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  1. 29-04-2025, 09:00 PM #121
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shearer View Post
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    250 yards. 108gn ELD-M @2900fps.
    Did it work?
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  3. 29-04-2025, 09:02 PM #122
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shearer View Post
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    250 yards. 108gn ELD-M @2900fps.
    Great condition.
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  4. 29-04-2025, 09:05 PM #123
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    95grain TMK dropped one last weekend no issue.

    Loaded with 42grains of 2209, through a mossberg patriot @ 180 yards.
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  5. 29-04-2025, 09:14 PM #124
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    Quote Originally Posted by gimp View Post
    Did it work?
    I guess so. The hind trotted about 15m and then fell over dead. That's what I was hoping for.
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  6. 29-04-2025, 09:27 PM #125
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    Worked on this one as well. He was a blood horse.
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  7. 30-04-2025, 08:39 AM #126
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    This is a weird thread. The 243 creates carnage. In fact generally the soup that comes out of an animal is worse in my 243 than my 308 and 6. 5s.
    This big guy was a couple weeks back and a really solid beast. The shock turned him into a rocking horse. Stiff as a board for a few secs before ground bound.
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    This little fella was a bang flop. Needed meat as first stag had turned in the rain and we were in for 2 wks.
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    This one snuck up while we wear butchering and hit our scent. Started barking so I ran up the hill 100m and snapped him on the escape. Gave him one at 80m through the bush.
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    Considering these are being shot with a 243 out of a 14.5" barrel(which is a terrible length for the calibre), I don't think there's any debate about it's use on deer.
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  8. 30-04-2025, 11:02 AM #127
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    Bullets do the work, not the brass/headstamp/chambering.
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  9. 01-05-2025, 04:33 PM #128
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    Quote Originally Posted by TeRei View Post
    Tikka 243 8T . Is it happening in NZ or is it a Unicorn?
    yep I have one.
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  10. 01-05-2025, 04:58 PM #129
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    Best cal ever! My go to for bush stalking. Use 100gr fed powershok softness.. works real well
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  11. 01-05-2025, 07:43 PM #130
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    Quote Originally Posted by ANTSMAN View Post
    yep I have one.
    Where from. Straight barrel or fluted?
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  12. 01-05-2025, 08:26 PM #131
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    Quote Originally Posted by TeRei View Post
    Where from. Straight barrel or fluted?
    Guncity do their Tikka elite model in 243 with the fluted barrel in the 1-8 twist. That's where I got mine from. I'm sure other stores have other variants with the 1-8 twist by now.
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  13. 01-05-2025, 08:38 PM #132
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    Quote Originally Posted by TeRei View Post
    Where from. Straight barrel or fluted?
    From the importer in Auckland- thru HnF, yeah coated-fluted-5 shot mag-braked Strata

    Theres some pics somewhere on here- click my username- and last posts
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