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I have used Winchester 100g with all bang flops but noticed that the tips would deform when racking them out of the savages blind mag,went to Federal 100g and more bang flops for several years then tried the 95g Remington accutips,very accurate but was getting runners.Now when I want the best I pick the federal with the Sierra boat tail in 100g,over 1000lbs of energy left at 400y and is accurate.I never tried the core locks for what ever reason but velocity kills them quick so I stuck with the faster for weight loading's.Have always read 1000 lbs for deer and have based my rifles for deer off that,I see folks buying pistol caliber rifles and some have less than 500'lbs at the muzzle and have to wonder how much is left at 50&100y :shock: .hate to pass up a shot or only wound 1 with a round that is border line
 
mike243":12rwajtm said:
I have used Winchester 100g with all bang flops but noticed that the tips would deform when racking them out of the savages blind mag,went to Federal 100g and more bang flops for several years then tried the 95g Remington accutips,very accurate but was getting runners.Now when I want the best I pick the federal with the Sierra boat tail in 100g,over 1000lbs of energy left at 400y and is accurate.I never tried the core locks for what ever reason but velocity kills them quick so I stuck with the faster for weight loading's.Have always read 1000 lbs for deer and have based my rifles for deer off that,I see folks buying pistol caliber rifles and some have less than 500'lbs at the muzzle and have to wonder how much is left at 50&100y :shock: .hate to pass up a shot or only wound 1 with a round that is border line
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Have you noticed any connection between shot placement and instant kills - "BangFlops"? It seems like most of the hunters who say they drop deer in their tracks are shooting for the high shoulder shot to break them down fast. In contrast the "Behind the shoulder" shot placement seems to almost always get that 50 yard wild run before they drop. I always go for behind the shoulder and almost all my deer run 50+ yards no matter what I shoot them with.
 
Nosler 95 and 100 grain partitions on top of Nosler Book max IMR7828 R-P brass and 210M primers. In my Rem 700 they are loaded OUT.
 
Aquaholic":1vsn5s6k said:
The one that YOUR gun shoots the best...

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Thats not always the best choice, 55 grain ballistic tips will shoot .25 groups but I don't want to go throwing them at deer
 
Hunter 257W":1ldlsrl1 said:
mike243":1ldlsrl1 said:
I have used Winchester 100g with all bang flops but noticed that the tips would deform when racking them out of the savages blind mag,went to Federal 100g and more bang flops for several years then tried the 95g Remington accutips,very accurate but was getting runners.Now when I want the best I pick the federal with the Sierra boat tail in 100g,over 1000lbs of energy left at 400y and is accurate.I never tried the core locks for what ever reason but velocity kills them quick so I stuck with the faster for weight loading's.Have always read 1000 lbs for deer and have based my rifles for deer off that,I see folks buying pistol caliber rifles and some have less than 500'lbs at the muzzle and have to wonder how much is left at 50&100y :shock: .hate to pass up a shot or only wound 1 with a round that is border line
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Have you noticed any connection between shot placement and instant kills - "BangFlops"? It seems like most of the hunters who say they drop deer in their tracks are shooting for the high shoulder shot to break them down fast. In contrast the "Behind the shoulder" shot placement seems to almost always get that 50 yard wild run before they drop. I always go for behind the shoulder and almost all my deer run 50+ yards no matter what I shoot them with.
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Not specific to the .243 but I do not find a correlation with this. I have shot deer through both lungs that dropped immediately with not so much as a twitch and a couple of others that run for 30-40 yards before they realize they are dead. I shot two does last season that were at 135 yards together. The first one I blew up the heart and front shoulder and she ran 60 yards into the woods. The second was a dead broadside through both lungs behind the shoulder and she dropped and never moved. This has been my experience with 165 and 180 gr accu-bonds out of a 30-06. I would imagine it has something to do with the animal itself, adrenaline level, level of shock felt and obviously bullet placement.
 
95gr Nosler Ballistic Tips
80gr Barnes TTSX
95gr Berger Classic Hunter


Any of the above are excellent bullet choices from my experience.
 
Always a heart lung shot.heart shot 2 6 pts 1 year with my 300wm and both ran 100y or so. You corrolate i corrolate and i still say i get bang flops with the 243 but not my other rifles and after spine shooting 1 on purpose with my ml i dont ruin no more back strap and no more movie star shots for me
 
A high velocity round enters the rib cage and then segments into 2-3 parts that bounce around jellying stuff,the premium bullets hold their shape and coarse so a lot of times 2 holes with out wide spread damage hence the running dead deal,I shot a nice 8pt that walked by a sign post rub at a very fast walk,60y or maybe 70y at the most,150g core lock into the ribs,3 big bounds and he went down,when I gutted him the bullet separated into 3 large parts that spread out into a 6" pattern by the time it hit the far side rib cage. On other deer I have shot the core locks have stayed together and caused runners,in Vietnam they found the 223 bullets would enter and then bounce around causing lots of damage.But like others have stated some deer are going to take off no matter what you hit them with.
 
I'm not a big .243 fan but have used them due to my kids using them. I have heard all the rage about the 95 gr Ballistic Tips and I have shot several deer with them. Not one bang flop of the handful of deer and the runners were well over 100 yards with lung shots.

I have also loaded the Sierra 85 gr HPBTs. They seem to kill really well and have produced better results for me. While not a bang flop, they didn't go as far. I have used these to kill out to 410 yards and they produced venison.
 
DaveB":2xv34kbz said:
Nosler 95 and 100 grain partitions on top of Nosler Book max IMR7828 R-P brass and 210M primers. In my Rem 700 they are loaded OUT.
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X2 on the 100 gr Nosler Partition. Great bullet, not the cheapest but will not let you down.
 
eightpointer":byb5p50x said:
95 gr
Federal Fusion
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^^^^^Started out deer hunting with a .243 back in 1968. Shoot mostly factory ammo. Have shot them all and found out that my
rifle like Federals best. Still use the same rifle - Winchester pre-64 featherweight.
 
100 grain Nosler Partitions are indeed expensive if you buy them at your local big box or LGS.

However, this is THE place for Nosler bullets.

http://www.shootersproshop.com/nosler-p ... -50ct.html

The price is $14.00 per 50 plus a flat ship rate of $13 bucks ( and no sales tax!!).

I generally like to have a stash of components for every caliber I own so that shipping fee is spread across 400 or more rounds (.224 .243 .277 .284 and .308 diameters).
 
I've shot 100 gr Hornady and Sierra and 85-100 Nosler partition, along with 95 Nosler Ballistic Tip. All work well,and for whitetail, MORE than adequate.
 

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