I recently acquired a .243 Handi rifle, and a 6x45mm in the AR platform, that I plan to use for deer hunting and coyote hunting this year. I found the following articles helpful, and I thought others considering the 6mm/.243 cartridges for deer hunting this year, may find them helpful as well.
Nosler Reloading Forum ? View topic - 243 Deer Bullet?
http://www.accurateshooter.com/cartridge-guides/243win/
http://www.ballisticstudies.com/Knowledgebase/.243+Winchester.html
I found this tidbit from one of the comments especially interesting:
You ruled out what has proven to be the best 6mm deer bullet I've ever used, the 95 grain Nosler Ballistic Tip.
That particular bullet was a pet project of a bullet designer at Nosler, Gale Root. He knew what he was doing, and built what may be the perfect 6mm deer bullet. It's got a very thick base and a tapered jacket. My son and I have used it to great effect on both mule deer and whitetail at ranges from Very Close to 300 yards or so - I can't remember anything but one-shot drops.
It's also the single most accurate bullet I've ever shot from my 6mm Remington
Nosler Reloading Forum ? View topic - 243 Deer Bullet?
http://www.accurateshooter.com/cartridge-guides/243win/
http://www.ballisticstudies.com/Knowledgebase/.243+Winchester.html
I found this tidbit from one of the comments especially interesting:
You ruled out what has proven to be the best 6mm deer bullet I've ever used, the 95 grain Nosler Ballistic Tip.
That particular bullet was a pet project of a bullet designer at Nosler, Gale Root. He knew what he was doing, and built what may be the perfect 6mm deer bullet. It's got a very thick base and a tapered jacket. My son and I have used it to great effect on both mule deer and whitetail at ranges from Very Close to 300 yards or so - I can't remember anything but one-shot drops.
It's also the single most accurate bullet I've ever shot from my 6mm Remington
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