Whats ideal for a .243???? just got one!

[GorV]

I just bought a savage 16fxp3 package in .243 plan to use it for deer. Again I'm wondering which is the best round for deer... all your posts last time helped me allot! I was leaning towards either winchesters 95gr. BST or remington premier scirocco bonded 100gr.( believe it is) bullets. I have no experience with a .243 what so ever, and do not reload yet, any help would be greatly appreciated.....

[stress-relief]

You can't go wrong with the Nosler Partition in 100 grains if your rifle likes them.

[Josh Sorensen]

I have always be very well served with the federal premium loading of 100gr Sierra gameking bT. Between my sister, and I that load or a handloaded duplicate have taken close to 20 whitetails in the last 8 years. Never had a deer go more than 20 yards and never had to shoot one twice. I have had double shoulder penetration on 3 of them. From ranges of 75-280 yards it has worked like a champ. Two of these deer feild dressed over 150lbs, on was a 168lb 7pt and the other was a 175lb old dry doe. The doe was just plain huge. The average deer in my hunting area dressed out from 120-135lbs.

[HighDesertWolf]

if you were a reloader I would highly recommend the barnes 85 grain triple shock X-bullet.but since you are not the next best thing would be Hornadys custom ammunition 95 grain sst or remingtons premier 95 grain accutip. You really cannot go wrong with a 95 grain bullet in a 243
but even a 75 grain bullet will knock a whitetail down. Thats why I love the 243 it is so versatile so many different loadings in factory ammo and choices of bullets for the reloader. Good luck

[Mykey]

ORIGINAL: stress-relief

You can't go wrong with the Nosler Partition in 100 grains if your rifle likes them.

DITTO!