My dad recently shot a big mule deer with .243 100 grain moly coated nosler partition premier Federal ammunition the buck was only about 150 yds and the shot only penetrated one lung the buck ran about 50yds and was shot again with the same result.Why didnt the bullets penetrate?What .243 ammo would you recommend?
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My dad recently shot a big mule deer with .243 100 grain moly coated nosler partition premier Federal ammunition the buck was on
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the .243 is enough gun for deer and the 100 grain bullet does the job perfectlyy. Having killed large mule deer and whitetails out to 150 yds I know this to be true. I can't explain why you bullet didn't penetrate because my shots have always passed through the deer.
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Jim in Mo: If he was shooting Winchester Balistic Silver Tips, those are moly coated Nosler bullet. If thats the case, those bullets are designed for rapid expansion, if he hit the heavey bones in the shoulder there probably was not enough energy to allow the bullet to travel much further in the body cavity; thus only making its way to one lung.
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streak,
Winchester never did moly coat their bullets. They had a proprietary coating that did not foul the barrel like the moly did, which is why the Barnes moly coated bullet is no longer on the market. It messed up your barrel and you couldn't get it off without work and expense.
I do agree if he was shooting Ballistic Tips it may have expanded to soon, which is why I stay away from them, but I've heard other extol their virtues.
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