80 grain for deer?
#1
Fork Horn
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: baraboo, wisconsin
Posts: 231
80 grain for deer?
is an 80 grain .243 sufficent for deer? reason i am asking is I bought a rossi with full intenet of usung 100 grain bullets and they arent holding groups. when i called rossi they said that they test with winchester 80 grain bullets and to try them. but before i go out and buy them i want to make sure that 80 grains is enough.
#3
Typical Buck
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RE: 80 grain for deer?
I use 100 gr, but I reload 80 gr nosler's for my brother's .243. They are fine as long as you get in behind the shoulder. 85 gr sierra's are probably better suited for deer than the 80 gr nosler bt's
#5
Fork Horn
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: baraboo, wisconsin
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RE: 80 grain for deer?
did you get a group? I was experiancing a group about 6 inches then i wouldnt hit paper for a couple shots then a larger group then a couple more strays and so on. called rossi and they said i needed to go winchester 80 grain. gonna try it soon and let you know what happens. if that doesnt work ill call again until we figure out what is wrong.
#6
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Gaylord Mi
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RE: 80 grain for deer?
The first time I shot it we got a group of three dead onwitin an inch at 100 yrds. but I took it out the next day and it shot a group of three but about 4 or 5 inches high. I figured it must have been me but now you got me thinking. To bad I bought 2 boxes of 100 gr
#10
RE: 80 grain for deer?
I have killed a couple deer with a .243 but all with 100 grain bullets. As a general rule I consider 100 grains the minimum for deer sized game, but as other have said it is all about shot placement. As long as you are careful with your shots I'm sure 80 grains will do just fine. Good luck with it!