Recommendations for a .243 deer hunting bullet

OldSchoolRanger · Member Joined: Feb 15, 2017 Posts: 88

I use the 95gr Nosler Ballistic Tip In my Howa 1500, can cover group with a dime at 100 yards. As my buddy says : those are bug sized groups. Took me a while, but found out it loves RL-17.

Vince

OldSchoolRanger wrote:

I use the 95gr Nosler Ballistic Tip In my Howa 1500, can cover group with a dime at 100 yards. As my buddy says : those are bug sized groups. Took me a while, but found out it loves RL-17.

They are nice groups mate, but realistically, for a hunting rifle, all you need is Minute of Critter...unless of course you are anal about minuscule groups, in which case, you are well on the way to achieving mate.

OldSchoolRanger · Member Joined: Feb 15, 2017 Posts: 88

Hey Vince - No, not anal, but it helps me avoid shooting branches!

Vince

OldSchoolRanger wrote:

Hey Vince - No, not anal, but it helps me avoid shooting branches!

That’s Punkins trick mate.

Pumpkinslinger

LMAO! I'll never live that down, will I!

Vince

Pumpkinslinger wrote:

LMAO! I'll never live that down, will I!

Probably not mate...like the goose who left his bolts at home when he went hunting. Embarassed

OldSchoolRanger · Member Joined: Feb 15, 2017 Posts: 88

Pumpkinslinger wrote:

LMAO! I'll never live that down, will I!

I agree with Vince, haven't been here that long, and that's the first thing I remembered about you.
Actually, that was great to see a buncha guys that love to bust each others chops, and can laugh about it.

Vince

OldSchoolRanger wrote:

Pumpkinslinger wrote:

LMAO! I'll never live that down, will I!

I agree with Vince, haven't been here that long, and that's the first thing I remembered about you.
Actually, that was great to see a buncha guys that love to bust each others chops, and can laugh about it.

Yep...we are one big happy family here mate, which is how it should be when we are all joined by a common bond...hunting...and taking the mickey outa one another. I've always said, if you can't laugh at yourself, then you have no right to laugh at others.

Elvis

I reckon some of the new Barnes type projectiles in something like 70-80grn weight would really make the EBRG sing a new tune for bigger critters up close.

slimjim

Both the TSX and TTSX in .243 expand well. The Hornady GMX is a keeper also. The E-tip is too long and heavy (90 grains) and I could not get it to shoot well. It requires 1:9 twist or faster.