.243
 

would you shoot a whitetail deer or a mule deer with a 80 grain bullet or is it to lite? if so whats the max distance you would shoot?

RE: .243
 

Stick to the heavier bullets, distance is determined by how well you can shoot it.

RE: .243
 

In 243 I prefer the 100 gr bullets, but they are good for 300 yds or so. I just like to go with a heavy for caliber bullet in all smaller calibers.

RE: .243
 

http://www.udarrell.com/hunting_shooting_ballistics_frames.htm

Check out the above link for info on the .243. My personal favorite was a 90 grain nosler ballistic tip which I can't find anymore. I'm using my 30-06 and .44 this yearbut of all the guns I own and have taken deer with, nothing has ever taken deer down faster or caused more internal damagethan my A-bolt with a 90 grain BT.(OR BEEN MORE ACCURATE).243 gets a definite thumbs up from me, its like lightning on deer.

RE: .243
 

I usually prefer nothing less than a .270 when hunting deer sized game, but many people have had success with the 100 Gr .243 on deer and the like.

RE: .243
 

Although I don't use the 243 for deer, the 85 Grain Sierra BTHP is a good deer bullet and the only bullet under 90 grains that I would consider. However the Barnes bullets also work well as you can drop a weight or two because of their construction. The nosler BT is a good one.

RE: .243
 

I can recomend the 100gr sierra gameking, killed 17 straight whitetails with that bullet at 2850fps.

RE: .243
 

Can't beat that. I used to use the 100 grain Hornady RN. Not a great long range bullet but they performed well. That was in the slower twist 6MM Remington however.

RE: .243
 

I use the winchester balistic tips in 95 grain. Took my last buck at close to 400 yards. He was out in the open and I misjudged the distance and basically got lucky. The bullet worked to perfection. The shot was good and he didn't go very far at all. My 243 is a heavy barrel varmit gun set up to shoot.