Help with a debate please
 

Got a little debate going with my friends(we all reload).

If you were give the choice of one .243load/bullet combofor shooting all game from Jacks to deer including long range varmints,what would it be?

Ron:D

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I would pick the bullet that would give the BEST performance "in" the "biggest" animial i'd be shooting. And, when i was shooting deer with a .243 Win. it was 100 grain NP's that outclassed all of the others...

DM

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My choice would also be for the biggest game being deer as DM mentioned so I would give the Barnes 85 gr. TSX a try to see how they would shoot. Expansion might be minimal but should still do the job on small game...

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Varmits are one thing, deer is another wake up. Unless you have a tack driver this seems to just be a hairbrained idea. But than that's just my thoughts.

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I'll assume that he has a tack driver (probably a Savage too :D). I'd go with a heavy bullet that will kill a deer effectively at 300 yards and still beable to reach out to 600+ to smack them PD's around.

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One bullet I am aware of that seems to do both things pretty well is actually a "varmint" bullet, the 85-grain Sierra HPBT. But the people I know who've used it on deer say it is pretty effective for that too.

However, my "one choice" for thje 6mm bore size is the 95-grain Nosler Partition......

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I shoot a 6mm with 85 grain sierra HPBT gamekings with excellent results on varmints the biggest animal ive shot with them were coyotes. Im hoping to someday give them a try on pronghorn and without any doubt id try them on deer aswell.

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I might choose the Sierra 100 gr. Pro Hunter; although the 95 Partition and the 85 gr. Sierra HPBT would be in serious contention. And I would load it with IMR 4350.