Y0our best .243 loads for deer

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11 March 2006, 00:38

hard luck

Y0our best .243 loads for deer

My truck gun is a .243 I carry it for coyotes(not my go to rifle for deer) but sometimes I have to use it on deer as it is all I have with me. So what are your best loads for deer, not theory but actual field experience. Thanks

11 March 2006, 01:45

nordrseta

Remington 100 gr CoreLokt in factory ammo and handloads work fine. These days I handload 100 gr Nosler Partitions over IMR4350.

11 March 2006, 02:29

vapodog

100 grain Hornady interlock spire points. RL22 works well for me.

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11 March 2006, 03:26

ned

42 grns IMR 4350 100 grn Sierra Pro Hunter

11 March 2006, 03:40

seafire/B17G

Speer 105 grain SP, 43.5 grains of H 414....

Might be a tad hot... so work up....

3250 fps, out of a 22 inch barrel and very accurate in my Ruger and Winchester 243s....

Will penetrate as well as a partition any day....

cheers
seafire

11 March 2006, 05:16

Nimrod308

Your truck wouldn't haul the whitetail that I have taken or seen taken with the 95 or 100 gr. partition. 33 gr. of IMR3031 has been an accurate though mild load in several rifles. If you want more velocity 4350 works good but the deer will never know it.
Nimrod 308

11 March 2006, 06:16

Fjold

I guess I'm the odd man out. One of my 243's likes the 85 grain Partition with 42 grains of IMR4064 for whitetail and antelope. The other one hasn't shot a big game bullet out of it that I know of (all varmint bullets).

Frank

"I don't know what there is about buffalo that frightens me so.....He looks like he hates you personally. He looks like you owe him money."
- Robert Ruark, Horn of the Hunter, 1953

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11 March 2006, 07:42

Kingfisher

IMR-4350 w/ Hornady 95 gr. SST

11 March 2006, 08:54

Lowrider 49

Sierra 85 gr HPBT thru the ribs...it's magic!!

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12 March 2006, 04:30

6.5 SWEDE

hard luck I use H 4350 and A 100gr. speer bullet fed primer.

12 March 2006, 20:41

bigbill0690

48 gr. 7828 and speer 90 gr. hot core 3220fps. out of a ruger ultra light wieght 181/2 in barrel

12 March 2006, 21:41

ricciardelli

I use the following for everything up to large mule deer:

Cartridge: .243 Winchester
Bullet: Sierra 85 Grain Hollow Point Boat Tail
Powder: 40.4 grains of IMR-4350
Primer: Remington 9-1/2
Case: Remington
Firearm: Ruger 77R
Optics: Leupold 3x9
Velocity: 3,010 FPS @ 15' from muzzle
Accuracy: <3/4", 5-shot, 200-yards