Originally Posted by Ken_L
I am getting my Model 70 pre 64 243 featherweight ready for the deer woods this year. I am putting on it a VX5 2-10x42 and will handload 95 grain Nosler Ballistic Tips for it. I think I will be alright with this combo.


That is the bullet I liked the best in my 6MM's, still I stopped several in deer and only used them for neck or head shots on feral hogs. In fact I found that was the best way to use the 243 CNS hits.

Dog I rescued in January

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