243 ammunition

[Mr_Logic 5]

I have a 243 which is down for fox and deer. It does both very well, but the trouble is that I need to use the 58gr Vmax for fox, because of expansion, and 85gr HP for deer, so that is doesn't expand so much.

 

In order for the rifle to be truly multi-purpose, I need ammo that doesn't make a mess of a deer but makes enough of a mess on foxy.

 

Anybody got any ideas if such a beast exists?

[FJager 0]

Head shoot the deer.

[sounder 9]

I have a 243 which is down for fox and deer. It does both very well, but the trouble is that I need to use the 58gr Vmax for fox, because of expansion, and 85gr HP for deer, so that is doesn't expand so much.

 

In order for the rifle to be truly multi-purpose, I need ammo that doesn't make a mess of a deer but makes enough of a mess on foxy.

 

Anybody got any ideas if such a beast exists?

i use 100g feds for deer and fox

[v-max 2]

your 85g HP will do the job a fox dont care what he shot with i think or they havent with me.

[SNAP SHOT 194]

hornady 95grain SST with do the job on both deer and fox, As said in the above post it will not care what it is shot with................

[fastrac10 0]

As said above, really don't think it matters if it makes a mess of Mr fox. I use Sako gamehead 90grain for both. Very good and cheap at £15.91 for 20

Cheers

Fastrac10

Edited May 11, 2008 by fastrac10

[Mr_Logic 5]

I am just keen to make sure that the bullet doesn't just whiz through the fox without causing lethal damage. (obviously I'm aiming for the right bit, and most of the time I will hit it, but not always...)

 

I will probably stick with the 85gr HPs then, although gotta be said I would like something cheaper!

[IanB 0]

I use 58gr vmax for fox and roe deer, does both jobs very well and to be honest when shooting chest shots on the deer, they do very little damage to be honest... I wouldn't use anything else now..

[Mr_Logic 5]

I use 58gr vmax for fox and roe deer, does both jobs very well and to be honest when shooting chest shots on the deer, they do very little damage to be honest... I wouldn't use anything else now..

I dropped a roe the other week with the 58gr, and it made a hell of mess of the chest area... I wonder if we are just seeing the same thing from different viewpoints?

[dicehorn 38]

I use 58gr vmax for fox and roe deer, does both jobs very well and to be honest when shooting chest shots on the deer, they do very little damage to be honest... I wouldn't use anything else now..

I dropped a roe the other week with the 58gr, and it made a hell of mess of the chest area... I wonder if we are just seeing the same thing from different viewpoints?

 

 

I do not have a .243 preferring to use a 6.5 for deer. The problem with using a smaller weight of bullet in the .243 is the very high terminal velocity, and sooner of later the perfect entry will cause massive tissue damage as I have seen on deer shot by clients.

 

My advise is to keep it simple - use one weight of bullet for both fox and deer using the heaviest bullet that the twist in your rifle will permit. We seem to concentrate on Hornaday and Noslers - have you thought about Berger bullets?

 

Peter