.243 bullet weight 100 or 110 gr.

[chris matthews]

My wife and a few others I reccomended this to use the Sierra 85 gr GameKing HPBT. Killed a bunch of big deer with that combo. Fast, flat and accurate with very moderate recoil.

[Michael Eichele]

100 grains will work just fine!

[Pahunter]

chris-
a guy at our hunting camp shoots a 6mm rem with 85 grainers. this past year he shot a yearling doe at 60 yards and the bullet didnt exit. It killed the deer but im not sure how that would work downrange.

PA the bullet probably diden't exit due to it "blowing up" from the high velocity at such a close range. I've seen that alot with 165gr Balistic tips shot out of a 300Wby at 75yds it looks like a bomb went off in the deer , had to scrap both front shoulders and th bullet diden't hit either , but out at 300yds their was a nice half dollar size exit hole and both lungs pretty much destroyed.
Personaly i like the 105gr A-max for deer out of my 243Ai , the gun likes them launched at around 3000fps and they work great all the way out to 325 or so is the farthest I've killed deer with it. I have seen good results with the 95gr Ballistic tips also

[chris matthews]

Don't know, I have shot a bunch of big (200+) deer from 30 to 300 yards with it from a 243 Ackley and they all were one shot kills. All but one exited - he was shot head on, Found the bullet at the base of the tail.
Only one ran after the shot but he went 30 yards- heart shot from 50 yards.
Ain't ever had one blow up and we're pushing them pretty hard out of the 243 Ackley.

[Spotter]

I have seen a small buck shot with an 85gn hollow point out of a .243. The hunter preferred 100gn bullets but didn’t have any loaded up. He used some he had loaded for jackrabbits. About 300yd. Took about 5 steps and never got up. I have shot several with 100gn Game Kings and never had a complaint. I shot one small buck with the 100gn at 25 yds through the chest. MV was about 2900fps. It had about a 3-inch exit wound and he didn't move out of his tracks. I wonder what an 85gn hollow point, that is basically a varmint bullet according to some manufacturers, would do through a shoulder. I would use the 100gn and would have no problem with the 110gn if your barrel will stabilize it. Interesting thread because I am usually arguing that the .243 with 100gn bullets is sufficient for deer and the rest of the world is freaking out about how it is inhumane to shoot a deer with such a light cartridge. I just noticed that you are talking 400yds. Way to far for the .243 in my opinion.

[ 07-11-2004: Message edited by: Spotter ]

[Pahunter]

Should I go with 100 or 110 grain bullets for my .243 out to 400 yds for whitetails?