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Best .243 Bullet Choices for Deer?
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<blockquote data-quote="RT2506" data-source="post: 996446" data-attributes="member: 10178"><p>After actually reading what the OP asked I would like to relate my experience.</p><p>I did some average 100 to 150 lb white tail deer shooting with a wildcat caliber made up on a 225 Winchester case necked out to 6mm from a 14" barrel Contender pistol. It had the slow twist that would not shoot a bullet much over 80 grs. It would shoot the 80s at 2850 fps. I started out shooting the now discontinued 80 gr Sierra Single Shot Pistol bullet. My findings were that out to 100 yards it was too lightly constructed for my liking. It never exited a deer and unless the spine was hit the deer would run off a ways and leave little or no blood trail. My understanding is that the 80 gr Sierra Blitz is basically the same bullet. The 85 gr Nosler partition really did a good job on these deer but was not glint edge accurate and I never got to shoot a deer over 108 yards away. It is a tall order to want a bullet that is light enough constructed to kill yotes well but tough enough to kill a white tail deer. It will take some experimentation but I would suggest one of these bullets to try. The Sierra 85 gr Varminter, 85 gr Sierra HP Game King, or if you can find them and that is a BIG IF these days the Speer 80 gr DeepCurl sp may be the best of them all. Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RT2506, post: 996446, member: 10178"] After actually reading what the OP asked I would like to relate my experience. I did some average 100 to 150 lb white tail deer shooting with a wildcat caliber made up on a 225 Winchester case necked out to 6mm from a 14" barrel Contender pistol. It had the slow twist that would not shoot a bullet much over 80 grs. It would shoot the 80s at 2850 fps. I started out shooting the now discontinued 80 gr Sierra Single Shot Pistol bullet. My findings were that out to 100 yards it was too lightly constructed for my liking. It never exited a deer and unless the spine was hit the deer would run off a ways and leave little or no blood trail. My understanding is that the 80 gr Sierra Blitz is basically the same bullet. The 85 gr Nosler partition really did a good job on these deer but was not glint edge accurate and I never got to shoot a deer over 108 yards away. It is a tall order to want a bullet that is light enough constructed to kill yotes well but tough enough to kill a white tail deer. It will take some experimentation but I would suggest one of these bullets to try. The Sierra 85 gr Varminter, 85 gr Sierra HP Game King, or if you can find them and that is a BIG IF these days the Speer 80 gr DeepCurl sp may be the best of them all. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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