Which .243 factory ammo?

Colesco

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Evening all,

I've just started deer stalking and wondered which .243 factory rounds are good? I've got a Parker hale safari deluxe which I currently use for foxing with hornandy vmax 58gr rounds, I've got a couple of boxes of hornandy 100gr and some federal power shok 100gr? Any info is much appreciated

cheers

Nick
 
get that hugely expensive gear out of your head for the moment and try ppu at less than half the price. It your gun likes it you'll be happy for life at the price and the deer won't know the difference!!

... and good luck!
 
get that hugely expensive gear out of your head for the moment and try ppu at less than half the price. It your gun likes it you'll be happy for life at the price and the deer won't know the difference!!

... and good luck!
+1 for ppu. I still have plenty Federal which my Sauer likes, but then again it shoots just as well with the ppu, just not so easily obtained locally.
 
Cheers guys, I do have a box of PPU but in 90gr would they be sufficient for roe and fallow?
 
Cheers guys, I do have a box of PPU but in 90gr would they be sufficient for roe and fallow?

Subject to the usual caveats of sensible range and good shot placement, 90 grain bullet will be fine.
Whilst I do not deliberately go looking for Red with my .243, I have shot a few large woodland Red at sensible ranges with a 85 grain Speer spbt and all have been killed cleanly.
 
Evening all,

I've just started deer stalking and wondered which .243 factory rounds are good? I've got a Parker hale safari deluxe which I currently use for foxing with hornandy vmax 58gr rounds, I've got a couple of boxes of hornandy 100gr and some federal power shok 100gr? Any info is much appreciated

cheers

Nick
Nice to see the old parker hales "still doin it!" I have two 1200's. The geco 105 grain groups an inch at 100yds in the .243 and federal soft points touching groups in the 30.06. But I use homeloads more than anything. Nick.
 
95 Grain Hornady Superformance shoots well from BDS Savage Rifles so may be worth a look unless you intend to pursue larger Deer in Scotland.

Yorkie.
 
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