Which bullet for the 243 cal

[johnny2]

So what do you 243 shooters feel is a good deer bullet?
I was thinking of the 90 grain ?? Nosler Ballistic Tip..
And then later on a bullet for the varmits...Thanks

[HighDesertWolf]

95 grain ballistic tip

[Rebel Hog]

I prefer Sierra "Game Kings" 100gr.

[okgobbler]

100 gr Sierra gamekings for me as well. Not fancy and flashy, but very effective.

[ipscshooter]

I use 100 gr. Remington Express PSP Core Lokt's. Cheap. Effective. Accurate. Haven't lost a deer yet.

[johnny2]

Thanks for you replys men.....I just got this rifle for my step son to use
Savage model 10..Seems to shoot good at 100 yards...Thanks again

[Dryridge]

We use the 80gr ballistic tips. They are awesome. I know that seems light, and I was dead against going below 90 and was using 100's at the time a friend that has used a .243 for over 20yrs said, go to 80's or 85gr Hollowpoints for deer.

Well, I am a ballistic tip man so finally I tried them in my sons .243 Rem. Mod. 700. The results were devastating to say the least. He has since killed a truckload of deer and only one deer, a 3yr old buck soaked it up and stayed on it's feet. It only made it 60yds. I have seen him shoot deer over 140 lbs and actually roll it over TWICE...yes, twice!

I load them for my Encore barrel but a totally different powder. He and my daughter have taken deer with it. All again devistation. I personally have not taken a deer with a rifle in many years. Trophy hunting where few trophys exist is tough on the trigger finger. I do intend to shoot a doe next week, but don't know if it will be the .243 that gets called up from the bullpen or my new 270WSM. The WSM needs initiated and I told the kids it was gonna be me that did it.

Oh, by the way, long story short....I use 80gr Ballistic Tips!!!

They come in 100ct boxes and cost a little less as well.
If you need a starting point, I have found that Varget and H414 are excellent choices for the lighter bullet in the .243.

[halcon]

I use the Barnes 85 gr TSX bullets in my 243's and 6MM for deer .

[Rammer]

95gr Combined Technology BTs is what I use. The results are always a bang flop on big (200-250lb deer).

For Varmints I use 60gr Sierra HPs loaded to max velocity. They do not leave an exit wound on coyotes, so they are very fur friendly.

[Pawildman]

85 gr. HPBT shot very well in some of my older 243's. Although I personally never shot deer with them, they sure pink-sprayed groundhogs. Seems to me a lot of folks on here have had great success with them on deer, however..