100gr Sierra Prohunters

[tonker]

Hi All, I'm not looking for grief, or other bullets etc but can anyone with better knowledge than me about this bullet shed light please.

I've been using Sierra 85gr hpbt gamekings with great affect on the Roe and have a cracking load for this out of my Howa 243.

Meat damage is plenty enough on the far side with boiler room shots, so thought I'd try the above and run it as slow as I could, but fast enough to let it open up as it should and do it's job. Am I looking for the Holy Grail, probably! 243's are fast anyway, but has anyone any info on, or experience with these please.

I have steered clear of head and neck shooting for my own personal reasons, and although consider myself well able too as I do on other quarry,don't want to start on the Deer. Many thanks for any replies.

[oowee]

I used 100g Federal Power shock in my .243 Mauser and they were excellent and wanted to replicate them with a home load. When I started reloading with Sierra Game King and Hornady BTSP interlock. Neither would stabalise sufficiently for good accuracy, both boat tail.  I then tried 100g pro hunter and they give excellent performance and grouping, flat bottom. I am using Ramshot Hunter loading at 43g, which should give in the region of 3000 fps.

Edited January 26, 2021 by oowee

[tonker]

oowee, I remember the thread, on another forum, as I read it at the time you were asking. I fancy using vhit 160 as I have a lot of that, that I reload a .270 with.

[oowee]

5 minutes ago, tonker said:

oowee, I remember the thread, on another forum, as I read it at the time you were asking. I fancy using vhit 160 as I have a lot of that, that I reload a .270 with.

I would guess that would work just as well. I just stick to the same powder when I know it works.

I have plenty of Sierra Game King and Hornady BTSP interlock boat tails if you want to give them a try, your welcome to them. 

[tonker]

8 minutes ago, oowee said:

I would guess that would work just as well. I just stick to the same powder when I know it works.

I have plenty of Sierra Game King and Hornady BTSP interlock boat tails if you want to give them a try, your welcome to them. 

Thanks oowee, I'll remember that if I fail miserably.

[cervusman]

I use 42gr of N160 with 95gr Nosler Silvertip and Hornady 95gr SST which are very accurate and drop muntjac on the spot 

[Rim Fire]

I am in the middle of reloading some rounds as the weather is **** i use sierra game kings 100 grn sbt and find them very good accurate and running around 3000 fps using H380 

[Dcd87]

Sierra Pro Hunter 100grain soft point, 36.4grains IMR4166 giving 2850fps out of my 22” Howa 1500 1 in 10 twist.

Punching 0.5 inch groups at 100yards.

[Redgum]

I don't shoot 243 anymore as now have 6.5 x55 swede but I did have a real accurate load for 100gr Sierra Gamekings in 243 using 42.5grns Viht 160 and cci 200primers. Great round for fallow and Roe.

Edited February 20, 2021 by Redgum
left out content