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MD,
What is your thoughts on the .243 win. For mainly a Whitetail cartridge?
If so what would be a good handload combo?
Thanks, jr1968.
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The .243 is a fine whitetail cartridge. I've used quite a few handloads over the years (along with quite a bit of factory ammo), but the one I generally rely on is around 41 grains of IMR4350 or H4350 with a 95-105 grain bullet. That almost always shoots well, regardless of the bullet.
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I prefer classic. Semper Fi I used to run with the hare. Now I'm envious of the tortoise and I do my own stunts but rarely intentionally
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“Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans.” John Steinbeck
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42.3 gr. IMR 4350 and a 100 gr. Sierra GK is a long time favorite of mine......
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I hunt with a guy who thinks the 243 is the flyswatter of deer cartridges.
Dog I rescued in January
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