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<blockquote data-quote="sdakotaguy" data-source="post: 2491235" data-attributes="member: 81549"><p>Flamed, for bullet choice, & digging up 10 year old thread, Yes a bit of flame may be called for. Well Ill offer another perspective any way.</p><p>Now this perspective is from a guy who has never fired a 243. Though I have taken a lot of deer with a 6mm REM which is so very close in so many ways. & last years deer was taken with a 6mm ARC.</p><p></p><p>So I started deer hunting a little over 40 years ago w the 6mm Rem & in the 6mm Rem, a 100 gr cup & core SP bullet was what was recommended to me & Boy howdy the 100 gr SP worked well!</p><p></p><p>I have taken nearly as many deer with archery equipment as rifle over the years. In either Archery or Rifle I am a big believer in a heavy for caliber hunting projectile. Name of the game IMHO is I want a bullet that works well even when things don't go exactly to plan.</p><p>Consensus seems to be a bullet with a higher sectional density that expands well while retaining at least 60% of its weight tends to be more reliable even when the shot goes a bit wrong. Don't take me wrong as I am not recommending taking questionable shots. Point here is when the real world experience results in a shoulder bone hit. Even though that was not the intended impact point. The heavier bullet offers a better chance of getting to the vitals for a quick reliable kill shot.</p><p></p><p>Must say the heavier bullets 100 gr in the 6mm rem & 108 gr in the 6mm ARC worked well for me. Now I also came across some 95 gr Fusion bullets. Loaded those 95 gr gold dot type bullets in the 6mm ARC. Did a few milk jug test to recover bullets fired into a series of milk jugs filled w water. In terms of expansion & retained weight that bullet was picture perfect phenomenal.</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1001655696?pid=410655#reviews[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sdakotaguy, post: 2491235, member: 81549"] Flamed, for bullet choice, & digging up 10 year old thread, Yes a bit of flame may be called for. Well Ill offer another perspective any way. Now this perspective is from a guy who has never fired a 243. Though I have taken a lot of deer with a 6mm REM which is so very close in so many ways. & last years deer was taken with a 6mm ARC. So I started deer hunting a little over 40 years ago w the 6mm Rem & in the 6mm Rem, a 100 gr cup & core SP bullet was what was recommended to me & Boy howdy the 100 gr SP worked well! I have taken nearly as many deer with archery equipment as rifle over the years. In either Archery or Rifle I am a big believer in a heavy for caliber hunting projectile. Name of the game IMHO is I want a bullet that works well even when things don't go exactly to plan. Consensus seems to be a bullet with a higher sectional density that expands well while retaining at least 60% of its weight tends to be more reliable even when the shot goes a bit wrong. Don't take me wrong as I am not recommending taking questionable shots. Point here is when the real world experience results in a shoulder bone hit. Even though that was not the intended impact point. The heavier bullet offers a better chance of getting to the vitals for a quick reliable kill shot. Must say the heavier bullets 100 gr in the 6mm rem & 108 gr in the 6mm ARC worked well for me. Now I also came across some 95 gr Fusion bullets. Loaded those 95 gr gold dot type bullets in the 6mm ARC. Did a few milk jug test to recover bullets fired into a series of milk jugs filled w water. In terms of expansion & retained weight that bullet was picture perfect phenomenal. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1001655696?pid=410655#reviews[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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