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.

 

[Chaneylake]

95 grain partition federal was perfect in my Winchester 1968 mod 70 until it was stolen about 20 years ago.
They are still just as good in my current 243 bolt action

 

[mike243]

I have had good luck with the Federal 100g btsp carries over 1000lbs past 400y

 

[Deer Assassin]

Any thing loaded with 95 nosler bt

 

[.243 Deer]

I heard someone say 243
My favorite round is the Winchester SuperX 100 grain powerpoints.

I've killed so many deer over the years with a 243. It's my favorite caliber for a reason.

 

[backyardtndeer]

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.

My wife's model 10 in 243 is not very picky. It shoots the 100 grain factory load we tried accurately. Winchester power points and corelokts both shot under 1 inch 100 yard groups.

I load Hornady 100 grain interlocks for her for it under imr4350, they shoot tighter than factory ammo.

 

[WTM]

thanks guys, i have a couple of boxes of 100gr power points. if that does shoot worth a flip ill try a box of the others and go from there.

 

[swampbadger]

I've seen more bang flops with this caliber than I ever saw with my .270! There's something about this lil bullet zaps em on the spot.

Can anyone explain it to me?