anyone reccomend

[bignoel 14]

anyone reccomend a 243 bullet which will cause least damage to deer ?

[jamie g 17]

your best bet i would say would be a softpoint. i dont shoot deer so someone that does will give you better advise.

but softpoints seam to be the ones people go for

[Mr_Logic 5]

Softpoint is right.

 

By law you must use soft, hollow or ballistic tip (ballistic tip IIRC can be called softpoint, the law was written before they existed). In a deer calibre the ballistic tip is set up for deer so it expands more slowly, but most 243 ballistic tip is for fox, so it explodes.

 

IIRC there is a 95gr which is OK.

 

100 or 90 gr SP puts a nice humane hole in them while still allowing you to eat the animal. I shot with 58gr v-max once (roe, obviously) and it looked like a bomb had gone off in this thing - the bullet didn't exit, we found the fragments under the skin on the far side.

[Fidgety 8]

IIRC ?

[Mr_Logic 5]

If I Remember Correctly

[coldweld 65]

One that Missed !

 

Only Joking Heavy and slow is the general rule . i guess by damage you mean cavitation ?

[SNAP SHOT 194]

Any bullet will cause damage to meat if it hits rib, bone etc,

 

two good all rounders for the .243 are the nosler 95g partition, and the 95g sst by hornady,

 

i have also been told the 87 bthp hornady is a good round also,

 

[bignoel 14]

cheers guys good info

[Guest remmy]

87g hornday hollow points going @ 2800fps with vit n140 behind them, one bullet for everything . awsome load and no meat damage. have a look at my posts you will find them in there.

Edited March 13, 2009 by remmy

[dicehorn 38]

87g hornday hollow points going @ 2800fps with vit n140 behind them, one bullet for everything . awsome load and no meat damage. have a look at my posts you will find them in there.

 

 

The speed of your bullet Remmie is the reason (as you know) for little or no meat damage. Problem for the shooters with 243 going at 3300 fps always equals severe tissue damage.

 

That is why the 308 and 6.5 users with their fps at around 2800 see nice small exit holes.

[martin 332]

What are you using now mate?

[bignoel 14]

i have been use 80gr soft points ?

[karlp86 0]

i have been use 80gr soft points ?

 

i would suggest using a heavier bullet like a 100 or 105grain hollow point to push the speed down along with the meat damage.

[bignoel 14]

i will try the 100gr next