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.243 varmint choices #6879610 09/16/12
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OP mjbgalt Campfire Ranger M Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 15,754 Likes: 1	75 grain sierra or hornady? i have shot several others and have decided to try these. which one do you guys prefer?

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Re: .243 varmint choices mjbgalt #6879644 09/16/12
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Spotshooter Campfire Ranger S Joined: May 2003 Posts: 16,971 Likes: 1 Eastern KS	65 grain v-Max Spot shooter www.prairiefireprecision.com

Re: .243 varmint choices Spotshooter #6879708 09/16/12
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Seafire Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 42,821 Likes: 4 Southern Oregon USA	I've been a long time fan of the good old Hornady 75 gr HP...accurate and capable.... and it use to be cheap... "Minus the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the Country" Marion Barry, Mayor of Wash DC “Owning guns is not a right. If it were a right, it would be in the Constitution.” ~Alexandria Ocasio Cortez

Re: .243 varmint choices Seafire #6879718 09/16/12
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OP mjbgalt Campfire Ranger M Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 15,754 Likes: 1	i dunno, it's still only $20 a hundred. sierra bullets have been a favorite brand of mine for a long time but the BC of the sierras are way lower for the same weight bullet.

Re: .243 varmint choices mjbgalt #6879743 09/16/12
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ColdBore Campfire Outfitter C Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 8,759	Originally Posted by mjbgalt sierra bullets have been a favorite brand of mine for a long time but the BC of the sierras are way lower for the same weight bullet. What kind of distances are you shooting? FWIW, I like Sierras a lot myself.

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Re: .243 varmint choices ColdBore #6879753 09/16/12
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OP mjbgalt Campfire Ranger M Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 15,754 Likes: 1	no big distances. just if i can't decide between 2 i would go with BC

Re: .243 varmint choices mjbgalt #6879861 09/16/12
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FredWillis Campfire Regular F Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 671 W. Oregon	I will go along with Seafire. I have shot the 75 gr. Hornady HP for about 15 years.It has killed a lot of chucks and has been perfectly adequate out past 400 yards. I once shot two 3 shot groups with the gun while sighting, under 1/2" at 200 yards. I really like the combination and chucks hate the gun.

Re: .243 varmint choices mjbgalt #6880113 09/17/12
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ColdBore Campfire Outfitter C Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 8,759	Originally Posted by mjbgalt no big distances. just if i can't decide between 2 i would go with BC If no big distances, I'd ignore BC, and go with whichever one shot more accurately in your rifle. I'd also add the 70 grain Ballistic Tip to the testing pool.

Re: .243 varmint choices ColdBore #6880266 09/17/12
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WI3Der Campfire Greenhorn W Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 27 WI	The 75 vmax and 70 Btip is what i try to work with also.

Re: .243 varmint choices ColdBore #6880462 09/17/12
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aalf Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 16,152 Likes: 5 S.W. Wis.	Originally Posted by ColdBore I'd also add the 70 grain Ballistic Tip to the testing pool. Along with the 70 Blitzkings. The 55 BT's scare the fur off stuff too.......

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Re: .243 varmint choices aalf #6889187 09/19/12
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hoytshooter Campfire Regular Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 639 st. joseph mo	blitzkings all the way

Re: .243 varmint choices hoytshooter #6889206 09/19/12
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DonFischer Campfire Regular D Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,089	All I shoot out of mine are the 75gr V-Max and 75gr HP. Both shoot to the same point of impact with the same loading. Tried the 70gr BT but couldn't get it to shoot well.

Re: .243 varmint choices DonFischer #6889374 09/19/12
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cnyarcher Campfire Regular Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 638 Upstate Ny.	75gr V-max

Re: .243 varmint choices hoytshooter #6889718 09/19/12
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rockchuck828 Campfire Regular R Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 1,200	Originally Posted by hoytshooter blitzkings all the way If you are shooting the medium weight bullet's the 70gr Blitzking is by far my 1st choice Last edited by rockchuck828; 09/19/12.

Re: .243 varmint choices hoytshooter #6898302 09/22/12
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achadwick Campfire Tracker A Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 4,395 Aurora, Colorado	Originally Posted by hoytshooter blitzkings all the way I like the 55 gr BlitzKing. Turns prairie dogs into a red mist. and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? (Micah 6:8) d.v. Musings on TDS

Re: .243 varmint choices aalf #6898884 09/22/12
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keith Campfire Tracker K Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 7,200	Originally Posted by aalf Originally Posted by ColdBore I'd also add the 70 grain Ballistic Tip to the testing pool. Along with the 70 Blitzkings. The 55 BT's scare the fur off stuff too....... 70 blitz kings, 55g Nosler ballistic tips. Check the BC of the 55g Nosler then add 3800-3900 fps, run ballistic's table to 400 yards...you will be shocked.

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