ORIGINAL: halcon
If you read the post I said with a rifle sighted at 200 yds the drop is to great beyond 300 yds , which according to Sierra at 300 it would be 7 " ,at 400yds it would be 20" and at 500 yd it would be 43" for the 85 gr and 40" for the 100 gr . Personally unless you can obtain your yardage and make sight adjustments your just poking and hoping I don't personally care to shoot that way . Hal
you got the 100 gr right, however federal says the 85 gr BTHP. zeroed@ 200 is -5.5 in @300 -16.1@400 and -32.8in @ 500. Even with the 100 gr. 20 inches of drop@400 is better than most all other calibers You say it like the .243 drops a ton when in fact its quite flat shooting, specially with the 85 gr. BTHP. In fact the 85 gr. shoots flatter than a 7 mag. with around the same wind drift.
DM thats hard to believe, I havent had any penetration issues with the Sierras by federal. In fact my son shot a doe this year(125lbs'er) straight on with her feeding, head down, it went completely through her including spine and guts, and out the pooper area.