Home Forums Reloading Varmint Rifles 243 for yotes

I bought a Marlin 243 an was going to set this up for yotes .Shooting to about 250 yards .Now the question is what gr bullet was told nothing over 75 to 80 gr 55 to 75 best ,If u people shot them with 243 what do u think . I will say this a 100 gr it ran off so I don't think this was a good choise

I had a 700 ADL that loved 55gr NBT with RL15 or H414. The H414 load would hit 4000fps. Easily sub MOA but I can't help you with game performance as I only used it for target practice before someone traded me out of it. I think Nosler designs their BTs differently at different weights. The 90gr and up are designed as medium game hunting bullets and the 80gr and below are designed for varmints.

That pretty much say what Ive been told lighter bullets work best from what u say thanks

70gr Nosler ballistic tip is a great 'yote bullet, but just a varmint bullet (some people use on deer - but not designed for that). It will expand fast and put them down quick.
If you get an accurate load with a 95gr Ballistic tip it will work great on deer too, but may pass thru and get a runner on a 'yote (it's designed as a hunting bullet and tougher).

I use 65 grain Hornady Vmax - there is no running if I center them.

If you use a 85 grain you can use it for both yotes and deer - that's not bad either

Last one I took I used the 75gr vmax, shot a few the the 95gr Berger this fall too. If looking to save fur go with a heavier thougher slug.

Let your rifle decide what it likes and go from there.

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Anything in the .243" line up will work fine on coyotes out to 250yds. Find which is most accurate for your rifle and rock on...


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Imr 4064 and the Hornady 75 gr V-MAX

not necessarily my first choice of bullet, and not saying it is a bad one either...

but yeah, I'm a 100% behind ya on 4064 and a 75 or 80 grain bullet...

I load the old IMR brown sheet data on 4064 for an 80 grain bullet...and one definitely has a fast, flat shooting and accurate round..... regardless of which bullet manufacturer one chooses, between 70 to 80 grains...

I'm not a hide hunter, so I could care less of how much I explode old Wylie Coyote... the more I explode the little fawn killer, the better I feel...

The old 85 grain Serria HPBT has long been a favorite around here..One of the gov.t trappers uses the 70 grain Serria Blitzking..have some loaded, but haven't tried them yet..Most of the pals I shoot with that use 24's like 80 or 85 grain bullets, the Noslers often get the nod..

why so heavy . Your saying if 80-85 wotks use it for both deer an yotes

a lot depends on if your shooting the coyotes to sell the fur or not. if you are selling them you dont wanna blow gaping holes in the hides.

62, If I am shooting very light bullets, I would probably use my Swift or .22-250 Improved...I tried a few 65 grain Vmax, they did fine on the couple coyotes I shot with them..As for the 70 grain Blitzkings, the local trapper told me he used them in his .243, so I decided to give them a try..When I shot a .243 years ago, my std. coyote bullet was the 85 grain Serria BTHP..It held up well in the wind, and had lots of smack when it got there..I got on to it at the suggestion of an older friend who had worn out his .243 shooting that bullet..I have noticed, that as much as I like the hot .22's for coyote hunting and varmit shooting, the .243 and .25-06 deliver better kills if the shot is at an animal going away..Coyotes can be pretty tough critters if not well hit...So I stuck with the heavier bullets in both calibers...

I like the 70 gr NBT or the 75 gr Vmax in my 243 or 6mm for varmints. Good combination of speed and wind bucking for those windy days.

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There seems a lot of Mainge here in Mi this year in the yotes . So I guess the 100 gr bullets are out an go with 70- 85 gr an don't look back

i use the 70 gr. sierra blitzking

As soon as I run out of the 55 NBT I'll be using the 70 Blitzking, reason being I use the 55 blitzking in the .22-250, makes sense to run that 70-85gr wt in 6mm.
(Didn't always have the 250)

Bea175,
What have you found to be your "pet load" using 4064 and the 75Vmax? Also what rifle/twist/ Thanks for your time.