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Thanks guys.
Suppressor would be a wet dream, but not happening any time soon.
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Thanks guys.
Suppressor would be a wet dream, but not happening any time soon. Well. It’s nice, but ain’t no wet dream. It sure makes a 308 quiet with sub sonic loads. I’ve shot a half dozen pigs, hardly gets their attention when you shoot. They come right back when they leave if you cold cock them victims so they don’t squeal or run.
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Both my youth model .243s have short barrels. 16.5” on a Ruger Compact and 18” on a Remington. My kids have been stacking big game with them for years exclusively with the 85 TSX. Hits hard, kills fast, doesn’t recoil much. The ruger gets them going @ 2880 and the Remington at just over 3000. Most game has been inside 200 but they have taken some at 275-300 and performance was good. I am sure the 80 would perform similarly if not better as the tipped version probably opens a little easier.
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Both my youth model .243s have short barrels. 16.5” on a Ruger Compact and 18” on a Remington. My kids have been stacking big game with them for years exclusively with the 85 TSX. Hits hard, kills fast, doesn’t recoil much. The ruger gets them going @ 2880 and the Remington at just over 3000.
<snip pics> Most game has been inside 200 but they have taken some at 275-300 and performance was good. I am sure the 80 would perform similarly if not better as the tipped version probably opens a little easier.
Nice pics of some good looking youngsters enjoying the great MT outdoors! Hopefully you'll post some pics of them with birds from Freezeout after this coming weekend.
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Nice pics of some good looking youngsters enjoying the great MT outdoors! Hopefully you'll post some pics of them with birds from Freezeout after this coming weekend.
Unfortunately no waterfowl plans this weekend. Trying to clean up Fall projects before antelope... then the youth hunt... then the general... then lion... then bear lol.
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If you can get it up to 3k, it should be fine to 200 yards. It would be doing 2400 fps+ at that distance, and I like to keep it over 2200 for decent expansion (although it would probably work down to about 2k fps). Agreed. I'm running them at 3180 with a mild charge of RL15 in a 20in barrel. I feel sure you can get 3100, which is plenty fast. You will be pleased with the performance. My daughter has killed 11 deer with 11 shots using that combo.
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I always wanted to try them out of my oldest sons model 7 with 18” Barrel, but seeing how many 95nbt I have has kept me from buying and trying them. If I’m ever lucky enough to snag them as cheap as Paul I would grab all I could and perforate some deer with them
Same with the .308 110 Barnes bullet for blackout. Have too many 125nbt to justify buying them but maybe I will try them soon
Sounds like the 95nbt working great for you. Has worked great for me as well. Why change I suppose
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I have used a bunch of the 85's @ 3200 from multiple 243's including 1/2 dozen friends' rifles. I'm running 45gn of Ramshot Hunter which is about 1gn under max, but, it's very accurate in multiple rifles from Kimber, Winchester, Remington, Wby Vanguard/Howa 1500 and at least 1 Savage. Personally, I can run FL sized cases loaded on a Dillon 550 into a Kimber MT, Rem Mt Rifle, Rem 700 BDL, or either of 2 M70 SS Classic Fwt's and they're all sub-MOA w/that load.
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The 80 TTSX will do a number on deer and pigs They can get a bit quirky at 3,600 fps out of a .240 Wby. Should be great at .243 speeds. DF
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I'd keep shooting the 95 BT myself, although they won't penetrate like a tsx, they will destroy more tissue.
I dont see either one immediately stopping an angry bear without a CNS shot and the NBT kills deer sized game a lot quicker
Just my . 02 had a 500 lb bear show up while hunting when I lived in Minnesota... it was pissed I was trespassing on its little territory evidently.. I was using a 243, with 95 grain Ballistic Tips for a load... factory Federal ammo.. one shot put the bear down at 100 yds or so... a second shot up close killed it... but I don't think it was needed... the thing was busy dying.. but my mind was telling me and my bladder, I was hunting with a 243.. and that was a pretty good sized bear.. and they have been known to recover and get up and continue the chase...so I bought the insurance of a second shot...
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Thanks Med River... Love the pics, and thanks for posting..
Love to see the smiles on young men when they are getting their first game in their young lives..
Don't think there is anything more rewarding than being with your kids out hunting and they have success...
Rewarding for the kids, but more so for we parents and grand parents...
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The 80 TTSX will do a number on deer and pigs They can get a bit quirky at 3,600 fps out of a .240 Wby. Should be great at .243 speeds. DF I read this thread with much interest as I've gone through a similar thought process with a fairly recent purchase of a 20" Howa 243. I've had good success with TTSX's in other cartridges but finally decided to load 95 gr Partitions in my 243 (we have so many great bullets to choose from!). I haven't shot anything with the Howa yet so I don't have anything to contribute. I do, however, have a question for Dirtfarmer. You mentioned that the TTSX's were "quirky" at 3600 fps in your 240. Are they quirky in terms of accuracy? Quirky in terms of expansion? Thanks and VOTE TRUMP!
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Anyone have a box of 243 80gr TTSX they would sell me? I thought I had a couple boxes for grandkids, but I was mistaken.
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Hanco, Midway has 80gr .243 GMX blems for $12 a box of 50. 24 cents a piece. I have plenty from last years blems so I didn't get more.. yet
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