ORIGINAL: Melly 1972
Picking up my Remy 7400 (sorry, guys, I know some of you hate it.) in a 243.
Thoughts on which ammo? Also, can someone explain grains to me?
Thanks,
Melly
Hey everyone, Remember the post I have quoted here. It is from Melly 1972. It was the original post in this thread, and it was a question needing an answer. It did not have anything to do with the different coatings , nor your personal arguments about them. Don't hijack the thread for your own arguments. How about we actually answer the questions people ask.
As Brutal said, grains is a measure of weight, used in shooting as a descriptive measurement of the weight of a bullet. 100 grain, 95 grain, 85 grain, etc...
As far as the type of ammo used, some of it would depend on the maximum shot distance you are expecting. If you are not planning on shooting a deer farther than 100 yards, it would be different than if you planned on taking deer at the maximum effective range of the caliber which is about 300 yards. But overall, I like to shoot the heavier bullets for the .243 , which is 100 grains. A good all around bullet is the remington core-lokt. Otherwise, I would try to stay with a bonded bullet. That is one where the lead center, and the caseing or shell around the bullet are bonded together so they will not separate on impact. That means the bullet retains more weight, thus providing deeper penetration into or through the animal. But someguns shoot better with some bullets than others. Two identical guns will not necessarily shoot the same ammo. with the same accuracy. So the best thing you can do is pick you two or three different brands of ammunition, and see which shoots best in your gun.
As I said earlier , I would try to stay in the 90 to 100 grain bullet weight range.
Hope this helped.
Good luck and good hunting.
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