|
|
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 741
Campfire Regular
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 741 |
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2014
Posts: 22
New Member
|
|
OP
New Member
Joined: Oct 2014
Posts: 22 |
I think I'm going to give the Barnes 80 ttsx a try See how the rifle likes them and go from there.
Last edited by Diogenes; 03/31/15.
The mountains are calling, and I must go -John Muir
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 1,165
Campfire Regular
|
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 1,165 |
Not bad for a MS buck huh? It wasn't the biggest rack I've killed, but he was my personal best for weight.....by 5 lbs. He definitely erased any doubts I had about using a .243.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 2014
Posts: 2,556
Campfire Regular
|
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Jul 2014
Posts: 2,556 |
The Barnes will be a good choice. Unless it was a distant shot, I would have to see the BT or SST go through both shoulders. I don't buy it. They are explosive.
You did not "seen" anything, you "saw" it.
A "creek" has water in it, a "crick" is what you get in your neck.
Liberals with guns are nothing but hypocrites.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 9,611
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 9,611 |
The 95gr and 120gr Ballistic tips are tuff bullets for their caliber. I've found the 140gr Ballistic tip to be a more dependable bullet. powdr
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 50
Campfire Greenhorn
|
|
Campfire Greenhorn
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 50 |
Vic in Va recommend Barnes bullets in the 243 years ago. They impressed me and anyone who came to the skinning rack to look at one of my daughters kills. Barnes factory ammo shoots 1/2-3/4 MOA in my daughters stock 700.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 1,687
Campfire Regular
|
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 1,687 |
The 80 gr TTSX has restored my faith in the .243. My son is now 3 for 3 on one shot kills with the same rifle I killed my first deer with and his little brother will follow in his footsteps shortly. There is no doubt about its ability to fully reach the vitals from any angle on a whitetail and double shoulders are no problem at reasonable ranges.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 60,110
Campfire Kahuna
|
|
Campfire Kahuna
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 60,110 |
You mean the .243 will actually kill Texas whitetails?
“Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans.”
John Steinbeck
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 9,527
Campfire Outfitter
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 9,527 |
You mean the .243 will actually kill Texas whitetails? Should we consult Don? 
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 78,300
Campfire Oracle
|
|
Campfire Oracle
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 78,300 |
Perhaps.... Everyone in Texas I met used a 7mm mag or a 300WSM on those whitetails....
I sure hope a .243 works on Axis down there....
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 7,990
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 7,990 |
I wouldn't have a problem with the .243 Barnes on elk. Wouldn't be my first choice, but if that is the gun a woman or young person shot the best, the bullet would do the job.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 60,110
Campfire Kahuna
|
|
Campfire Kahuna
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 60,110 |
Tom,
I double-shouldered (and spined) a Texas whitetail with a .243 in December. It was a doe, though, so maybe that doesn't count--and the bullet was a factory "blue box" Federal 100-grain, so maybe that doesn't count either.
The bullet also exited. Does that count?
“Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans.”
John Steinbeck
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 6,825
Campfire Tracker
|
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 6,825 |
Was the doe hurt in any way?
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2015
Posts: 179
Campfire Member
|
|
Campfire Member
Joined: Mar 2015
Posts: 179 |
Seems to me a guy that goes by the handle DJTex might have slayed a few Texas critters with his .243. His stories are worth the read!
Last edited by ExtremeHunter16; 04/16/15. Reason: Stupid autocorrect
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 60,110
Campfire Kahuna
|
|
Campfire Kahuna
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 60,110 |
southtexas,
It was hard to tell. She just lay down and "relaxed."
“Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans.”
John Steinbeck
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 115,424
Campfire Sage
|
|
Campfire Sage
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 115,424 |
Guys, I'd like to understand what I'm missing or if my one experience with the BT was a fluke or too small a sample. I drank the Kool Aid and used 120 BTs to develop a load for a 7-08. Book max of Varget, so 3000-ish fps. First and only shot on game was a ribcage shot on a whitetail at 50 yds. I'm assuming disintegration, as there was no exit. While the shot was lethal, the buck did run a ways. Not poo pooing on the bullet, but how can one expect it to hold together on a shoulder shot after seeing this performance? I'll hang up and listen. Because jacket thickness of the 120gr. BT isn't always consistent. Travis
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 78,300
Campfire Oracle
|
|
Campfire Oracle
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 78,300 |
Tom,
I double-shouldered (and spined) a Texas whitetail with a .243 in December. It was a doe, though, so maybe that doesn't count--and the bullet was a factory "blue box" Federal 100-grain, so maybe that doesn't count either.
The bullet also exited. Does that count? No, unless it was a .243 'Magnum' of some sort. Your 'sample of one' was obviously a fluke.
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 60,110
Campfire Kahuna
|
|
Campfire Kahuna
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 60,110 |
Yeah, and she was pretty close too, as I recall about 60 yards. As we all know, bullets tend to "pencil through" instead of expand when they're going fast.
“Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans.”
John Steinbeck
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 44,826
Campfire 'Bwana
|
|
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 44,826 |
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 19,237
Campfire Ranger
|
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 19,237 |
Perhaps.... Everyone in Texas I met used a 7mm mag or a 300WSM on those whitetails....
I sure hope a .243 works on Axis down there.... Damn, those Texas whitetails must be some tough critters. My .243 kills the hell outta NY deer and it don't need any extra special bullets to do it neither.
|
|
|
|
|
552 members (10gaugeman, 10gaugemag, 10ring1, 01Foreman400, 06hunter59, 007FJ, 53 invisible),
2,743
guests, and
1,308
robots. |
|
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
|
Forums81
Topics1,191,631
Posts18,474,288
Members73,941
| |
Most Online11,491
Jul 7th, 2023
|
|
|
|
