The 243 is severely under rated by anyone who hasn't used one. They are absolutely devastating on thin skinned animals. Watched one turn a coyote inside out!
Had some Browning BXV in the 65 gr. doesn't work out well for the woodchucks😉 How is the shoulder penetration with 100 gr. core-lokt at 200 yards? Edit: white tail shoulder.
.243 is the round I used to introduce my daughter to deer hunting. I was a 30-06 guy my whole life but at 12 years old she would never be able to shoot that. I had completely underestimated the .243. She has harvested every year and has never needed more than one shot. The furthest any deer went was about 10 yards. She shoots the Remington 100 gr. Core Lokt PSP green and yellow box, and it is devastating. I've considered switching to .243 myself after seeing it in actions for a few years now.
I agree 100%. In 1967, Dad found a Remington Model 600 at the JC Penney Catalog Return Store & with Mom's Employee Discount we walked out for $80. A doe that Fall was my 1st deer...followed by 11 bucks over the next 12 years (missed 1 year because of motorcycle accident). Only once did I take more than a single shot, and that was a buck bounding away that I missed on the 1st shot.
243 Winchester, excellent cartridge for mule dear. The heaviest bullet you can find, 100 grain, 105 grain, 107 grain, Nosler partition. These bullets have a high sectional density, very tough bullets, controlled expansion, deep penetrating. ❤
I have used a 243 with 100gr bullet for over 40years of hunting and have never lost a deer. Most never run out of sight, it has been my go to rifle for so many reasons. Start your grandchildren off with some varmint hunting, this will give them chance for a lot of practice. Depending on where you are farmers will allow you to take groundhogs or Prarie dog's they will get trigger time and remember aim small miss small. Take them out and have some fun, as a kid in the south loved my time shooting groundhogs when chores were finished.
Federal fusions are excellent for the money in my opinion. Terminal ascent is one of the best factory loads on the market as well. Any monolithic projectile will also do well in smaller calibers that need to stay together a little more than the bigger stuff.
I argue that the 6.5 creedmoor was pointless, all we needed was fast twist rate 243. If you want something at 6.5 just go with the 264.. instead of enjoying what we already have we obsolete what we already have for new fads
@@of-IsraelThe 243 Win is a great cartridge, but I think that the main reason that the 6.5 Creedmoor got so popular was that people could take their hunting rifles and hit steel at 600- 1000 yards with factory ammo. The 243 needs both a faster twist AND a longer action to have its best long-range performance. A lot of short actions (or their magazines) are limited to about 2.82" COAL. You really need an intermediate-length acton to get the most out of a 243. It is interesting to note that the 6.5 Creedmoor was designed as a short-action target round for 1000 yard competition. Hornady didn't even make hunting ammo for the 6.5 CM at its introduction in 2007. Most people forget that the 6.5CM didn't sell very well the first few years. It took 7 or 8 years to "suddenly" become popular.
I used handloaded 90gr Barnes for several years in .243 for deer. It did great, kind of supercharges the small round’s terminal ballistics. I’d use the Hornady CX or Barnes now. Basically any of the heavier bonded, partition or copper monolithic.
If you are skiddish about the bullet not staying together, try federal fusion. It splits the difference between cup and core /budget ammo and premium stuff. They have electroplated jackets that are bonded to the core by the nature of manufacturing for up close weight retention, yet are softer than a standard jacket so they expand at longer ranges . Of go premium if you can afford it. The nosler patrician , barns tsx, federal trophy bonded bear claws ( was spear), speer hot core ,speer grand slam ,nosler accubond, and many others will do the job well up close and will expand at 200 yards +. Happy hunting
When I was 12 years old, ( back in the 70's") my dad bought me a .243 Ithaca/ Tikka. He made me shoot 80 grain Remington core- lorkt Yes, Remington made them back then for 80 grn. I still have the box. It kicked like a mule to me at that age, but I was dropping bucks, (100YDS) coyotes, hogs... one thing that stood out, (what I believe,) due to the high velocity, the tissue would come out on the entrance wound and a small hole on exit wound. It was a killer. I now use IMR4831, 95 grn SST.
Many Hunters have used it over the years . I have kept a magazine now for probably over 15 years. It has an article about 4 Co-workers who went Hunting up North where Mule Deer are . Where most Hunters look for the Largest Antlers , One Hunter liked the Distance of the Shot and saw a Mule Deer at 605 yards and got it with one shot from a .243.
My little Steven's in 243 is a MEAT MAKER! Bought it to get stepson goin on deep south whitetails and then the grandkids and now I carry it in WV. It likes 90 grains in the accuracy dept...but 100 grn is only slightly less accurate (2" 3 shot group vs 1-1 ¹/²" in the 90 grn).
For whitetail the old Hornady 100gr Interlock is a great round. Another good thing about the Hornady 100gr Interlock is it has worked in 1 and 10 twist barrels as well as faster twist. There is a calculator to help with this at Litz and on the Berger site. You will need to know the length of the bullet, barrel twist of your rifle, (you can do this with a cleaning rod and a piece of tape, put the piece tape on rod and measure distance of round travel for one complete turn of the tape on rod as pushed in barrel) and velocity of the round. The 85gr Sierra Gameking and Barnes 80gr ttsx. Although in my opinion monolithic bullets need higher velocity but also penetrate a little more than cup and core. I have also used the Winchester 100gr PowerPoint / soft point with excellent results. The Sierra 85 gr Gameking would be great for a beginner as it will have even less recoil. It is just hard to find for reloading at this time. Nosler makes great bullets if accuracy is there. Testing a few different loads to see what your rifle, (each is different) likes at 100 yards is best.
Here in SW Virginia, 243 is the most common deer rifle in the safe with a 100gr PSP. Coyote, groundhog, deer,, crow, bear, even turkey and the infamous soda jug are fair one shot game. My first was grandad's 788 thenI moved to a 783 of my own.
.243 is an excellent deer cartridge. Both of my kids have taken multiple whitetails with .243s and, so far, the fathest one has gone has been 18 yards. That was a fairly big-bodied buck. When good shots are made, it works very well. For years rhey have shot the 100 grain hollow points by Winchester; super accurate in both of their rifles and devastating on deer. They stopped making them and we switched to 100 gr Hornady American Whitetail. This will be the first season for that round, but it has a great track record.
Ron is the man! My .243 Winchester likes 90 grain Nosler ballistic tip bullets and 100 grain Sierra game kings. It's a great caliber. It also loves 87 grain Hornady v max, but I only use those for coyotes.
The Remington core lock in 100 gr has always done me very good for many many years from deer to varmint. Not fur friendly though but is very accurate from my ruger m77
I load 95 grain nosler ballistic tips for my m77 and it will drop bullets in the same hole at 200 yards. Love that gun. Have one in .243, .22-250, and 7mm mag
Very versatile. Light bullet for varmints and heavier ones for deer. My son wanted to go hunting onetime and i didnt gave anything loaded except some 75gr Hornady HPs. So that is what i gave him to hunt and where he was hunting i thought it a snowball chance in the land down under he would even see a buck. At 11 the phone rang, come get me and my deer. Perfect shot entrance between two ribs, blew virals to mush and landed on the ribcage opposite side. He said it went down like he was hit with sledge hammer. Hard to beat 70 gr Btips on groundhogs up around 3600 fps or a 100gr at 2900 fps.
I've always used 100gr. Core lock in 243 cal. And never had any problem's putting deer down. I use my 700 Remington bolt action 243 cal. And I have to say from 30 yards all the way out to 250 yards it's always served me well with the 100 GR bullet and I use Winchester ammunition I have it sighted in with that brand Winchester in 100 gr. And I stay with that brand ammo and grain weight bullet I don't shoot all different brands because different brands will change point of impact and trajectory even velocity. So I keep the same ammo and grain weight bullet to keep my grouping the same.
Been using my .243 win with 95-100 grain bullets since 1977…. Never failed me yet, deer, hogs, black bear too, farthest big game harvest was a ten point white tail ( dressed at 156 pounds) at 370 yards measured with a laser rangefinder … save the smaller bullets for coyotes and bobcats .
I remember a simpler time when us hillbillies only had one of two choices, 30-06, 30-30. There was the Mauser 7.92 x 57 that Uncle Homer brought home from Germany, but no one had ammo for it.
80 gr PSP all day. Taken lots of deer even out to 200yds with it. Bullet usually sticks in the far side hide which means all the energy was dumped into the deer. I’ve heard people complain about the 243 and everyone of them was using 100gr.
100 grain 243 punches above its weight. My son has a single shot H and R that I have shot many deer with because it is so easy to clean and care for. I keep rounds in a round holder on the stock and can reload it in about 2 seconds.
.243 is great with bullets in 90 to 100 grain expanding point bullets. I have had no issues on Pronghorn and Whitetails, one issue with a mule deer the 100 grain soft points zipped through with little expansion on heart lung shots x3 Deer went down, but his head did not 3 shots just zipped threw him-neck shot anchored him and ended his suffering.
Don't forget the 90 grain nosler accubonds for 243. You can reload your own or get federal premium factory loads. They are mean as hell on deer. I like the Remington corelokt and nosler ballistic tips too. 243 is a cool little cartridge.
fantastic whitetail cartridge,,,,,,, i use it and aim for the neck,,,,105 grain ,,,,,they drop like a rock at all the distances i've ever shot at in the last 50 years
Federal Premium, 100 grain Nosler Partition, out of a Browning BLR, I can cover 3 rounds with a paper target patch at 100 yards. Every deer it's touched, hasn't gone far at all
Hell my grandfather hunts with his .243 still my dad hunts with his .243 still I hunt with my .243 still all use 100Gr Hornady light recoil easy to shoulder drops deer in their tracks but my grandfather used for Bear ,coyotes,bobcat ,Etc,etc when my wife and myself are blessed I will have my a .243 for my child it is a underrated cartridge in todays modern firearm choices and we all hunt up in the Michigans Upper Peninsula never felt under powered or needed for anything bigger my cousin had his 30-06 I wasn’t feeling to hot and slept in at deer camp and he borrowed my .243 well the rest was history we ran down to sportsman warehouse and he ended up buying a setup and same ammo.
Nice grandpa, I got an 8mm as an introduction at 10! I couldn't afford to shoot anything else till after college, so I figured all rifles kicked more or less the same other than stopping guns of course. I got to shoot a daniel defense ARtype build and a Springfield bullpup both in 5.56 nato. Oh my god, they're so much fun to rip off and you can shoot 50-100 rounds with no shoulder or cheek soreness!
Started all my kids with a New England pardner breach break .223 youth when they were 6 or 7 years old, and they all had great success. A .243 should do just fine...
If your looking for a gun that will shoot 200 yard 243 could do it but I would go the 270 because I have a 243 and if there is one thing I know about them it's they're not good for range or penetration. Now don't get me wrong they are really good guns beginners but you want to shoot long or hard 270 would be my option. Good luck
70 grain nosler accutip, 50 metres will go through 16mm 5/8" steel i beam member. Can put 12 rounds in a beer bottle cap at 100metres. 100 grain soft point will hit a 20 litre drum and frag out without going through all the way. Maybe better from a stand in wooded areas closer in, 70grain accutip for further out. Hope this can help.
I had trouble with 100 grain Remington core locts going through mule deer shoulders… 2 times, one shot at 160 yds and the other at 60! No trouble with the rounds otherwise, very accurate.
Due to a major injury 243 is about all i can shoot. Has worked well.on mule deer, elk, and moose. Don't see the problem with the cal. If you wait and chose your shot.
I used to use my 243 on coyotes with a 75 grain v-max then in the fall i sighted it in with my 100gr bullets for deer it was a good kid gun then went through a bunch of different calibers and now using a 6.5 grendel for deer and 204 ruger on coyotes just change uppers.
Bad advice... Quality bullet. If you miss your spot cheap ammo will fall apart... Blue box federal is accurate ammo... Does not penetrate... 180 out of 300 mag... 100 yards.. no exit... Shoulder
Core lokt can be tricky... Need some bone.. Barnes ttsx? Maybe? Liked the hole I got this year with fusion,.. Federal premium BTSP .. good hole... didn't know better when I was young got lucky with cheap ammo... Eventually cheap ammo is going to fail. Men you pay for what you get. Don't let it cost you... Sleep.. sanity.. regret... Mid grade ammo seems to perform I all calibers
I have a Henry Single Shot in 243, I'm just starting to develop a load for it. I'm hoping the 1 in 10 twist will stabilize 100 grain Hornady Interlocks. Looking forward to harvesting a deer with it! I live in big mule deer country.
100 grain interlock and ur 1:10 twist should be fine… my browning 1:10 twist preferred 80 grain bullets but it still grouped 1 1/2 inches at 100 yards with 100 grain bullets 😊
Killed lots of stuff across the west with a 243. Mule deer, whitetail, pronghorn, heck I even got my biggest bear with it made the state books and it weighed 400lbs. Smacks the shit out of everything.
My son took his 3x3 mulie this fall out in the hay field this fall. No one told him that a 100 grain Winchester power point wasn't enough to kill a deer at 400+ yards. One shot. Took out the heart and both lungs. He found the perfectly mushroomed bullet under the hide on the off side shoulder.
Barnes TTSX 80 gr, Scirocco 90 gr, Accubond 90 gr will all do nicely on any deer sized game at 200 or less. Any further I'd probably run Berger Hunter Hybrid 95 gr or ELD-X 90 gr. However these will tend to heavily fragment at close range.
ive had my .243 using 100gn and all my whitetail any shot from 25 yards to 200 give or take center hold on vitals and the .243 just punches thru good caliber for for baes entry level hunting
Hornady American Whitetail 100gr Interlock or Barnes 80gr TTSX if you want lead-free. Both have plenty of penetration for deer. Lots of options out there.
I cannot think of many loads in .243 Win that would underperform or come up short inside 20-200 envelope. Maybe had ranges 400+ come up but I have taken large hogs with .223 Rem at just under 200 so .243 is going to be not lacking within the 20-200 range.
Hornaday 100 gr American whitetail. Lights out . Used it myself but my wife uses it and my daughter's model 70 in 243 well you don't want her shooting at you .
@@jk-kr8jt very accuate- do not hold up on shoulder shots. 6 deer taken with 6.5 in ranger from 20-120 yards. Even at 100 yards they will explode on a shoulder. But all deer dropped - just beware. I’m switching to soft points
@@jimmiebuckler997 thank you. That good first hand information. I have heard that some of these "long range" bullets blow up at closer ranges. Obviously they are designed for a lower velocity expansion. I'm not designed for stalking away from game. 😁 Thanks again and good luck in the upcoming season.
The 243 win works just fine even on mule deer and I'm a 30 caliber guy telling you this, people that don't like the 243 probably don't own one or never tried it
I’ve had better luck with my 243 with a soft point vs I used to use hornady ballistic tips. I reload them myself and the soft point seems to open nice but carry through better as well.
You're hunting deer and want to go cheap on the bullet? Buy a box of Nosler Partitions in 100 grain and you'll have a legitimate 350 yard deer rifle. They will expand quite nice at close ranges since they are moving 3100 FPS at the muzzle and still moving about 2200 FPS at 350 yards.
I've shot with a Winchester 243 for the last 40+ years taken red deer wapiti (elk) the odd that & chamois neverhad an issue with stopping or penetration and I'm a tight bugger I only by ammo when it's cheap and on sale.
Hornady Custom Lite cartridges for young people that are recoil sensitive. ~I would take a 7mm-08 over (instead of) a 243 any day. The 7mm-08 is better superior and more versatile for Elk, Moose, and Black Bear. ~ Plus “if” your shooting 1000’s of cartridges then the 7mm-08 has longer barrel life than a 243.
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The 243 is severely under rated by anyone who hasn't used one. They are absolutely devastating on thin skinned animals. Watched one turn a coyote inside out!
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Had some Browning BXV in the 65 gr. doesn't work out well for the woodchucks😉 How is the shoulder penetration with 100 gr. core-lokt at 200 yards?
Edit: white tail shoulder.
Rolled many yotes with 110 grs.
.243 is the round I used to introduce my daughter to deer hunting. I was a 30-06 guy my whole life but at 12 years old she would never be able to shoot that. I had completely underestimated the .243. She has harvested every year and has never needed more than one shot. The furthest any deer went was about 10 yards. She shoots the Remington 100 gr. Core Lokt PSP green and yellow box, and it is devastating. I've considered switching to .243 myself after seeing it in actions for a few years now.
I agree 100%. In 1967, Dad found a Remington Model 600 at the JC Penney Catalog Return Store & with Mom's Employee Discount we walked out for $80. A doe that Fall was my 1st deer...followed by 11 bucks over the next 12 years (missed 1 year because of motorcycle accident). Only once did I take more than a single shot, and that was a buck bounding away that I missed on the 1st shot.
243 Winchester, excellent cartridge for mule dear. The heaviest bullet you can find, 100 grain, 105 grain, 107 grain, Nosler partition. These bullets have a high sectional density, very tough bullets, controlled expansion, deep penetrating. ❤
I have used a 243 with 100gr bullet for over 40years of hunting and have never lost a deer. Most never run out of sight, it has been my go to rifle for so many reasons. Start your grandchildren off with some varmint hunting, this will give them chance for a lot of practice. Depending on where you are farmers will allow you to take groundhogs or Prarie dog's they will get trigger time and remember aim small miss small. Take them out and have some fun, as a kid in the south loved my time shooting groundhogs when chores were finished.
Federal fusions are excellent for the money in my opinion. Terminal ascent is one of the best factory loads on the market as well. Any monolithic projectile will also do well in smaller calibers that need to stay together a little more than the bigger stuff.
.243 100 grains cant go wrong with that. .243 ballistic numbers are better than most peoole think. To me it might be the perfect whitetail gun.
Just don't go light, for everyones sake ( i have a rossi trifecta and its less than 3 pounds. It isn't a nice gun.
I argue that the 6.5 creedmoor was pointless, all we needed was fast twist rate 243. If you want something at 6.5 just go with the 264.. instead of enjoying what we already have we obsolete what we already have for new fads
@@of-IsraelThe 243 Win is a great cartridge, but I think that the main reason that the 6.5 Creedmoor got so popular was that people could take their hunting rifles and hit steel at 600- 1000 yards with factory ammo. The 243 needs both a faster twist AND a longer action to have its best long-range performance. A lot of short actions (or their magazines) are limited to about 2.82" COAL. You really need an intermediate-length acton to get the most out of a 243.
It is interesting to note that the 6.5 Creedmoor was designed as a short-action target round for 1000 yard competition. Hornady didn't even make hunting ammo for the 6.5 CM at its introduction in 2007. Most people forget that the 6.5CM didn't sell very well the first few years. It took 7 or 8 years to "suddenly" become popular.
I used handloaded 90gr Barnes for several years in .243 for deer. It did great, kind of supercharges the small round’s terminal ballistics. I’d use the Hornady CX or Barnes now. Basically any of the heavier bonded, partition or copper monolithic.
If you are skiddish about the bullet not staying together, try federal fusion. It splits the difference between cup and core /budget ammo and premium stuff. They have electroplated jackets that are bonded to the core by the nature of manufacturing for up close weight retention, yet are softer than a standard jacket so they expand at longer ranges . Of go premium if you can afford it. The nosler patrician , barns tsx, federal trophy bonded bear claws ( was spear), speer hot core ,speer grand slam ,nosler accubond, and many others will do the job well up close and will expand at 200 yards +. Happy hunting
That Hornady outfitter with the CX bullet is awesome!!! It's an improvement over the gmx
The .243 case and point is a nice piece of work certainly a fav small arms high power rifle
When I was 12 years old, ( back in the 70's") my dad bought me a .243 Ithaca/ Tikka. He made me shoot 80 grain Remington core- lorkt Yes, Remington made them back then for 80 grn. I still have the box. It kicked like a mule to me at that age, but I was dropping bucks, (100YDS) coyotes, hogs... one thing that stood out, (what I believe,) due to the high velocity, the tissue would come out on the entrance wound and a small hole on exit wound. It was a killer. I now use IMR4831, 95 grn SST.
Many Hunters have used it over the years . I have kept a magazine now for probably over 15 years. It has an article about 4 Co-workers who went Hunting up North where Mule Deer are . Where most Hunters look for the Largest Antlers , One Hunter liked the Distance of the Shot and saw a Mule Deer at 605 yards and got it with one shot from a .243.
My little Steven's in 243 is a MEAT MAKER! Bought it to get stepson goin on deep south whitetails and then the grandkids and now I carry it in WV. It likes 90 grains in the accuracy dept...but 100 grn is only slightly less accurate (2" 3 shot group vs 1-1 ¹/²" in the 90 grn).
Hornady superformance 95gr is amazing on whitetail.
Yes!!
Has taken down about two dozen Pronghorn doe & bucks for me, up to 400 yds in Wyoming...in the boiler room, no shoulder shots
Very underrated round you'd be surprised what she'll do good video
For whitetail the old Hornady 100gr Interlock is a great round. Another good thing about the Hornady 100gr Interlock is it has worked in 1 and 10 twist barrels as well as faster twist. There is a calculator to help with this at Litz and on the Berger site. You will need to know the length of the bullet, barrel twist of your rifle, (you can do this with a cleaning rod and a piece of tape, put the piece tape on rod and measure distance of round travel for one complete turn of the tape on rod as pushed in barrel) and velocity of the round.
The 85gr Sierra Gameking and Barnes 80gr ttsx. Although in my opinion monolithic bullets need higher velocity but also penetrate a little more than cup and core. I have also used the Winchester 100gr PowerPoint / soft point with excellent results. The Sierra 85 gr Gameking would be great for a beginner as it will have even less recoil. It is just hard to find for reloading at this time. Nosler makes great bullets if accuracy is there. Testing a few different loads to see what your rifle, (each is different) likes at 100 yards is best.
Here in SW Virginia, 243 is the most common deer rifle in the safe with a 100gr PSP. Coyote, groundhog, deer,, crow, bear, even turkey and the infamous soda jug are fair one shot game. My first was grandad's 788 thenI moved to a 783 of my own.
.243 is an excellent deer cartridge. Both of my kids have taken multiple whitetails with .243s and, so far, the fathest one has gone has been 18 yards. That was a fairly big-bodied buck. When good shots are made, it works very well.
For years rhey have shot the 100 grain hollow points by Winchester; super accurate in both of their rifles and devastating on deer. They stopped making them and we switched to 100 gr Hornady American Whitetail. This will be the first season for that round, but it has a great track record.
That's what I was thinking as well.
I've Always Used The Sierra 85 gr. HPBT Has Been A Real Stopper Even At 200 Yards. Try That With IMR 4350 Powder Work Up To It !!! Start Low.
I use t same. Never had to look for a buck. Put it behind the shoulder and it ain't going anywhere.
I agree I use the 85gr hpbt Sierra in my 15in 243 pistol and 80and85gr ttsx
Ron is the man! My .243 Winchester likes 90 grain Nosler ballistic tip bullets and 100 grain Sierra game kings. It's a great caliber. It also loves 87 grain Hornady v max, but I only use those for coyotes.
Spot on, Great advice, great cartridge = awesome results
The Remington core lock in 100 gr has always done me very good for many many years from deer to varmint. Not fur friendly though but is very accurate from my ruger m77
try monarch .243 100 gr.from academy that is a hot and i mean hot .243 load
I load 95 grain nosler ballistic tips for my m77 and it will drop bullets in the same hole at 200 yards. Love that gun. Have one in .243, .22-250, and 7mm mag
@TheDilweed they only have a lifespan of about 1500 rounds any way so not terribly concerned about barrel wear
Very versatile. Light bullet for varmints and heavier ones for deer.
My son wanted to go hunting onetime and i didnt gave anything loaded except some 75gr Hornady HPs. So that is what i gave him to hunt and where he was hunting i thought it a snowball chance in the land down under he would even see a buck. At 11 the phone rang, come get me and my deer. Perfect shot entrance between two ribs, blew virals to mush and landed on the ribcage opposite side. He said it went down like he was hit with sledge hammer.
Hard to beat 70 gr Btips on groundhogs up around 3600 fps or a 100gr at 2900 fps.
I've always used 100gr. Core lock in 243 cal. And never had any problem's putting deer down. I use my 700 Remington bolt action 243 cal. And I have to say from 30 yards all the way out to 250 yards it's always served me well with the 100 GR bullet and I use Winchester ammunition I have it sighted in with that brand Winchester in 100 gr. And I stay with that brand ammo and grain weight bullet I don't shoot all different brands because different brands will change point of impact and trajectory even velocity. So I keep the same ammo and grain weight bullet to keep my grouping the same.
80gr bqrnes ttsx knocks them dead
Hornady 95 Gr sst does an amazing job. Wife and kids use it on whitetails.
This guy gives some good advice I would listen to him.
I've taken Mule Deer and Whitetail at 300yards with a 243, but you need range time on a prairie dog time , aim small miss small.
100 grain power points worked for me.
Federal PowerShok 100 grain, all go down!
Yup
Been using my .243 win with 95-100 grain bullets since 1977…. Never failed me yet, deer, hogs, black bear too, farthest big game harvest was a ten point white tail ( dressed at 156 pounds) at 370 yards measured with a laser rangefinder … save the smaller bullets for coyotes and bobcats .
243 is an immaculate round
.243 very flat shooter out to 200 yards and perfect for whitetail. 👍
I remember a simpler time when us hillbillies only had one of two choices, 30-06, 30-30. There was the Mauser 7.92 x 57 that Uncle Homer brought home from Germany, but no one had ammo for it.
Remington CoreLokt. Any caliber. It has never failed me personally
All around excellent family rifle
80 gr PSP all day. Taken lots of deer even out to 200yds with it. Bullet usually sticks in the far side hide which means all the energy was dumped into the deer. I’ve heard people complain about the 243 and everyone of them was using 100gr.
I Love my 243. Try a 85 grain hollow point you'll be amazed
100 grain 243 punches above its weight. My son has a single shot H and R that I have shot many deer with because it is so easy to clean and care for. I keep rounds in a round holder on the stock and can reload it in about 2 seconds.
Absolutely will do the job. Shot placement matters a lil more than some heavier stuff, but still capable.
.243 is great with bullets in 90 to 100 grain expanding point bullets. I have had no issues on Pronghorn and Whitetails, one issue with a mule deer the 100 grain soft points zipped through with little expansion on heart lung shots x3 Deer went down, but his head did not 3 shots just zipped threw him-neck shot anchored him and ended his suffering.
I use the 95 grain Speer Grand Slam or the 100 grain Nosler partition ! Works perfectly !
Nosler Ballistic Tip and Remington Soft Point.
Don't forget the 90 grain nosler accubonds for 243. You can reload your own or get federal premium factory loads. They are mean as hell on deer. I like the Remington corelokt and nosler ballistic tips too. 243 is a cool little cartridge.
fantastic whitetail cartridge,,,,,,, i use it and aim for the neck,,,,105 grain ,,,,,they drop like a rock at all the distances i've ever shot at in the last 50 years
Federal Premium, 100 grain Nosler Partition, out of a Browning BLR, I can cover 3 rounds with a paper target patch at 100 yards. Every deer it's touched, hasn't gone far at all
Hell my grandfather hunts with his .243 still my dad hunts with his .243 still I hunt with my .243 still all use 100Gr Hornady light recoil easy to shoulder drops deer in their tracks but my grandfather used for Bear ,coyotes,bobcat ,Etc,etc when my wife and myself are blessed I will have my a .243 for my child it is a underrated cartridge in todays modern firearm choices and we all hunt up in the Michigans Upper Peninsula never felt under powered or needed for anything bigger my cousin had his 30-06 I wasn’t feeling to hot and slept in at deer camp and he borrowed my .243 well the rest was history we ran down to sportsman warehouse and he ended up buying a setup and same ammo.
100 grain Sierra gameking has NEVER let me down.
Nice grandpa, I got an 8mm as an introduction at 10! I couldn't afford to shoot anything else till after college, so I figured all rifles kicked more or less the same other than stopping guns of course. I got to shoot a daniel defense ARtype build and a Springfield bullpup both in 5.56 nato. Oh my god, they're so much fun to rip off and you can shoot 50-100 rounds with no shoulder or cheek soreness!
Started all my kids with a New England pardner breach break .223 youth when they were 6 or 7 years old, and they all had great success. A .243 should do just fine...
90 grain remington core lock is what I been using its pretty nice
If your looking for a gun that will shoot 200 yard 243 could do it but I would go the 270 because I have a 243 and if there is one thing I know about them it's they're not good for range or penetration. Now don't get me wrong they are really good guns beginners but you want to shoot long or hard 270 would be my option. Good luck
The .243 is a decent round with the Right ammo , I found that a 90 gr Accu Bond is Lethal on bigger game
Great round
I use silver ballistic tips ,95 gr I've taken deer with it at 300 yards and a elk at 120 yards
70 grain nosler accutip, 50 metres will go through 16mm 5/8" steel i beam member. Can put 12 rounds in a beer bottle cap at 100metres.
100 grain soft point will hit a 20 litre drum and frag out without going through all the way. Maybe better from a stand in wooded areas closer in, 70grain accutip for further out. Hope this can help.
I've been using the Hornady Superformance 95gr SST rounds for a number of years in my Ruger Predator. Haven't had any problems out to 300yds with it.
Im glad no one said WINNNN MAGGGG
Hornady 87 grain spire point works beautifully in mule deer at 100 yards. Also good on coyotes
I had trouble with 100 grain Remington core locts going through mule deer shoulders… 2 times, one shot at 160 yds and the other at 60! No trouble with the rounds otherwise, very accurate.
Due to a major injury
243 is about all i can shoot. Has worked well.on mule deer, elk, and moose. Don't see the problem with the cal. If you wait and chose your shot.
I used to use my 243 on coyotes with a 75 grain v-max then in the fall i sighted it in with my 100gr bullets for deer it was a good kid gun then went through a bunch of different calibers and now using a 6.5 grendel for deer and 204 ruger on coyotes just change uppers.
Deer. It's a great flat shooter. Seen many deer killed with my father's. 243
Best white tail, and coyote round
🗣any off the shelf commercial ammo 100grs is GOOD TO GO.
Bad advice... Quality bullet. If you miss your spot cheap ammo will fall apart... Blue box federal is accurate ammo... Does not penetrate... 180 out of 300 mag... 100 yards.. no exit... Shoulder
Core lokt can be tricky... Need some bone.. Barnes ttsx? Maybe? Liked the hole I got this year with fusion,.. Federal premium BTSP .. good hole... didn't know better when I was young got lucky with cheap ammo... Eventually cheap ammo is going to fail. Men you pay for what you get. Don't let it cost you... Sleep.. sanity.. regret... Mid grade ammo seems to perform I all calibers
105 grain round nose has always worked for me.
Tommy, you're good with the 243
I used 105 grain Speer bullets.for big game and 80 grain Sierras for smaller game.
I picked up some 95gr moly coated Winchester loads I love. Accurate and deadly
I had no problem dropping one three hundred yards away with my 243 using 100 grain Remington core lock
I have a Henry Single Shot in 243, I'm just starting to develop a load for it. I'm hoping the 1 in 10 twist will stabilize 100 grain Hornady Interlocks. Looking forward to harvesting a deer with it! I live in big mule deer country.
100 grain interlock and ur 1:10 twist should be fine… my browning 1:10 twist preferred 80 grain bullets but it still grouped 1 1/2 inches at 100 yards with 100 grain bullets 😊
@CircleBrewery if I can't get moa or better with the 100s I'm going to try 85 grain Barnes.
Personally I recommend Winchester deer season xp, affordable easy to find, accurate, and gets the job done every time
Try the 105 grain round noise you will need to hand load your own I have used them now for about 50 years I have shot some as far as 300 yards
243 with 100 grain Remington core locks does the job every time
Killed lots of stuff across the west with a 243. Mule deer, whitetail, pronghorn, heck I even got my biggest bear with it made the state books and it weighed 400lbs. Smacks the shit out of everything.
Ive shot Hornady and Winchester XPs 100gr and have had alot of success from 50-300 yards.
With my 243 I use 103gr to 105gr. Not for everyone but just my cup of tea.
I jave a box of old old 115gr 6mm round nose bullets that i got from my grandfather and they stabize in my savage model 10.
My son took his 3x3 mulie this fall out in the hay field this fall. No one told him that a 100 grain Winchester power point wasn't enough to kill a deer at 400+ yards. One shot. Took out the heart and both lungs. He found the perfectly mushroomed bullet under the hide on the off side shoulder.
100gr works great
Barnes TTSX 80 gr, Scirocco 90 gr, Accubond 90 gr will all do nicely on any deer sized game at 200 or less. Any further I'd probably run Berger Hunter Hybrid 95 gr or ELD-X 90 gr. However these will tend to heavily fragment at close range.
I prefer my 357 Win. Lever carbine at those close ranges. Its a Personal Nostalgic Choice.
The 243 was the first hunting rifle I ever had still use it
ive had my .243 using 100gn and all my whitetail any shot from 25 yards to 200 give or take center hold on vitals and the .243 just punches thru good caliber for for baes entry level hunting
My wife shot a giant bull caribou at 153 yards with a .243 using a 90 grain accubond. Clean double lung that we didn't have to track.
Hornady American Whitetail 100gr Interlock or Barnes 80gr TTSX if you want lead-free. Both have plenty of penetration for deer. Lots of options out there.
Only concern for me is, making certain it's not a varmint bullet. Eld-x is my first choice.
I would definitely use copper monolithics especially since he wants it to work up close too
I cannot think of many loads in .243 Win that would underperform or come up short inside 20-200 envelope. Maybe had ranges 400+ come up but I have taken large hogs with .223 Rem at just under 200 so .243 is going to be not lacking within the 20-200 range.
Hornaday 100 gr American whitetail. Lights out . Used it myself but my wife uses it and my daughter's model 70 in 243 well you don't want her shooting at you .
I look forward to trying out the Hornady 90gr ELD-X on whitetails soon!
The eldx is a garbage bullet
@@JonRangel87why to you say the eld x is garbage? I've never tried them. Do they not hold up or are they just inaccurate?
@@jk-kr8jt very accuate- do not hold up on shoulder shots. 6 deer taken with 6.5 in ranger from 20-120 yards. Even at 100 yards they will explode on a shoulder. But all deer dropped - just beware. I’m switching to soft points
@@jimmiebuckler997 thank you. That good first hand information. I have heard that some of these "long range" bullets blow up at closer ranges. Obviously they are designed for a lower velocity expansion. I'm not designed for stalking away from game. 😁
Thanks again and good luck in the upcoming season.
Highly recommend some of the copper bullet options, they tend to perform well
The 243 win works just fine even on mule deer and I'm a 30 caliber guy telling you this, people that don't like the 243 probably don't own one or never tried it
If the aim difference is that severe, then they will learn even more that aiming at different distance takes practiced decisions. Great either way.
I’ve had better luck with my 243 with a soft point vs I used to use hornady ballistic tips. I reload them myself and the soft point seems to open nice but carry through better as well.
if you're worried about recoil then look hard at the .308 on the AR-10 platform
85gr Nosler Partition
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You're hunting deer and want to go cheap on the bullet? Buy a box of Nosler Partitions in 100 grain and you'll have a legitimate 350 yard deer rifle. They will expand quite nice at close ranges since they are moving 3100 FPS at the muzzle and still moving about 2200 FPS at 350 yards.
243 has been doing work in south Texas for many years.
What do you think about copper solids? For example the TTSX? The target velocity at 200 yards should be high enough.
I've shot with a Winchester 243 for the last 40+ years taken red deer wapiti (elk) the odd that & chamois neverhad an issue with stopping or penetration and I'm a tight bugger I only by ammo when it's cheap and on sale.
Hornady Custom Lite cartridges for young people that are recoil sensitive.
~I would take a 7mm-08 over (instead of) a 243 any day. The 7mm-08 is better superior and more versatile for Elk, Moose, and Black Bear.
~ Plus “if” your shooting 1000’s of cartridges then the 7mm-08 has longer barrel life than a 243.