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Just wondering what's the lastest and greatest that works well on whitetail. Got a new M18 243 and everything I've tried so far shoots sub moa @ 100y. Hornady 100gr interlock, 95sst, Rem 100gr cor-lokt, Peters 95gr btp, this rifle just flat out shoots. Thought about trying Barnes 80gr tsx but really don't know if i need to look any further. Let's hear what you 243 fans like 👍
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winchester 80gr's give em a try
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I've never shot a deer with a .243. I have one now and sighted it with the cheapest ammo I could find. It happened to be the .243 Win Power Point 100gr bullet. They shot 1/2" at 100 yds. My first try on the reloads were not that much different.
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100gr Remington Corelokt. I also load the 100gr Corelokts.
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From 0-500+ yds, the WW 95 Ballistic Silvertip is a top choice.
0-300, perhaps a bit more, the Barnes/Vortex 80 TTSX..just runs out of steam faster, and needs more speed to open well being a mono.
Many others work......Factory Rem Corelokts clocked surprisingly slow in my gun........
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Hornady 95grain SSTs knocks whitetails pretty dead, in my experience.
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Good, they shot really well, 3 shot 3/8" at a 100. I also have some Remington accutips but don't know the weight or anything about them. My nephew was using years ago and killed his first buck with an accutip.
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Here's my first 3 shots with some old core-lokts i had laying around, i was surprised.
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Hornady 95grain SSTs knocks whitetails pretty dead, in my experience. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^THIS^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ It's my current go to. Have shot them with about every factory "big game" variant, & they all worked.
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I wouldn't hesitate to use a core-lokt. Especially if it groups like that.
Don't be afraid to give the Federal Fusion a try either. It's usually my "go-to" for anything new. But in the case of this .243 I have, the loads were already worked up. I just wanted something cheap to sight it in with.
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Don't be afraid to give the Federal Fusion a try either. It's usually my "go-to" for anything new. Yep, sage advice, it's my number 2 choice. Always have some on hand.
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The Remington 100 gr CL is really a good bullet. Don’t underestimate it GreggH
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100 gr Remington Core Lokt has felled a sh*t ton of deer in our hunting camps. Fusion is a solid killer as well.
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Federal Blue Box 100 grain SPs and Federal Fusion 95 grain. Pure aresenic on whitetails.
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My wife likes Nosler 90 grain Etips!
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People actually have favorite factory rounds? If true, why the snarf isn't more reloading components available............?
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Federal Premium 100 gr Nosler Partition. Never gone over 3/4" for 5 at 100 yds from a WBY Ultralight. Had planned on loading for it, but there's just no point. +1
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