new 243

custom 7mm08 · 25-02-2011 11:51am #1

hi to all i collected my new tikka varmint in 243 last saturday. i also bought when i was down there a kaps 2.5-10x50 ir. zeroed it this morning with hornady 95grn sst's got a 1 inch group with the second thre shots fired. was wondering if lads out there use many other types of ammo if so how does it group.

poulo6.5 · 25-02-2011 11:53am

custom 7mm08 wrote: »

hi to all i collected my new tikka varmint in 243 last saturday. i also bought when i was down there a kaps 2.5-10x50 ir. zeroed it this morning with hornady 95grn sst's got a 1 inch group with the second thre shots fired. was wondering if lads out there use many other types of ammo if so how does it group.

well wear,
i am itching for a .243 .
the sst are a great round i use them in the .308

clivej · 25-02-2011 11:56am

Good to hear all is working well for you. You'll just have this weekend to blood it.

Aim small hit big

clive

endasmail · 25-02-2011 1:43pm

well wear lad
how long ya waiting on that license to come through?

mrbrianj · 25-02-2011 3:02pm

I have been using Federal 100g powershok, and am happy with that.

I have some hornady 95g ballistic tipped which I hope to try out this weekend.

Also I have heard some RFDs have "privi"?? at a fraction of the cost of both of the above - could be good for paper?

custom 7mm08 · 25-02-2011 4:37pm

i was waiting no more than two and a half weeks for the licence. our local station are excellent and very quick to deal with.

i have used privi in my dads 6.5x55 for deer while i was waiting the couple of weeks and found them very effective and accurate

poulo6.5 · 25-02-2011 5:10pm

custom 7mm08 wrote: »

i was waiting no more than two and a half weeks for the licence. our local station are excellent and very quick to deal with.

i have used privi in my dads 6.5x55 for deer while i was waiting the couple of weeks and found them very effective and accurate

I would agree with you on the privi stuff.
I bought a box of the 168gr softpoint stuff and It grouped fine and I shot a couple of deer with them to and the did the job without any hassle.
I will try it again. It comes in 150gr sp for .308 and 55gr sp for .223. It's worth a try.

ejg · 25-02-2011 5:28pm

custom 7mm08 wrote: »

hi to all i collected my new tikka varmint in 243 last saturday. i also bought when i was down there a kaps 2.5-10x50 ir. zeroed it this morning with hornady 95grn sst's got a 1 inch group with the second thre shots fired. was wondering if lads out there use many other types of ammo if so how does it group.

What do you think of the Kaps scopes? I think they are optically equal to S&B.
Did you get the tactical?
edi

booom · 26-02-2011 10:09pm

good choice of scope- what did it set you back?

custom 7mm08 · 27-02-2011 12:18pm

the kaps scope i cant fault them at all clarity is spot on and i would say they are an extremely close second to the swarovski in terms of clarity. i shot my first deer yesterday with the 243. the price i got the scope for was cheap the scope is second hand. had it zeroed in 6 shots