Posted By: ZK-315
Tikka 243 ammo help - 05/31/18 03:00 PM
My BIL recently picked up a tikka 243 for when his son gets old enough to shoot, but has since started liking the less recoil over his 30-06. What factory rounds are yall having good luck with on white tails in this 243? I told him to go pick out 5-6 different boxes of different ammo to see what shot the best, but where he went only had 3 different selections.
I told him worst case, I could load for him, but I'm really hoping we can find him a decent factory round. So what say the THF?
Posted By: syncerus
Re: Tikka 243 ammo help - 05/31/18 03:19 PM
I think that you have the right idea. I'm a big fan of 80-85 grain mono-metal bullets in the .243, but there's no doubt they cost more and can be more temperamental in terms of accuracy.
Posted By: redchevy
Re: Tikka 243 ammo help - 05/31/18 03:47 PM
I haven't shot a lot of 243's, but out of the ones I have typical 100 grain soft points federal blue box, Winchesters, or remingtons have shot fine in all of them and served fine for deer collectors.
Posted By: ZK-315
Re: Tikka 243 ammo help - 05/31/18 03:59 PM
Thanks for the tips. He's bringing it to me this weekend to tinker with a bit. He said out of the 3 different boxes he picked up, it was spraying 2-3" groups, but I'm not sure if he's letting it cool any, or what he's doing....
I'm going to check his rings and make sure everything is nice and tight before I go slinging some lead.
Posted By: PMK
Re: Tikka 243 ammo help - 05/31/18 05:21 PM
Thanks for the tips. He's bringing it to me this weekend to tinker with a bit. He said out of the 3 different boxes he picked up, it was spraying 2-3" groups, but I'm not sure if he's letting it cool any, or what he's doing....
I'm going to check his rings and make sure everything is nice and tight before I go slinging some lead.
that might be as good as he gets ... LOL
Posted By: Triplesnake
Re: Tikka 243 ammo help - 05/31/18 06:09 PM
Thanks for the tips. He's bringing it to me this weekend to tinker with a bit. He said out of the 3 different boxes he picked up, it was spraying 2-3" groups, but I'm not sure if he's letting it cool any, or what he's doing....
I'm going to check his rings and make sure everything is nice and tight before I go slinging some lead.
that might be as good as he gets ... LOL
Doubt it. My wife's Tikka .243 is really accurate. Of course we're shooting hand loads now, but I remember it being very capable with factory stuff too. Try the Federal Premium with the 100gr Sierra Gamekings
Posted By: Jgraider
Re: Tikka 243 ammo help - 05/31/18 06:10 PM
95gr ballistic tips are very effective killers.
Posted By: ZK-315
Re: Tikka 243 ammo help - 05/31/18 07:03 PM
Thanks for the tips. He's bringing it to me this weekend to tinker with a bit. He said out of the 3 different boxes he picked up, it was spraying 2-3" groups, but I'm not sure if he's letting it cool any, or what he's doing....
I'm going to check his rings and make sure everything is nice and tight before I go slinging some lead.
that might be as good as he gets ... LOL
Doubt it. My wife's Tikka .243 is really accurate. Of course we're shooting hand loads now, but I remember it being very capable with factory stuff too. Try the Federal Premium with the 100gr Sierra Gamekings
He's referring to the shooter, not the gun
I'll give those gamekings a shot.
I had amazing performance on game shooting Federal 100gr Nosler Partitions
90 gr accubonds kilt pretty good
Posted By: kmon11
Re: Tikka 243 ammo help - 06/01/18 08:03 PM
85gr Partitions and 90gr accubonds are what I have used most in the 243, they both work well