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<blockquote data-quote="ShootnMathews" data-source="post: 1069962" data-attributes="member: 59915"><p>I really like the 243 caliber for small hunters and for just all around plinking fun for myself. I have two good loads for mine right now. One for yotes and one for deer</p><p></p><p>Yote load: 55 grn Nosler Balistic tip, 43.5 grains of Varget. Shoots 3/4" at worst at around 3700 fps. *note I have not shot a coyote with this load yet, but the foxes I have shot with it, I definitely could not save the fur, one fox was almost blown completely in two. But I don't use this gun for fur hunting. I use it for predator management thru the summer. It's just unfortunate that every time I take this gun I never see a yote, </p><p></p><p>Deer load: 95 grn Nosler ballistic tip, 35.1 grains of Varget. Shoots 1/2 - 5/8 MOA all the way to 500 yards. Running 2886fps, leaves a golfball sized exit hole on lung shots. </p><p></p><p>I am just starting testing with the Berger 95 grain Classic Hunter, which is the hybrid. When I tried VLD bullets I had no luck at all. This hybrid however, my early testing here is showing great promise. It looks like with 44.5 grains of H4831sc is going to get me really close to 3000 fps and 1/4 MOA. I'll post up some data on it after I get the final load worked up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ShootnMathews, post: 1069962, member: 59915"] I really like the 243 caliber for small hunters and for just all around plinking fun for myself. I have two good loads for mine right now. One for yotes and one for deer Yote load: 55 grn Nosler Balistic tip, 43.5 grains of Varget. Shoots 3/4" at worst at around 3700 fps. *note I have not shot a coyote with this load yet, but the foxes I have shot with it, I definitely could not save the fur, one fox was almost blown completely in two. But I don't use this gun for fur hunting. I use it for predator management thru the summer. It's just unfortunate that every time I take this gun I never see a yote, Deer load: 95 grn Nosler ballistic tip, 35.1 grains of Varget. Shoots 1/2 - 5/8 MOA all the way to 500 yards. Running 2886fps, leaves a golfball sized exit hole on lung shots. I am just starting testing with the Berger 95 grain Classic Hunter, which is the hybrid. When I tried VLD bullets I had no luck at all. This hybrid however, my early testing here is showing great promise. It looks like with 44.5 grains of H4831sc is going to get me really close to 3000 fps and 1/4 MOA. I'll post up some data on it after I get the final load worked up. [/QUOTE]
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