Thanks Dan! My plan was to use either the 130 BTip or hornady interlock. Looking at the speeds I would be down at least 100 fps from what I usually shoot but I figure it is worth a shot to see how it groups.
Has anyone tried this combo? I had never considered pairing the two together but I was doing some reading and looking online and it struck me that I have a full pound of it and I have never tried the two together. I have found some data but I wanted to ask for some real world experience from the...
I have bought some 85 gr Barnes TSX to try in my son's 243. My thoughts are that the 85 gr TSX will perform as well as a 95 gr factory (lead cup and core load) and they were currently available. Any experience by anyone loading or hunting whitetail with these bullets? I would appreciate any help.
Went out for the first time all season by myself this morning. I was covered up in deer all morning. Ended up seeing 9 does and one little buck. Was luck enough to drop 2 does. First doe came over the knob at 7:45 and walked directly to my stand. She stood still at 30 yards with her head up and...
Recovered this bullet from my son's buck. Shot was 90 yards and the bullet hit back. Took out liver and was recovered in front of back ham. Bullet was a 95 gr Winchester Deer Season XP shot out of a Remington Compact 243. Recovered weight was 56.9 gr for 59.8% weight retention. Internal damage...
My son is 7 and he was using his Remington 700 Compact in 243 with a 95gr Winchester Deer Season XP. I like to use hand loads but we have these on hand and they do a great job on deer.
The story... We got to the blind at 3:20 on Friday afternoon. I had my son and my 5 year old daughter with me...