Hi guys
what do you consider the best projectile in 100 grains for medium game "deer" etc would be used in a 6mm rem

I'd say for deer sized game, the Sierra Gameking would, and does do wonderfully! The pro-hunter would also be another top choice from Sierra, same bullet minus the boat-tail.

http://www.sierrabullets.com/i...um=1560&bullettype=0

My actual favorite is the old Nosler 100 gr Solid Base. I haven't shot anything yet with the newer 95 gr Ballistic Tip, and the Noser Partition is still the standard by which others are judged, but a bit pricey. Seriously, the one that shoots best in your rifle is the one to use, unless it's performance on game proves to be unacceptable, then try the next most accurate bullet.

I have had consistent success with my 243 using the Hornady 100 grain boat-tail spire point interlock bullet.

anyone of them work just fine..

of course the best is the partition.. however, the others are more than up to the task when placed where they need to go..

I've used most all the above mentioned in my 6mm Rem the one I like the best is Horndy 100 SP.The 87 gr horndy is great on antelope

I've seen better accuracy from the 95gr Partition than the 100gr & I don't think deer can tell the difference.

2ndTimer said it first: The old Nosler Solid Base with conventional lead tip is an outstanding bullet in the 6mm bore. They are ocassionally available from Shooters Pro Shop as seconds or factory overruns.

Closely following the Solid Base would be the Sierra Pro Hunter (I'm a little antsy about the way a conventional boattail may sometimes spit out its core). However, the largest whitetail I've ever seen killed was with a single shot with a 100 grain Game King from a .243.

The Nosler Partition will always work well, but it is more expensive than is necessary for whitetails (and similar).

If I'm going to hunt deer w/ a 6mm/243, I'm not going to load or shoot anything less than a premium bullet. My preference is the partition, but other premiums will work. I like exit holes on bs shots, especially w/ smaller calibers.

Another vote for the hornady 100 gr SPBT. I load them over H4831SC. I push them at 3010 fps out of the wife's 22" barreled M70. She is extremely accurate and deadly on coyote, deer and antelope with that bullet and load. Terminal performance has always been excellent. In my opinion the Hornady Interlok bullets are premium bullets in standard cartridges.

Larry Gibson

My choice is the Nosler Partition. The 85 grain has been just as good as the 100 grain on white-tails. The 90 grain Swift Scirocco II is also very effective.

For an inexpensive bullet, the 100 grain Remington Core-Lokt has always performed well for me.

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what do you consider the best projectile in 100 grains for medium game "deer" etc would be used in a 6mm rem

Right now I'm loaded up with Remington ultra bonded 100 grain core-lokts.

My second choice would be Hornady 100 grain interlock flat base bullets.

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If I'm going to hunt deer w/ a 6mm/243, I'm not going to load or shoot anything less than a premium bullet.

A quite common misconception, although when the "premium" bullet is a Nosler Partition that works fine.

A smaller caliber like a .243 needs significant expansion. "Pencilling through" to leave a "good blood trail" is a sure way to increase your lost game ratio. A bullet does nothing to inflict trauma after it has left the animal. Nor does simply extending the trauma to the non-vital muscle on the off-side of the animal do anything to reduce the animal to possession.

Bottom line: Deer-sized game is most quickly and surely killed with a conventional cup-and-core bullet which expands farily rapidly (and perhaps even partially fragments), penetrating only as far as necessary to do its work within the thorax of the animal. The Nosler Partition does well due to its very soft front half. "Harder" "premium" bullets may often disappoint in their slow kill and the frequently great distance game will run after an otherwise fatal shot.

Just to reiterate Stonecreeks message - the only true failure I had with a 243 was an 85gr sierra BTHP gameking that didn't really expand much on a 150yard shot on a small fallow buck.

Perfect double lung, good reaction. I left it to wait for another one (it was the rut) and followed up 75 minutes later at which point it got up and ran!

Recovered the next morning - hole through both lungs. Missed a rib on the way in and barely touched one on the way out. MV 3,150fps

Slower speer hot core 105gr bullet took noticably longer to kill deer than the 100gr partition.

The 100gr partition is very impressive on larger deer.

another + for the sierra 100 gr SPBT

If you can find any of the 90gr Speer Hot-Cor bullets, they work as well as any 0.243" Bullet. All the Standard Grade 100gr bullets made by everyone(Rem, Win, Hornady, Speer, Sierra, Nosler) work just fine.

Biggest problem with any of these is the relatively small Exit. It allows the innards to easily shift and close off the Exit so the Blood remains inside.

Good Hunting and clean 1-shot Kills.

Thanks for the replys guys will try some of the partitions

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A smaller caliber like a .243 needs significant expansion.

"Pencilling through" to leave a "good blood trail" is a sure way to increase your lost game ratio. A bullet does nothing to inflict trauma after it has left the animal.

Bottom line: Deer-sized game is most quickly and surely killed with a conventional cup-and-core bullet which expands farily rapidly (and perhaps even partially fragments), penetrating only as far as necessary to do its work within the thorax of the animal.

All 100% total commonsense. The best "killer" in 243 I haver found is the Hornady Light magnum with its conventional Hornady Interlock 100 grain Soft Point.

And even these "shoot through" at short range.