.243 ammo

kieran1141

Can anyone tell me where to get ballistic tip ammo for .243, tired of asking my dealer, around the midlands if possible, thanks, o and any advice welcome on best 1 to use and grain, have a remington 243 bdl with a 1 in 9 twist i am told, was useing remington 100g psp's but shot 2 deer with 1 shot as i said in earlier post and was said psp's caused this, for good luck it was 2 prickets, enjoyed the meat. HELP!!!!!

daithi55

stay using what you have i use federal 100 grain soft point there always in supply
i was using winchester ammo but theres always a short supply of it so went back to federal
it was a one in a million shot will most likely never happen to you again

It wasn't me!

You have to assume the bullet will pass through completely, as in a lot of cases it will. The bullet was never the problem there; your shot selection was.

kieran1141

suppose i will stick to 100g remington psp's so, have 7 deer got since 1st of sept and all of them just fell over apart from 1 who ran about 50 yards a dropped like a stone, having said that the fardest was onely about 150 yards the rest between 70 and 80 yards, thanks for the advice,

Tackleberrywho

kieran1141 wrote: »

suppose i will stick to 100g remington psp's so, have 7 deer got since 1st of sept and all of them just fell over apart from 1 who ran about 50 yards a dropped like a stone, having said that the fardest was onely about 150 yards the rest between 70 and 80 yards, thanks for the advice,

I'm txting a few mates to see if they have some, give me an hour or so

kieran1141

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

I'm txting a few mates to see if they have some, give me an hour or so

sound, tack.

sikastag

IMHO one of the best things you can put down the barrel of your remington is RWS 100 Grain T-Mantel Bullet. (Soft Point) Minimal meat damage on Heart & Lung shot. Certainly accurate enough for neck/head shots. Me 2c.

Tackleberrywho

http://www.hornady.com/store/243-Win-80-gr.-GMX-Superformance/

kieran1141

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

http://www.hornady.com/store/243-Win-80-gr.-GMX-Superformance/

thanks tack, but try to find them in ireland, they do luck the job ok.

kieran1141

sikastag wrote: »

IMHO one of the best things you can put down the barrel of your remington is RWS 100 Grain T-Mantel Bullet. (Soft Point) Minimal meat damage on Heart & Lung shot. Certainly accurate enough for neck/head shots. Me 2c.

thanks, will luck them up and see can i get them, will ring paul o holloran and see what he has down there.

Tackleberrywho

kieran1141 wrote: »

thanks tack, but try to find them in ireland, they do luck the job ok.

http://www.shoot.ie/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_15_47_48&products_id=188

Try him, i'm still waiting on a few mates to txt me back

sikastag

kieran1141 wrote: »

thanks, will luck them up and see can i get them, will ring paul o holloran and see what he has down there.

Think McBride in Athlone has them. I think. Someone else on here might know or know of stockist? Worth looking up anyway. Good bullet.

kieran1141

sikastag wrote: »

Think McBride in Athlone has them. I think. Someone else on here might know or know of stockist? Worth looking up anyway. Good bullet.

athlone onely 40min for me that would be handy.

daithi55

kieran1141 wrote: »

athlone onely 40min for me that would be handy.

your living very close to me so lol
probaly shooting the same area for deer

kieran1141

daithi55 wrote: »

your living very close to me so lol
probaly shooting the same area for deer

onely 15 min from birr and portumna about 20min from roscrea iam on the border of offaly and galway.

daithi55

kieran1141 wrote: »

onely 15 min from birr and portumna about 20min from roscrea iam on the border of offaly and galway.

im from carrig mate very close to each other id say lol

kieran1141

daithi55 wrote: »

im from carrig mate very close to each other id say lol

o my god, a few min, sean and josie ford there, peter king from there, iam just outside borris, more than likely hunt a lot of the same land, birr, woodford, loughrea, newport and a few more, that wood be my permissions for deer.

daithi55

kieran1141 wrote: »

o my god, a few min, sean and josie ford there, peter king from there, iam just outside borris, more than likely hunt a lot of the same land, birr, woodford, loughrea, newport and a few more, that wood be my permissions for deer.

just moved to carrig from ballingarry origionally

kieran1141

i just moved here 4 years ago had been in waterford for a year before that was living in nenagh, know a few people from ballingarry aswell and sometimes shoot a farm down that way for pheasants, the glue is a good spot for a pint.

daithi55

kieran1141 wrote: »

i just moved here 4 years ago had been in waterford for a year before that was living in nenagh, know a few people from ballingarry aswell and sometimes shoot a farm down that way for pheasants, the glue is a good spot for a pint.

ya its a good spot noonans aint bad either

kieran1141

daithi55 wrote: »

ya its a good spot noonans aint bad either

funny enough i was never in noonans and when i was younger i did like my drink, was'ant to many pubs i did'nt go to. were in a good spot for shooting, have the lake and a lot of stubble and a good few pont come nov i hope.

kieran1141

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

I'm txting a few mates to see if they have some, give me an hour or so

Thanks tackleberry for all your help on the ammo situation, think i can stop annoying you now, confused.com. over and out.

daithi55

kieran1141 wrote: »

funny enough i was never in noonans and when i was younger i did like my drink, was'ant to many pubs i did'nt go to. were in a good spot for shooting, have the lake and a lot of stubble and a good few pont come nov i hope.

ya there does be a few nice floods around alright hopefully its not as bad of weather this winter

kieran1141

daithi55 wrote: »

ya there does be a few nice floods around alright hopefully its not as bad of weather this winter

i hope so, it was so bad it was hard to go shooting, my shooting buddy and myself stopped pheasant and duck shooting the week before christmas last year, few nice ponds come up around birr area, well i have to get another freezer other 1 full, will try pick 1 up handy somewhere, cant go for a deer no where to put it. did you have any luck at the deer or did you get a chance yet.

daithi55

kieran1141 wrote: »

i hope so, it was so bad it was hard to go shooting, my shooting buddy and myself stopped pheasant and duck shooting the week before christmas last year, few nice ponds come up around birr area, well i have to get another freezer other 1 full, will try pick 1 up handy somewhere, cant go for a deer no where to put it. did you have any luck at the deer or did you get a chance yet.

ya got two could leave them hanging because i had no fridge made burgers from one and gave away another to a friend in dublin he was thrilled with it

ya there loads of shooting around birr with the brosna floodin every year
not big into the duck though haven a dog for it as much as i like shooting them, im more into the phesants an deer


whose land do ya shoot in ballingarry

kieran1141

daithi55 wrote: »

ya got two could leave them hanging because i had no fridge made burgers from one and gave away another to a friend in dublin he was thrilled with it

ya there loads of shooting around birr with the brosna floodin every year
not big into the duck though haven a dog for it as much as i like shooting them, im more into the phesants an deer


whose land do ya shoot in ballingarry

dont want to give farmers name out as could cause hassel but he is from nenagh originally, have been going down there about 25 years on and off did'nt shoot it last year, do a lot of duck and pheasant shooting we have 4 springers a lab and english pointer,we let of birds too even down to loughrea have 250 acre farm to shoot there, shot 47 cocks and 103 mallard plus 8 geese last year 2 of us,but we go most day it has to be said and did let of 80 pheasants and 120 the year before. i would say your friend was trilled, there is a lot of work in them as my mate says the work starts when you pull the trigger.

daithi55

kieran1141 wrote: »

dont want to give farmers name out as could cause hassel but he is from nenagh originally, have been going down there about 25 years on and off did'nt shoot it last year, do a lot of duck and pheasant shooting we have 4 springers a lab and english pointer,we let of birds too even down to loughrea have 250 acre farm to shoot there, shot 47 cocks and 103 mallard plus 8 geese last year 2 of us,but we go most day it has to be said and did let of 80 pheasants and 120 the year before. i would say your friend was trilled, there is a lot of work in them as my mate says the work starts when you pull the trigger.

ya brought him out one evenin to get one but had no luck
will bring him out the next time hes down from the big smoke again
im on ballingarry outside borrisokane by the way not the other
most of the farmers are sound there anyway like any place the odd one can be snaggy

kieran1141

daithi55 wrote: »

ya brought him out one evenin to get one but had no luck
will bring him out the next time hes down from the big smoke again
im on ballingarry outside borrisokane by the way not the other
most of the farmers are sound there anyway like any place the odd one can be snaggy

Dont shoot much down there, done a lot of lamping foxes last year down that way, onely know 2 farmers down there was asked to shoot foxes in gorteen college, know a lot of farmers that way but most of that land made a preserve last year, i was lucky this year with deer first evening got 3 prickets in less than an hour, and as i said in earlier post shot 2 with the 1 shot another evening at 6.15 and then 2 singles but gave 10 mornings and evenings and go nothing aswell, and would say the 80 yards was the furthest 1, most of my pheasant shooting would be away from here back the far side of nenagh or down near loughrea, most of the ducks would be lough derg as i have 2 boats and my mate has another, have 1 in terryglass,another in yaught club and boatclub in dromineer, and we love the fishing too, better go to bed as grandchild starting playschool in the morn and have to be up to see her off, best of luck with the season might go for a pheasant or a deer sometime.