Home Forums Reloading Big Game Rifles Tell Me About .243 dia Nosler Partitions

I talked to a customer representative at Kimber in their Montana office about their .243 which if I recall is a 1-10 barrel. He has the Montana in the .243 and says he shoots the 105 grain speers into mule deer with good effect. I am wondering if this 1-10 problem you were having with 100 grain bullets might have been the result of some other confligration?

Another fine endorsement!!

I had 30 prize cases to load that were new, and consulted the newest Nosler book and saw where N560 was the most accurate powder tested. This warranted another powder to throw in the mix. I am currently unemployed, so making hay to play for a short spell.

Tim_in_TN,

I didn't read the thread, so don'tknow if anyone addressed killing deer and elk with the 100 grainer.

A friend was going to use his .243 on elk with factory loads. I asked if he would use reloads if I gave them to him. He said he would. They ran about 3,100 feet per second. His first elk was through the heart broadside from about fifty yards. The bullet stopped under the hide on the far side (19" penetration). Perfect partition performance. The five point ran less than 100 yards. His next elk was a cow he shot in the head. A .22 Mag would have worked for that.

I shot a mule mule deer at a quartering toward me angle. The bullet entered close to the shoulder and stopped in the back leg (22"). Again it looked like what you see in the adds.

I don't remember the other guys groups, but mine were 3" at 300 yards for three shots.

It sounds like these are overkill for whitetail.....grin.

I`m liking all the stories and have more passion to use these than ever before.

I had loaded up some 90 gr Ballistic Tips, but will never shoot those now. I know what I want to use.

Keep the stories coming as I surely love reading them!!


ANYBODY...give me a heads up if Shooters Pro Shop has any 100 grain Partitions in stock, thank you!!

I haven't used 100 gr. Nosler Partitions in years but I felt they didn't kill deer as fast as the 95 gr. Ballistic Tips do. In fact at the time I felt like I was paying more for less and doing some extra tracking. I switched to 100 gr. Hornady boattails and deer started dropping again.

"There are 3 weights 85, 95 and 100 grains. Is there a weight that has shown the most promise, accuracy wise,..."

If you mean "on average", no. Individual rifles, certainly. ??

The 85gr PArtition has been a very accurate bullet for me and has killed a bunch of deer, both MD and WT. Also have used it on antelope and coyotes. boomtube is right though, never know what rifle will do what....

I used the 95gr for great effect for almost 10 years. Why'd I use the 95gr? Because I could always find it on the shelf even when other folks bought out the 100gr.

The 95gr and 100gr bullets share the same load data, and 5gr ain't going to mean diddly to anything it's path. Use whichever it shoots best, or whatever you're happier with.

I ended up finally remembering to call Nosler, and spoke with a Tech. I asked which bullets shows the best accuracy of the 3 weights in 6mm when testing at the Nosler plant. He said it was a toss up between the 95 and 100 grain bullet. Good enough for the girls I go with.

Are you guys taking behind the shoulder shots or dead on shoulder shots with the partitions and will they expand at 50 to 125 yards?

Either shot,and yes they most definitely will expand.