Originally Posted by
Major Woods
The lead exposed tipped bullets are well suited for medium game like white tail deer. I use several diffrent brands of that type and have taken several deer with them.
Modern description of the bullets you describe are labeled as PSP (Pointed Soft Points)
I agree with Major...while cleaning out some reloading supplies from my grandfathers stockpile a couple years ago we came across several boxes of Speer and Hornady bullets (just happened to be .243 as well) in various weights (some still had price tags on them.... $0.99...yes, 99 CENTS! for 100!!!)...the soft pointed bullets have and will perform just fine for small game and deer in my opinion.