Underkill or overkill?

pistolero45 · Post by **pistolero45** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 5:33 pm

Okay, here is the situation: I have almost six boxes of Sierra 100 grain spitzers in .243 which are just wasting away. Now I know from experience that the .243 is a little bit light for silhouette work. And I also know from experience that these 100 grain pills are little bit drastic on prairie dogs. So what do you the jury say? Metal animals or little furry animals?

Bob259 · Post by **Bob259** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 5:40 pm

I vote double your fun 1/2 for steel, 1/2 for the furry guys

BlauBear · Post by **BlauBear** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 5:56 pm

Dang Bob - you beat me to it! Would they work on C & P for high power? Save your shoulder for T & R?

pistolero45 · Post by **pistolero45** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 7:22 pm

Bob - That is the most politically correct answer I have ever seen! Are you one of them thar politicians?

Bear - Maybe a match director would let me use the .243 on the first three animals and then switch to a "real" gun for the rams. The other day I found a spent .300 Ultra Mag. case. Sorta reminded me of a necked down .50 BMG. Maybe something like that for a "real" gun....

mordecai · Post by **mordecai** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 8:09 pm

pistolero45 wrote: Sorta reminded me of a necked down .50 BMG.

I think they call it the .499 Feinstein, or the .495 Politician...

jneihouse · Post by **jneihouse** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 8:08 am

Okay, here is the situation: I have almost six boxes of Sierra 100 grain spitzers in .243 which are just wasting away. Now I know from experience that the .243 is a little bit light for silhouette work. And I also know from experience that these 100 grain pills are little bit drastic on prairie dogs. So what do you the jury say? Metal animals or little furry animals? Smile

Note that there are no degrees of dead.....Blow up the "dogs and enjoy.

Kitty

Jerry G · Post by **Jerry G** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 12:26 pm

I would ust the 100s for the first 3 and use the 107s on the rams. They would be hell on dogs out a 400+

pistolero45 · Post by **pistolero45** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 1:59 pm

Jerry, I've got a serious question for you. As a ram load I have been thinking about using Speer 105 gr. bullets simply because this is my deer load and I have a quantity on hand. Any thoughts on this?