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I got a $200 gift certificate from Academy and I,m just gonna go and buy a few boxes of ammo for my .243 I want to but good ammo and price doesn't matter since they are free. Can you guys help me decide on good ammo? And ammo just for target practice. By the way this is my first hunting rifle so don't know much about good ammo or bad ammo although I believe you get what you pay for. Thank in advance.

Elliot
Grab the blue box Federal. Generally one of the least expensive so will give you more range time .It will be just fine for your area and am willing to bet it will shoot well in your rifle.
GreggH

Any of the big mfr's cheaper ammo will be fine. I also like Federal (blue box or non-typical)....but Winchester and/or Remington will do the trick. Whitetail are not that hard to kill.

I bought some $12/box 95 Gr SP Hunting Shack ammo recently at Midway....but they're sold out.

1. Federal Blue Box 100gr sp 2. Winchester 100PP 3. Federal Premium 80gr TTSX ( or whomever is loading it.)

If you "know" which brand of ammo your rifle likes, get plenty of it. If not, get a box each and experiment! Have a ball dude!

95 grain Federal Fusion has been very good in my camp.

Cool thanks for the tip. They not that expensive like other brands.

Thanks, you're the second person that picks Federal.

Thanks man, seems everyone likes those federal blue box.

Federal again, never saw this coming. Thanks.

+1

Federal Fusion is always a great choice IMO. It's always done us right and have been accurate in everything I've EVER shot it in.

The HSM ammo with the 87 grain VLD or the 95 grain depending on your twist. They work great for me.

The blue box shoots better than I can reload in my .280 Rem.

Hey guys what about Hornady Superformance SST.243 Win 95-Grain ? Or are they just the same as Federal blue box ?

Hornady ammo and SST's are good and a step up. But probably won't kill a whitetail any deader. You might buy several different kinds to see which shoots the best and then go back and spend more of your gift certificate on the winner.

I'd go with the Fusion or the Barnes TTSX mentioned above. I like a sturdier bullet in the .243win when it comes to dedicated big game use.

My rifle has a slow twist, 10 or 11 to 1, and shoots the Superformance 80 grain GMX very well. It's a tough mono-metal bullet, but expensive and not something I'd waste at the range.

What is your rifle? Ruger, Remington, and Savage all have a faster twist and would probably shoot the 95 and 100 grain bullets better than a slower twist rifle would.

I thought anything under 95 Grain was not good for deer.

I agree. I have used the 243 for whitetails and blacktails at ranges under 200 yards. The point of diminishing returns definitely applies. 95gr Fusions have worked great.

Black Hills ammo is amazingly accurate in my .243 rifle.

Sherwood