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.243 bullet for whitetail
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<blockquote data-quote="johnnyk" data-source="post: 557486" data-attributes="member: 307"><p>The Ballistic Tip will do the job, provided you do yours. Shot placement is always critical, no matter the caliber or energy. We owe it to the animals.</p><p>I have used the 90 or 95 gn Ballistic Tip for groundhogs out to 600yds successfully. They're as accurate a bullet as any out there and are actually better suited for LR rather than close in shots (not counting close head shots).</p><p>For a tougher bullet look at the 90gn Swift Scirocco II or the 85gn Barnes TSX. I haven't used either in this caliber but the Swift has the same tangent ogive as the Nosler and some find them just as accurate in their rifles. The Barnes is just plan tough as nails! The Triple Shocks I have shot (.257/.284) were also very accurate and penetrated thoroughly. I recovered a .257 100gn TSX in 2003 that weighed 99.805gn. The bullet was recovered from the chest of a 150lb 6-pt whitetail shot from 200yds running almost straight away. He piled up at the shot.</p><p>Good luck in your quest. JohnnyK.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="johnnyk, post: 557486, member: 307"] The Ballistic Tip will do the job, provided you do yours. Shot placement is always critical, no matter the caliber or energy. We owe it to the animals. I have used the 90 or 95 gn Ballistic Tip for groundhogs out to 600yds successfully. They're as accurate a bullet as any out there and are actually better suited for LR rather than close in shots (not counting close head shots). For a tougher bullet look at the 90gn Swift Scirocco II or the 85gn Barnes TSX. I haven't used either in this caliber but the Swift has the same tangent ogive as the Nosler and some find them just as accurate in their rifles. The Barnes is just plan tough as nails! The Triple Shocks I have shot (.257/.284) were also very accurate and penetrated thoroughly. I recovered a .257 100gn TSX in 2003 that weighed 99.805gn. The bullet was recovered from the chest of a 150lb 6-pt whitetail shot from 200yds running almost straight away. He piled up at the shot. Good luck in your quest. JohnnyK. [/QUOTE]
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