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Most Tikkas do.... I'm sure you'll be happy! Get a variety to test out and have fun with it! smile

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Everything I've heard on the Fusion ammo has been good. Someone may be able to confirm but I believe they load Speer bullets in it. Any confirmation?


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Originally Posted by Slidellkid
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Is the swift loaded in factory ammo?


Remington has a Premier load with the 90gr Scirocco

Link: http://www.midwayusa.com/product/24...ain-swift-scirocco-polymer-tip-box-of-20

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Everything I've heard on the Fusion ammo has been good. Someone may be able to confirm but I believe they load Speer bullets in it. Any confirmation?


I've heard many reports that it's a Speer DeepCurl in the Federal Fusion ammo.

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Deer killer? Try the Winchester 95 grain Ballistic Silvertip.

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Originally Posted by OSU_Sig
Everything I've heard on the Fusion ammo has been good. Someone may be able to confirm but I believe they load Speer bullets in it. Any confirmation?


I spoke with a Federal Tech about the Fusion bullet last year. The bullet is made by Speer but with a proprietary newer technology. It's a boat tail design that has a pressure formed lead core with a molecularly-fused/bonded copper jacket to eliminate jacket core separation. It also has a skived tip to promote expansion. The original 243 fusion bullets were offered with Moly coating but Federal is now coating the Fusion bullets in 243 with Boron Nitride. I don't think any of the other cartridge Fusion bullets are being coated.


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ttsx, tsx, Accubonds or the new federal trophy copper is what I like in the 243 in case bone enters into the equation. If money were tight, fusions or corelokts wouldn't be bad choices either. Many Tikka shooters here, including my 270, seem to have had very good accuracy with blue box Federals too.

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Originally Posted by mathman
Deer killer? Try the Winchester 95 grain Ballistic Silvertip.


This is what I use. It is rated for 3100 fps, but I've not run it over a chrono yet.

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Slim shady,

Is that Federal Trophy Copper a Barnes bullet made for Federal?

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Well I don't have a 243, but I been killing White Tails with 150 gr Federal Fusion since 2006 in a 7mm RM. Excellent ammo at a reasonable price. It shot so well out of a Blaser R-93 that I decided to keep the barrel rather than sell it for another chambering. I'm looking for a 243 myself- maybe later in the year- my work prospects have to improve some.


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Eric, what did you do if anything to your T3?

Nice shooting.

I'd endorse the Fusion, but if me, and not reloading, I'd buy the WW 95 Silvertip Btip....it's what I handload and is deadly, and accurate. Hard to change what ain't broken for me..and I do have plenty of them.

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Cliff, thanks. The .243, I just added a limbsaver, and Hinterland bolt shroud and bolt handle. That's it. I'm using DNZ one-piece Game Reaper mounts and a Swaro Z6 2-12x50 TDS. That group was the first three shots out of the rifle.

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Great set up, fantastic shooter/shooting as well. Seems the norm from Finland wink

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65BR,

Let me know if you wNt to sell some of those Winchesters- I'm just right down the road smile

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I believe the parent company for Remington bought barnes. Thus, remington is coming out with ammo loaded with barnes bullets. Guess that forced federal to come out with a barnes clone...the trophy copper, which I believe is grooved like the barnes. Nosler did similar with e-tip, but I don't think it has grooves like the barnes. Hornady similar with the gmx bullet, but it's a 95/5 alloy and not all copper.

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Those 85 grain Sierra Hollow Point Boat Tail Game Kings are excellent bullets. That is what I use in my 6mms, and when I had a .243, that is all I used for that rifle.

Coyotes to mule deer, it is my first choice for a .24 caliber projectile.


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My .243 has not been hunting in ....way too long. Got to do something about that. I load 70 grain Sierra pointed soft points for coyote. For deer I use either 95 or 100 NP with complete confidence. Friends who use 85 Barnes TSX and TTSX are happy happy. Truthfully the 70s are a feel good project as I usually shoot coyote as a target of opportunity while hunting deer. A spring coyote and pig hunt to south Texas excepted.

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Slidell - to clarify, I have Nosler 95 Ballistic Tips, which are the same bullets in that ammo, I handload them. Hanging on to what I have - sorry.

JT, speaking of yotes, saw a big "Dog" this am across the street, but not my land...sure was thinking...

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