Best box ammo for .243
- Thread starter gooddog
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"...too(sic) coyote hunting..." You'll have to try a box of as many brands as you can to find the ammo your rifle shoots best. No two rifles will shoot the same ammo the same way.
The bullet weight will depend on the rifling twist in your barrel. A fast twist works best with heavier bullets. A slower twist with light varmint bullets. A 1 in 10 twist is the average twist and is good for most bullet weights.
The type of bullet will depend on whether or not you're keeping the hides. This time of year you likely won't bother though.
The bullet weight will depend on the rifling twist in your barrel. A fast twist works best with heavier bullets. A slower twist with light varmint bullets. A 1 in 10 twist is the average twist and is good for most bullet weights.
The type of bullet will depend on whether or not you're keeping the hides. This time of year you likely won't bother though.
Mighty Peace
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55 or 95 gr Winchester Suprem Ammo - BAllistic Silvertips, or as mentioned the Federal 80gr bullets @ CT shot not bad out of my Sako 243, but I only used them to sight my new scope in, and then switched, plus I reload the BST and the Hornady VMAX moly 65gr.
When I was deer hunting with my Remingotn Model 700 243, I had to use 100gr. bullets even though I knew it liked 75 gr. loads better.
To be honest, regualar garden-variety Winchester XP power point 100gr. loads were the best, but Remington core-lokt about the same and the worst were expensive Federal premium loads.
To be honest, regualar garden-variety Winchester XP power point 100gr. loads were the best, but Remington core-lokt about the same and the worst were expensive Federal premium loads.
Thank you for all the input,
I have used the fed blue box and found they grouped pretty well.
I was thinking of testing win,ballistic tips,but I could only get them in 55 grain,would this be sufficient for yotes at long range?I've heard stories of blowing big chunks of hide off and the yote running away.
I have used the fed blue box and found they grouped pretty well.
I was thinking of testing win,ballistic tips,but I could only get them in 55 grain,would this be sufficient for yotes at long range?I've heard stories of blowing big chunks of hide off and the yote running away.
thebuckhunter
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Or, you could talk to a buddy and he can set you up with some reloads if you chip in for the dies, brass and bullets! 
That's what friends are for! Drop me an e-mail and we'll see what we can get done. 
-Jason
That's what friends are for! Drop me an e-mail and we'll see what we can get done. -Jason
thebuckhunter
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-Jason
-Jason
"...could only get them in 55 grain..." They come in a 95 grain bullet too. Where to find them depends on where you are. Using them depends on the rifling twist in your rifle.
"...had to use 100gr. bullets even though..." As long as you're getting/got 'minute of deer' accuracy you'd be fine. My rifle won't shoot any better than that on a good day, despite the glass bedding and trigger job. The ground hogs it has drilled holes in over the years didn't seem to notice.
"...had to use 100gr. bullets even though..." As long as you're getting/got 'minute of deer' accuracy you'd be fine. My rifle won't shoot any better than that on a good day, despite the glass bedding and trigger job. The ground hogs it has drilled holes in over the years didn't seem to notice.
