.243 Guys
08-25-2010, 06:08 PM
#22
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Upstate NY
Posts: 82
08-25-2010, 06:24 PM
#23
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 1,519
I have two friends that hunt with .243's. One shoots Winchester Power Points, and has no issues dropping deer if he hits it well. The other started out shooting Winchester Power Points, but he later switched to Hornady 95 Grain SST's as he said he tried a few rounds and it did the most damage and did the best job on deer. These are not the Super Performance ones, but the regular one. The guy with the SST's has dropped several deer over the last couple of years with his. The other guy has dropped 2 that I know of, but those are the only two he shot with this .243.
08-25-2010, 07:05 PM
#25
Typical Buck
Join Date: May 2010
Location: South East Pa.
Posts: 526
As some of the others said, you may have to try different brands to get accuracy. I have a 99 Savage and Winchester and Federal shoot unbelievably bad in it.(6-7 inch groups @ 100 yards) The Remington Core Lokt .243s shoot a 3 shot group you can cover with a quarter @ 100 yards. The others are way too hot for a lever action and make the bolt sticky when you cycle the gun. Anyway, I have done good on white tails with Remington .243 ammo.
08-26-2010, 08:09 AM
#26
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 1,304
Sometimes when you think you're not grouping well, it's not you, but the ammunition. Some shells do well out of your gun better than others, so for the best grouping results, it pays to try several different ammunition to see what is good in your gun.
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