RE: 243 wssm and speed goats
 

Thanks guys, sounds like I will be fine then, my 3-9 X33 fits the little browig a-bolt pretty well and I will keep shots at 300yards or less and Iam good with that!!

RE: 243 wssm and speed goats
 

ok I can shoot the winchester 95 grain xp or the 95 ballistic silvertip and they are within an 1" out to 300yards, which one would you go with??

RE: 243 wssm and speed goats
 

which shoots better in your gun then? either sounds fine, you don't needa controlled expansion bullet, a soft one will work great, perhaps better, dump that energy in the animal, not blow through it.

RE: 243 wssm and speed goats
 

I was thinking BST as well, thanks!!

RE: 243 wssm and speed goats
 

would the 55gr bst be heavy enough for goats out to 300 yards??

RE: 243 wssm and speed goats
 

Why chance it. If the 95's are shooting accurately, why not use them?

RE: 243 wssm and speed goats
 

55 are faster and flatter, but Ive never shot goats so dont know if 55 is heavy enough

RE: 243 wssm and speed goats
 

55gr? haha, that's for coyotes, prairie dogs,

Personally I don't think I'd consider a .243 under 90gr. I'd say at the very lowest 75gr, though 80 85 would be very light, so 90gr+ I think you should only truly consider.

Also weren't 6mm and .243 built with different rates of twist, now I think they're the same, but generally one should shoot better, either lighter or heavier, though I'm suspecting they make em to shoot both well. Though I think the 55gr is fairly new for a .243, it use to be 75gr was the low end of standard bullet loads in a .243, maybe I"m wrong.

So I'm guessing something in the 75-100gr range will shoot best from your rifle, not 55gr. If you do use something in the 75-90gr range, I'd be curious to know what the results were? let me know if you do take one with one in that range.

RE: 243 wssm and speed goats
 

ok Iam going to shoot the 95fr bst, I will let ya know!!

RE: 243 wssm and speed goats
 

I think the 243 is a perfect choice. my son and I hunted MT in 2006, he took a nice buck at 275 yards, w95 grains, same scope. Not a problem.I took another one with my 3006 at 150 hards, a little too much punch. His fell just as quickly and dropped very little on the long shot. Good luck.