun.....Deer don' t need premium bullets because they are actually big varmints.....they are really not truly big game like moose and elk and other animals. Any manufacturer that loads a 100 grain bullet makes a fine deer cartridge in .243.
It' s a easy one....100 grain for deer, and 55-80 for varmints.
If you put the bullet in the right place you got venison in the freezer.
08-24-2003, 06:27 PM
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Giant Nontypical
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RE: .243 Ammo, Whats the best?
For deer I would not use less than a 100 gr. bullet. A Game King, Core-Loct or Nosler Partitioner would be good. I would not use the Ballistic Tip in this small of a caliber!
08-24-2003, 06:36 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: .243 Ammo, Whats the best?
Personally I don' t care for the 100 grain Core Lokt. In my experience it blows apart very easily. I can highly recommend the 100 grain Sierra GameKing.
08-24-2003, 07:25 PM
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Location: chiefland Florida USA
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RE: .243 Ammo, Whats the best?
I use only Winchester PSP 80 and 100 grain.
I have taken #' s of deer and hogs with thes two bullets.over the last 30 years myslef and my wife,I would say well over 200 game animals.only lost one deer (not sure where I hit the deer,it was to close to me).my wife lost only one deer,(bad low hit in the sholder).
I have taken #' s of deer and hogs with thes two bullets.over the last 30 years myslef and my wife,I would say well over 200 game animals.only lost one deer (not sure where I hit the deer,it was to close to me).my wife lost only one deer,(bad low hit in the sholder).
08-27-2003, 12:11 AM
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Fork Horn
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RE: .243 Ammo, Whats the best?
I shoot both remington coreloct and the winchester supremes in 100gr and have never had a deer go more than 40 yrds. I killed a 7 point last year that weighed 223lbs and he made it all of 21 yrds from where I shot him.