Thread: 243 on deer

Originally Posted by TeRei

A Forum member recommended Berger's. So we loaded up some 95's. Be the worst projectile we have ever used. They just pencil thru big red stags. My son shot 3 big stags in a mob all thru the shoulder and they just ran away. Like the old Lightforce spottie the ammo got hifted into the gorge. Proverbial POS. On paper they might be brilliant but for hunting you might as well use tissue paper.

Most of my hunting is with a .243 and never had one, not one, failure to kill with 95 Berger or Targex, same result with a bit more "thump" with the 105 Targex. Red stags and bull Tahr included. Will continue to recommend them to anyone wants my opinion. My opinion will of course, recommend hitting the animal in the first place......

Originally Posted by 257weatherby

Most of my hunting is with a .243 and never had one, not one, failure to kill with 95 Berger or Targex, same result with a bit more "thump" with the 105 Targex. Red stags and bull Tahr included. Will continue to recommend them to anyone wants my opinion. My opinion will of course, recommend hitting the animal in the first place......

In the RIGHT place...

Targex use Berger jackets and there is nothing wrong with them. The 95 grn Targex never let me down on hundreds of deer with my little lightweight Browning. Who on the forum has got that gun now?

Originally Posted by Tahr

Targex use Berger jackets and there is nothing wrong with them. The 95 grn Targex never let me down on hundreds of deer with my little lightweight Browning. Who on the forum has got that gun now?

Was that a micro medallion?

Originally Posted by Shearer

Was that a micro medallion?

Yes. Not sure why I sold it. Had used it for quite a few years.



This is the only semi-failure Ive ever had with a Targex. Have used many hundreds. .243 95grn. Going away up hill at about 250 yds and aimed between the shoulders. Killed it but quite a big blow up before penetrating.

Originally Posted by Tahr

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This is the only semi-failure Ive ever had with a Targex. Have used many hundreds. .243 95grn. Going away up hill at about 250 yds and aimed between the shoulders. Killed it but quite a big blow up before penetrating.

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Apologies for the thread hijack, but what model Bark River is that?

Originally Posted by RifleTuner

Apologies for the thread hijack, but what model Bark River is that?

@RifleTuner It's a custom made by Mike Stewart's (owner of BR) son. I very foolishly sold it to someone on the forum several years ago. Lucky who ever it was because it would have appreciated in value. The handle was made of laminated bamboo, the steel was A2.

Back to .243's.

I would love to come across a left handed one.

Awesome to see you FINALLY using a half decent knife Bruce....about time you saw the light.hope you didn't slip getting back down the snowy hill face in your crocs???

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

Awesome to see you FINALLY using a half decent knife Bruce....about time you saw the light.hope you didn't slip getting back down the snowy hill face in your crocs???

Funny man. I had decent boots on...
At the time there was a thread running on the old forum about those knives so I took that one up there just to get the pic. I carted it around with me for a while and took a few pics of deer holding it. Have just posted one in the current thread.

A very dead neck shot tahr there,well done.

That hurt my eyes. Dont ever do that again.

Originally Posted by sneeze

That hurt my eyes. Dont ever do that again.


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Nice art

Originally Posted by Tahr

Nice art

Maybe my best work, I shine with thick black crayons.

Does the Targex 105gr need a faster than normal twist?