What is the best grain bullet for 243?

What is the best grain bullet for 243?

7 Top-Tier Hunting Bullets for the . 243 Win.

  • Lehigh Defense 60-grain Controlled Chaos. Created to fulfill a game agency’s need for a lead-free, .
  • Hornady 75-grain V-Max.
  • Sierra 85-grain HPBT GameKing.
  • Hornady 95-grain SST.
  • Berger 95-grain Classic Hunter.
  • Speer 100-grain Grand Slam.
  • Norma 100-grain Oryx.

What is the longest range for a 243?

The 243 is a great long range performer for paper but deer sized game past about 500yards, not so much. This round is a good performer out to 1000yrds on paper and is a fabulous varmint round to most all distances the shooter is capable of shooting his/her equipment.

What is the heaviest grain 243 bullet?

243 Winchester would be a frequently chosen candidate. With available bullet weights from 55-grain “varminters,” to 100-grain medium game killers, plus ultra-long (heavy for the caliber) target bullets in the 105-115 grain range, the .

What is the effective range of a 243 for deer?

243 is light, small and perfect for beginning deer hunters. However, this rifle caliber doesn’t just stop there. Big-game hunters in the western states use this rifle round on mule deer and even bear. It also might be one of the most accurate of all rifle rounds at ranges under 200 yards.

What distance should I sight in my 243?

Adjust your 243 so that it is hitting just low at 25 yards(anywhere from dead on to 1/4″ low). Then go to 100 yards. Sight your rifle dead on at 100 yards if you are a woods hunter. And sight it 1-1/2″ high if you are a field hunter.

How far can a .243 accurately shoot?

This versatile “little brother” of the . 308 Winchester is a true triple-threat as a match cartridge, varmint cartridge, and game cartridge. With 115gr DTAC bullets, a . 243 rivals a 6.5-284 ballistically out to 1000 yards.