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Offline APEX PREDATOR

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243 bullets
« on: January 30, 2010, 08:35:16 AM »
i dont reload. i use 100 grain softpoints for deer they work good but want to trie somthing new so what are some of the best factory ammo i was looking at the win xp3 or barnes tsx?
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Re: 243 bullets
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2010, 11:00:50 AM »
try federal nosler partitions.  killed a bunch with my 243 and they shot great
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Re: 243 bullets
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2010, 12:18:21 PM »
About 10-12 years ago I decided to kill 5-6 deer with each factory loading that would group decently in my .243...For about 15 years I had used 100gr CoreLokts and had killed 75 or so deer with it through the years and never lost one...I just wanted to see if certain bullets would kill quicker than others...

Well, I'm back to using the CoreLokts...Part of this is because of the rise in prices of "premium" factory loading we have seen in the past 3 years or so...I stock piled a few boxes of CoreLokts back when they were $12-$14 bucks a box...I just can't see spending $35 a box for a bullet that shoots a little flatter or drops the deer 10 yards closer than the CoreLokts would...

I will tell you that in my testing I found that bullets like the Nosler Partition and the Speer GrandSlam didn't drop a deer any faster than plain jane cup and core bullets like the CoreLokts, the HotCores or the PowerPoints...If anything the deer actually ran further on broadside lung shots...

One bullet that did rise above the rest is the Federal Premium 85gr HPBT Sierra GameKing...When I was told of this bullet, my reply was "That's a groundhog bullet"...The guy laughed at me and just said, try it on a few deer and see what happens...He was right, it's a heck of a loading, but if your shots are within 200 yards, it's not needed...This bullet is my bean field bullet but they are currently selling locally for $35 a box...Luckly I have a few boxes tucked away...

What I'm saying is that the CoreLokts, Federal Classic and Winchester PowerPoints in 100grs are all great deer killers if they group well in your rifle...I'd save your money so you can shoot more often...
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Re: 243 bullets
« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2010, 02:40:13 PM »
100 gr Core Lokt's are all we've used in any of uor .243's and have never lost a sheep, whitetail, or feral hog.  I have been impressed with the amount of damage internally they do on deer size game.  They are a bit much for squirrells though.. :P
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Re: 243 bullets
« Reply #4 on: January 30, 2010, 04:16:53 PM »
i never lost a deer but wanted to try something diff ill prolly keep da 100 grain soft points
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Re: 243 bullets
« Reply #5 on: February 01, 2010, 04:52:01 PM »
Mark, ya got to head shoot them squirrels if ya want to eat em. I've killed grouse when I was hunting with the 257 weatherby but I shot there heads off.  ;D And no I was not wing shooting them  ;D

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Re: 243 bullets
« Reply #6 on: February 06, 2010, 12:02:12 PM »
pastorp, I knew I was doing something wrong!   Actually I asn't too interested in eating squirrell.  Kind of like eating a rat.    ;)
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Re: 243 bullets
« Reply #7 on: February 12, 2010, 05:56:05 PM »
When I use my 6MM Remington it is either loaded with 100 grain Nosler Solid base bullets or 95 gr. Ballistic Tips. I have used Hornady 100 gr. Spire points and Remington corelokts with perfect results also. In this caliber Remington actually got the corelokt right.
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Re: 243 bullets
« Reply #8 on: February 13, 2010, 04:46:23 AM »
IME remington has got the core-lokt right in every caliber I've used.  ;D It's hard not to love those core-lokt bullets.............

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Re: 243 bullets
« Reply #9 on: February 13, 2010, 06:01:21 AM »
Then you must like the "cheap" part. Kind of a soft messy bullet in my opinion most of the time. At least the pointed version anyway.
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Re: 243 bullets
« Reply #10 on: February 26, 2010, 06:04:05 PM »
id have to agree, they are "messy". ive killed a bunch of deer with the 100 grn rem and they make a dang mess out of anything ive shot with them.dont shoot them where yu want to eat them is all i can say!
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Re: 243 bullets
« Reply #11 on: March 15, 2010, 04:37:39 PM »
but one thing ill tell ya. killingest dang bullet i ever found.
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