fulldraw74
Senior Member
Gagirl got a new .243 for this coming season....I'm sure its been discussed before but what type of ammo are yall shooting and prefer over the others?
FD I use the core lokt rounds also.I just picked this one up yesterday.Does this mean since me and her shoot the same caliber rifle seminole hunter is gonna be pm'ing me now?
I would not recommend a ballistic tip of ANY KIND for a 243. My daughter shot two different does two years ago with Federal 95gr ballistic tips. And before all of yall start, both were perfectly placed behind the shoulder shots. The girl can put them where they belong.
Both deer ran, which is OK if there is a blood trail. There wasn't on either deer. Both bullets failed to exit the deer and did do extensive damage which was fine, but the two deer ran 100 and 110 yards through the middle of thick swamp bottoms. The first one I got lucky on and just walked up on her after 40 minutes. The second, it took me about three hours to find. No blood anywhere except where both deer had piled up.
If you don't mind spending the money, I'd agree the 100 grain Nosler Partitions are the best there is. Last year we has really good performance from the 95 grain Federal Fusion bullets. They sure are a whole lot cheaper than the others.
Good luck whatever you choose.
My daughter dearly loves her 243.I'm sure you will too!
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