243 deer bullet?

[rockhound78]

Thought I saw a post on this, but can't find it, so will ask your opinions. Picked up a 2nd year production Ruger #1 in 243. Looking for a bullet for deer hunting, 300 yards max. range. I have some Sierra 85 BTHP, Sierra 90 tipped gameking and some 95 Nosler BT's. Recomendations please. Whitetail down in OK.

Thanks

 

[mmcu]

I'd go with the 85 grain Sierra. They are accurate and terminal performance is impressive.

 

[DaveTooley]

A deer will never know the difference between the three. Shoot the most accurate one.

 

[CJ6]

A deer will never know the difference between the three. Shoot the most accurate one.

^^^^^ this.

 

[Gary in MD]

Yea, any of the three that you have will work great. I've killed a bunch with the 95 grain ballistic tips out of the 243 and also 240 Weatherby with excellent results.

 

[Plumsask]

Thought I saw a post on this, but can't find it, so will ask your opinions. Picked up a 2nd year production Ruger #1 in 243. Looking for a bullet for deer hunting, 300 yards max. range. I have some Sierra 85 BTHP, Sierra 90 tipped gameking and some 95 Nosler BT's. Recomendations please. Whitetail down in OK.

Thanks

Great luck with the 9 TGK, shot plenty of mule deer, whitetail and antelope.......as well as too many coyotes to count

 

[freebird22/250]

Sierra 85 BTHP hard to beat for accuracy & performance!

 

[mullmann]

Ruger m77 mkii with a Schilen barrel. My brother and I have shot a ton of deer with that rifle and sierra 85gr BTHP #1530’s. I have never shot any past 200 with them. I have shot steel out to 650 with them.

Muzzle velocity of 3082 FPS and a10 mph crosswind for information.

 

[Rube Shooter]

I'm hoping to kill a deer or two this year with my Rem 700 VLS .243 using nosler 100gr partitions or good old
Rem 100gr core lokts.

 

[Steel Mover]

I have some Remington 80s that I tried in three 6s their reputation for detonation is pretty well founded. Shot a yote, DRT, but the bullet did not exit. You definitely need a heavier jacket and heavier bullet. For deer, I would try to get those 95s to work. The Nosler bullets have a tough jacket

 

[rockhound78]

Thanks for the info. Guess I will have to suffer at the range, to see which one shoots the best!!!

 

[Bill K]

Any one of them will shoot M.O. deer and do t he job, if you put into the correct spot/location on the deer you are shooting at.

 

[mullmann]

I have shot Michigan whitetail deer ranging from 120-180lbs and the 85gr’s do plenty of damage.

 

[jamesdmock]

95 gr. Nosler Partition or 100 gr. Sierra Gameking

 

[Bill Norris]

All the bullets mentioned above will do well on deer. I would add the Nosler 90 gr. Accu-Bond is bad to the bone on deer as well.

 

[JEFFPPC]

I have shot Michigan whitetail deer ranging from 120-180lbs and the 85gr’s do plenty of damage.

Hmmmm, up north I imagine?

 

[brokeasajoke]

Thisa may be the one.

Bullet selection .243

Plan on taking my son this fall to shoot his first whitetail deer. I have a couple of .243 rifles I may let him use. An Ar10 and a Rem bolt. He has shot the .30-30 lever and .308 but they are a little much I believe for his size. They hurt his shoulder but he don't complain about it as I have to...

forum.accurateshooter.com

 

[mullmann]

Hmmmm, up north I imagine?

Just outside Big Rapids, Rodney.

 

[searcher]

Most all the bullets listed will do the job - some better than others on average. The heavier premium bullets (bonded, lead free, etc.) will give you an edge if you need to take a bone shot to bring the animal down without it running off (crossing fences or down into the steep ravine of hell). A lot of the heavier, older design bullets are still great - but some are not known for accuracy. The difference between premium bullets and "run of the mill" bullets runs around $20.00 per hundred (+/-). Cheap insurance in my mind.

 

[Coonman300]

K22 put me on the 85 BTHP bullets and they are great. Shoot the deer BEHIND the shoulder. Most fold up immediately. 12 steps is the furthest I’ve had one run. Longest shot was about 325 yards.