243???'s need help with ammo

[markh]

i just purchased me a new remington model 700 adl mossy oak brush camo varmint edition .243.. im wanting to deer hunt and shoot varmints with the rifle, does anyone have 1 of these rifles or a 243? if so what kind of bullet do you shoot out of your gun that shoots flat and groups well and has the knock down for a deer at 200 yds

 

[churly]

Hornady superformance sst bullet 94 grain. Red box. Trust me!

 

[Rollcast]

I had a .243 and used 100 grain soft point for deer.

 

[catjuggin]

I use an 85gr BTHP Federal premium ammo. shoots like a lazer past 300yds. Killed a buck this weekend. I only had a neck shot and he dropped in his tracks.
Get good glass

 

[markh]

thanks for the information

 

[SpurHunter]

As already mentioned, go with a heavy bullet for deer, light 55 gr stuff for varmints, etc.

 

[skeeterj01]

winchester makes a silver ballistic tip in 55gr and 95 gr. i have used the 95 gr silver ballistic tip and its deadly. actually 12 out of 15 deer i have shot the last 3 years have dropped in there tracks.

 

[Kirk]

I have a Rem 7400 chambered in .243 topped with a Nikon scope. It is sighted in 1 inch over bull at 100 yards using Federal 100 grain power shock soft point. It will kill at 200 yards plus. My son made a 189 yard shot down at White Oak Plantation when was 12 years old using this rifle and set up. The big doe only made it about 40 yards. </p>

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[Liveliner]

Light bullets Like the 85 gr BPBT and lighter are excellent for varmints. However, It has the shock to take down anything. BUT It will explode two inches inside the deer and will NOT produce an exit opening that will allow a Blood trail. I have used a 243 with success but you better do a neck or vitals shot. Anything else will result in a lost deer. For deer hunting, Go for the 100 or 105 grain load. If you are loading your own, then by all means load 95 gr Nosler Partition bullets. That partition will keep the Ultra fast bullet in tack as it passes through a deer. It gives great shock with the performance of a larger bullet

 

[graybullet]

Liveliner - 11/26/2012 7:16 PM

Light bullets Like the 85 gr BPBT and lighter are excellent for varmints. However, It has the shock to take down anything. BUT It will explode two inches inside the deer and will NOT produce an exit opening that will allow a Blood trail. I have used a 243 with success but you better do a neck or vitals shot. Anything else will result in a lost deer. For deer hunting, Go for the 100 or 105 grain load. If you are loading your own, then by all means load 95 gr Nosler Partition bullets. That partition will keep the Ultra fast bullet in tack as it passes through a deer. It gives great shock with the performance of a larger bullet

I've used Nosler Partition for years. They are awsome!!!!!

 

[Radar]

I used to load my own and used a Sierra 85 gr bthp which federal premium loads now, i dont load anymore and have since switched to Winchester 95 gr ballistic silver tips which have performed flawless on deer and coyotes, mostly shoulder shots. They shoot great out of my gun but the cheap federal 100 gr soft points are the only ones that shoot a tight group out of my sons rifle. You can't kill them if you don't hit em!! I've heard .243's are too little for nearly 30 yrs now but smaller cartridges are legal?? I have the bullet my son made an Alabama heart shot on a running deer and it was recovered just under the skin in the neck, staying in the deer is not always bad, it means that every ounce of energy was used in the animal and not the ground on the other side of it. Shot placement is key.
I've had more deer run after I hit them with a 7 mag than the .243 .
Anyway try several, shoot what your rifle likes, and shoot with confidence.

 

[mlc0341]

105 hornady A MAX will drop them every time it a awesome flat shooting deer droping round