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Ted, I took a few deer in Kansas last year using the 95BT - my first go with that bullet in the .243. So, with that little bit of experience, I might suggest staying off the shoulder(s). Was looking to buy brass when Shooters Pro Shop sent an email stating they had .243 WIN 90 gr Etips (Blem) on sale for 16.95 a box! Ordered 5 boxes to use for this year and will start reloading using the Nosler brass.
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Ted, I took a few deer in Kansas last year using the 95BT - my first go with that bullet in the .243. So, with that little bit of experience, I might suggest staying off the shoulder(s). Was looking to buy brass when Shooters Pro Shop sent an email stating they had .243 WIN 90 gr Etips (Blem) on sale for 16.95 a box! Ordered 5 boxes to use for this year and will start reloading using the Nosler brass. Poyfect!
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95 gr, Partition with a lot of RL 26, Rem. 9 1/2 primers, and Nosler brass. 48 grains of RL 26 in a 22" barrel will get you in the 3140ish fps area. This x2 is what I'm loading. I stocked up on 95 grain partitions way back when the 100 grainer was a sort of semi spitzer. I have not found a 100 gr. bullet that was not a go for the 243 but this is one time that I recommend a premium bullet for deer hunting. The sub 6mm calibers will do fine most of the time except when they don't so in smaller calibers the added assurance of a premium bullet is nice to have.
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