My .243 isnt real fond of any of the Winchester offerings in the 85 gr size. However it dearly loves the 80 gr hollow point Rems.

I've been using Barnes 85grs. XLC's, but going to try some Hornady 95grs. SST's this yr. I' ve had real good success with the SST's in 7mm-08, 257mag., and 7-30-Waters. I want to see how they perform on deer and hogs..at over 3300fps. (wby240mag.)

I shoot a Remington 700 in the .243. I mentioned in another post that last deer season I dropped a big 8 point @300 yards with a 75 gr NBT. I have dropped 5 consecutive bucks, all with one shot, all in their tracks. I use it for coyote hunting too. I shoot mainly factory loads, not into the handloading scene. She likes all the Federal Premium Ammo as well as Hornady.

Hand loaded ammo all the way here. The only time I use factory ammo is to get a rough sight in and to get brass.
I wouldnt shoot past 250yds with the .243 becauseit starts losing power really quick.

I have a custom .243 winchester. It has a bull barrel and a custom trigger(that i think is a little to light of a pull i).I have shot to 400 yards with this gun and i made a 31/2 group with it, and i am not the best shot neither. This gun has blown hogs apart at 400 yards using Hornady 58 gr V-Max Moly. I also like to shoot Winchester Silvertips. My gun hates federal and will not shot good consistent groups with it. For deer I like to use 100-grain spitzer's from nosler. I also havent shot at a deer over 150 yars even though i am sure it would work good out to 300 yards but i might think about that one. I wouldnt want towound the deer.