vedauvoo
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No hold over at all out to 50 miles!
Maybe I'd better check my chrono...
That's twice today on LRH I've butchered my numbers!
Best 243 bullet for deer?
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Maybe I'd better check my chrono...
That's twice today on LRH I've butchered my numbers!
Calvin45
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A 200,000 foot pound .243 and you'd still have people reminding you that it's not a real elk rifle
vedauvoo
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Yeah, but what do the guides and outfitters know?A 200,000 foot pound .243 and you'd still have people reminding you that it's not a real elk rifle
BTW, the recoil amputated his arm at the shoulder joint!
lubbockdave
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I LOVE the Barnes Vortex 85 grn TTSX-smokes deer and hogs for me with recoil that is noticeably less than any 100 grn soft point I have run!
coyote wacker
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I've shot 1000's of deer on Animal Control with the Sierra 85g HPBT GameKing Is one of the best for the 243 on deer....one shot is all it takes.....
We have taken some darn big deer in Kansas at some distance, Rem 700 sporter, 100g Hornady BTSP, close to a max load of H4350. The Longest one has ever run was about 30 feet!
sdakotaguy
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Question: Regarding shot placement when using the 85g Sierra, Do you always choose the behind the shoulder shot or do CNS shots come into play as well?
coyote wacker
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Behind the shoulder .... top of heart - double lung....when on deer control late summer early fall I do not want to track a deer most drop in under 30 yards very high percentage drop at the shot....
I prefer behind the shoulder No. 1 just a larger higher percentage area....No. 2 less loss of meat because all is donated to people in need....No. 3 CNS there is a greater chance of sever wounding if your just a little bit off and I do not want to be tracking in mosquito and tick infested areas also deer will find a safer area to feed not helping me reach the quota.....
270yotekiller
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I use Hornady interlocks (also a Sask hunter) and when the Does weight upwards of 180 lbs and bucks average 250+lbs they don'r run very far with these pills. Deer are very tough animals but proper bullet placement and they are DEAD! Good Luck to your son and you! Keep us posted please.
Pretty much any bullet you pick will work great out of a 243. I load 60 grain sierras for my sons 6 creedmoor. Deer tend to nose dive when hit!
Hugnot
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I like solid copper bullets. Often shots are less than ideal, and the solid bullets usually penetrate in a straight line to vital areas. This is assuming adequate stability for longer bullets. Quite a difference in deer hunting, like 125–150-pound deers at 75-150 yards & close to 300 pounders almost 1/4 mile distant. My .243 has a 8 twist barrel.
davidheart
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Deer are easy to kill. Nearly anything will work as this thread has pointed out. I've had good success using a 65gr Gameking or 55gr Hornady SP out of a .223 for example. Meat damage and creating two holes is what I worry about more at this point. Some bullets are more explosive than others and in my opinion some bullets won't create wide wounds in small calibers like 22 or 6mm bullets. (ie Barnes TSX)
I've switched to Lehigh Defense controlled chaos bullets and Hammer Hunters because I've found lead far from the entrance/exit in multiple deer and I hunt primarily to feed my family. Interlocks never gave me a problem. I like copper now as a personal choice.
- Joshua
I've switched to Lehigh Defense controlled chaos bullets and Hammer Hunters because I've found lead far from the entrance/exit in multiple deer and I hunt primarily to feed my family. Interlocks never gave me a problem. I like copper now as a personal choice.
- Joshua
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