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Originally Posted by OGB
You guys that use interlocks, flat base or boat tails?

Does it make a difference?

I ask because both are readily available. I've had good luck with flat base interlocks in my 308.
Used 243 100 grain Hornady boat tails 25 years ago. They worked fine from about 10' to 50 yards.


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I have used the 95 Berger Hunting VLDs with success. I also did some testing with Hornady 100gr BT Interlokt. At 500yds the interlokt gave perfect mushrooms and a decent amount of damage, I would not hesitate putting one in the ribs of a deer or cow elk at that distance. One problem I have with the Hornady. I have a few boxes of them and the bullets look completely different from one lot to the other, Different bt angle and length and noticeably different OGIVE.........

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I load 100gr Rem Corelokts. They never failed from close range to 200 yards.


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95 Ballistic Tips or Partition and the 100 grain Partition.


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Sierra 85 gn. BTHP

They’ve killed several deer for me. None lost.
There are probably better bullets in 243 but that one just shoots so much more accurate in my rifle.

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Originally Posted by JTrapper73
Sierra 85 gn. BTHP

They’ve killed several deer for me. None lost.
There are probably better bullets in 243 but that one just shoots so much more accurate in my rifle.

Every 243 I've owned, and there have been quite a few, have all shot this bullet very, very accurately. 45 grains of W760 and a Sierra 85 grain HPBT is the load I use, and it has killed coyotes and deer without fail.

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This ^^^


Sierra 85gr HPBT hasn’t let me down ever. It’s counterintuitive but results are results. It’s a tough little bullet. (Blacktails, hogs & coyotes mostly)

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Originally Posted by Stammster
They don’t make a 100gr flat base in .243 anymore.

With that said, I’ve had better accuracy luck with flat base than boat tail in 30-06, but only marginally. Also .277 130 flat base shoot great and not available in bt in 130 gr, but in 140 gr.
When I search bullets on line I look at several calibers. Must have mixed-up boat tails and flat bases in my head. I dug through my modest bullet pile last night yep, boat tail 6mms.


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That 85gr HPBT has always been an enigma for me. A lot of guys on this forum don't think Sierra can make a decent big game bullet even when they try. And here we have a bullet touted by Sierra as a varmint bullet, and it receives rave reviews for lots of folks as a tough bullet and outstanding for deer. No comprendo...

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Originally Posted by southtexas
That 85gr HPBT has always been an enigma for me. A lot of guys on this forum don't think Sierra can make a decent big game bullet even when they try. And here we have a bullet touted by Sierra as a varmint bullet, and it receives rave reviews for lots of folks as a tough bullet and outstanding for deer. No comprendo...

Their description is broader than that.

Lifted from the Sierra website:

Originally Posted by Sierra website
For rifles chambered in 6mm cartridges, the #1530 85 grain hollow point boat tail bullet has proven to be highly effective on medium game, such as deer and antelope, and it is outstanding in this application. It is one of the best all-around bullets for rifles chambered in 6mm Remington or 243 Winchester. It is one of the most recommended bullets for varmints such as prairie dogs, groundhogs, coyotes, to medium game such as deer and antelope. Shooters using any rifle in the entire range of 6mm cartridges will find this to be an excellent bullet. This bullet shoots like a MatchKing and expands like a hunting bullet.

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Thanks, mathman. Do you know if that description changed recently? I guess i need to keep up!

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I don't know the timeline. The ones I've had for a number of years are all labeled Game King, not Varminter.

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Originally Posted by southtexas
That 85gr HPBT has always been an enigma for me. A lot of guys on this forum don't think Sierra can make a decent big game bullet even when they try. And here we have a bullet touted by Sierra as a varmint bullet, and it receives rave reviews for lots of folks as a tough bullet and outstanding for deer. No comprendo...
The SP is their Varminter.

The HPBT is a Gameking.

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The 85 hpbt has a thicker jacket than most traditional hollow points, giving it better penetration. My boy shot a big 5 year old mule deer buck with one at 410 yds one time. It made a good mess of his lungs, and the rear part of the jacket was just under the off side hide. Buck went about 50yds a d piled up. I shot a big wolf with one at about 350yds, and had an exit through the ribs that was about the size of a 50 cent piece. Killed lots and lots of deer with them without any fanfare. These bullets are extremely accurate as well.

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Originally Posted by 10gaugemag
Originally Posted by southtexas
That 85gr HPBT has always been an enigma for me. A lot of guys on this forum don't think Sierra can make a decent big game bullet even when they try. And here we have a bullet touted by Sierra as a varmint bullet, and it receives rave reviews for lots of folks as a tough bullet and outstanding for deer. No comprendo...
The SP is their Varminter.

The HPBT is a Gameking.


This is where I got my impression (Sierra 4th Edition Manual):

85gr HPBT GameKing:

"Designed as a thin-skinned long range varmint bullet, this aerodynamic bullet shoots like a MatchKing and expands like a Varminter. Probably the best all-around bullet for the 6mm Remington and 243 Win. Shooters using the entire range of 6mm cartridges wil find this to be an excellent bullet. This bullet has also proven to be highly effective on medium game, such as deer and antelope, as long as the shots re carefully placed.

Optimum, range for varmint hunting: 50 to 500 yards."

Guess Sierra may have toughened it up since then...

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May have. Definitely not thin jacketed and for sure not aerodynamic.

They get a lot of high praise and they do work but too tough for me, the reason I like the 85 grain Varminter SP if loading a lighter bullet in my 6mm.


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