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Favorite. 243 Bullet For Killing Stuff #7312665 10/13/18 12:13 AM
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Pretty self-explanatory. I'm getting rained out for bow season. My creek is already out of the banks and there's another 5" of rain in the forecast. My blind probably has a foot of water in it right now.

As much as I'd love to watch my arrow disappear in Kicker's armpit, I don't think it'll happen. That's fine with me because I have much more confidence with a rifle, anyway.

I'll be hunting with my Tikka .243. I have plenty of hogs to shoot at, and of course my buddy Kicker. I've never shot a creature with a .243 so I'd like to hear any success/failure stories with that round, and your recommendations for bullets/ammo.

Let's kill Kicker.


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Haha yea I polished that thing for hours.
Re: Favorite. 243 Bullet For Killing Stuff [Re: ImTheReasonDovesMourn] #7312668 10/13/18 12:18 AM
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When I had one I used 90 gr accubonds. It worked , but I didn’t try them on many test subjects

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I seen a buck almost identical to that one on TBH page. roflmao


Oh and there is a an ammo sub-forum for questions like this Jeremy.

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Originally Posted By: SapperTitan
I seen a buck almost identical to that one on TBH page. roflmao


Oh and there is a an ammo sub-forum for questions like this Jeremy.


Dude. Don't make me post screen shots of our text messages about hot ghost chicks. Where you at 2beez? You're in that conversation. barf


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Haha yea I polished that thing for hours.
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Jeremy, that one may me a little tough to take with a 243. I can come over and get rid of him for you with my 308. I’ll even haul him away for free.



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Originally Posted By: scottfromdallas
Jeremy, that one may me a little tough to take with a 243. I can come over and get rid of him for you with my 308. I’ll even haul him away for free.


What a relief! You're a gentleman and a scholar, sir. His grid coordinates are 12345. grin


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Shot 243 all my life. 100 grain Hornady

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105gr berger hybrid


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Re: Favorite. 243 Bullet For Killing Stuff [Re: ImTheReasonDovesMourn] #7312707 10/13/18 01:04 AM
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85 grain Sierra Gamekings.

Re: Favorite. 243 Bullet For Killing Stuff [Re: ImTheReasonDovesMourn] #7312733 10/13/18 01:24 AM
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I have been sanding cabinets you fool. Can't you read dammit. .243 won't kill anything. No wait that was .223. My bad


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I've used 95 gr SST in the Superformance since they came out with that and have never not killed what I've shot.


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You're not going to see him anyway so I do not know why we are even having the discussion.


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Originally Posted By: 2Beez
You're not going to see him anyway so I do not know why we are even having the discussion.


I'm gonna marry your wife.


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Originally Posted By: ImTheReasonDovesMourn
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You're not going to see him anyway so I do not know why we are even having the discussion.


I'm gonna marry your wife.


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My nephews have shot and killed several deer with my Ruger 243 Win. I use 100 grain Winchester power points. Had nothing but good experiences with the caliber. It’s great for kids because it is really low recoil.

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My nephews have shot and killed several deer with my Ruger 243 Win. I use 100 grain Winchester power points. Had nothing but good experiences with the caliber. It’s great for kids because it is really low recoil.

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Originally Posted By: Black Duck Dog
Shot 243 all my life. 100 grain Hornady


Me too...favorite bullet.

2nd favorite is the 95 grain Nosler Ballistic tip.

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Originally Posted By: Erny
My nephews have shot and killed several deer with my Ruger 243 Win. I use 100 grain Winchester power points. Had nothing but good experiences with the caliber. It’s great for kids because it is really low recoil.


That’s what I’ve always shot in my .243. I have had no issues.


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100 grain Nosler Partition


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I hand load my 6mm with a Speer 90 gr Speer HotCore. Most accurate and best killer in this caliber.

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I still have a stash of Nosler 100 grain solid base bullets that I use.


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For bigger deer the 100gr SP recommendations are probably best, IMO. I’m not sure which ones will stabilize in 10 twist, the flat base should for sure but not sure on boat tails. I just saw a report that the new Sierra gamechanger 90gr won’t stabilize in 10 twist tikka, but it’s a long, high BC bullet.


I’ve run Sierra 85gks, Nosler 90 and 95bts through multiple tikka 243s. All were easy to find accurate loads with and produced Good results on pigs and doe. But These bullets, especially the sierra 85might be questionable for a shoulder shot on big buck, I don’t have any experience there.

My current tikka 243 has shot federal fusion factory 95gr only. They shoot well and have worked fine on pigs.
I just mailed it to Morgan to be chopped and threaded at 18.5” so I can hunt muffled. I’ll try the fusion ammo once I get it back. If they don’t shoot well I’ll hand load 90gr BTs

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95 gr Winchester Silvertips and 100 gr Corlokt's have always been good to me. Never had a problem killing stuff as long as I do my part.

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I would use a bigger gun if you have one. I have seen a lot of deer shot with a .243.

Performance ranged from dead right there to running along ways with little or no blood.

Majority of the time deer ran off with minimal blood, but sometimes there was a good blood trail and a short track job.

It’s just a iffy caliber imo. If you have a .270 or something similar it’s alot better.


That’s a nice buck btw


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