.243 users????
11-04-2008, 12:53 PM
#1
Nontypical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Allegany County Maryland
Posts: 1,977
.243 users????
What grain bullet do you use for Whitetail??
I am just wondering because a buddy of mine is taking his nephew out on youth day and he will be using a .243 with 80grn bullets.....does this sound right???
I am just wondering because a buddy of mine is taking his nephew out on youth day and he will be using a .243 with 80grn bullets.....does this sound right???
11-04-2008, 01:35 PM
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Virginia / West Virginia
Posts: 4,906
RE: .243 users????
I don't think you can go wrong with any of those, but I have always used 100gr - prefer a little heavier bullet.My 10yr old loves his.... calls it his ".243 magnum" LOL 
11-04-2008, 01:37 PM
#5
Spike
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Upper Peninsula of Michigan
Posts: 52
RE: .243 users????
My brother uses a 95 grain bullet with his 243 after having a bad experiance with an 80 grain bullet not producing enough hit at 150 yards on a misplaced shot. It was a lengthy recovery effort to find out that most of the buck was eaten by the wolves within the 6 hour search.
11-04-2008, 02:19 PM
#6
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: West Virginia
Posts: 2,414
RE: .243 users????
ORIGINAL: tjlindho
My brother uses a 95 grain bullet with his 243 after having a bad experiance with an 80 grain bullet not producing enough hit at 150 yards on a misplaced shot. It was a lengthy recovery effort to find out that most of the buck was eaten by the wolves within the 6 hour search.
My brother uses a 95 grain bullet with his 243 after having a bad experiance with an 80 grain bullet not producing enough hit at 150 yards on a misplaced shot. It was a lengthy recovery effort to find out that most of the buck was eaten by the wolves within the 6 hour search.
I use 100 g out of my 243
11-04-2008, 02:27 PM
#7
Spike
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: SE Wisconsin
Posts: 88
RE: .243 users????
Currently using 95 gr. Winchester silver tips for my .243. Got a doe with it a couple weeks ago and it did some terrific damage...dropped right in her tracks. I agree with a lot of the comments above that it is all in the shot placement...not just with a .243 but with any gun.
