243 ammo?

[WTM]

short story i have a 2nd gen savage 110 i bought at a poacher auction. all of my reloading stuff is still packed up.

what ammo have yall had good luck with in 243? ive tried some hornady deer hunter but it shot horribly. want to try some other brands and see if it will shoot before i try a recrown or rebarrel.

 

[Remi]

I've always seen federal fusion and the cheap federal blue box perform well on paper and critters.

 

[tnanh]

Core lokt.

 

[MUP]

100 gr Remington corkokts were always very effective before I started handloading.

 

[REN]

80g Barnes TTSX, 90g Nosler Accubond. Sig Sauer 90 accubond have always been my go to for that caliber. IMO ammo type for whitetail with it is really important

If you can find them, those 85g Sierra gamekings are awesome as well

I have used and shot a 243 for 30 years and killed a dumptruck full of animals with it. Was my favorite caliber for a long time.

 

[knightrider]

Win siler ballistic tips, federal blue box and rem corlocts of thise three one will usually give great accuracy and good killers

 

[REN]

comes down to what you want to spend and what type of terminal performance you are looking for. I lean toward pass through weight retention type of person so I generally like to hunt with barnes or something like an accubond. If you prefer the internal energy transfer type performance then go more to a ballistic type, gameking, or corelokt type of bullet.

 

[swampbadger]

95 grain green tip remington

 

[Remington700]

I loved the Federal 100 grain Sierra game kings. Then of course they stopped making them. So I have switched to Federal blue box 100 grain power shock.

 

[TnBob]

I've killed a bunch with 100gr corlockts. Got some Barnes 80gr TTSX to try but haven't shoot them yet.

 

[DaveB]

I have had a 243 since mid-1980's. The 90-grain Accubond took me nearly three years of try and try again until I found the right combo. The 95, 100, and 105 gr Partition were easy to find the magic charge weight and powder.

So, stick to heavier weight bullet.