I am partial to my Ruger M77 Hawkeye in .243 win. Topped with a Vari-X II 3-9x40. I have taken quite a few whitetails with it over the years. I started out loading 85 Barnes TSX over H4350. That load accounted for 4 or 5 bucks and always got the job done. Since I can’t seem to leave well enough alone, I started loading the 95 Nosler ballistic tip over H4350. My first hunting load was pretty anemic at 2750 FPS but killed a buck for me last year. I tinkered with that combo and got it up to 3025 FPS with good accuracy, so that’s what I’ve been running. I’ve taken that load out to 800 on steel with the added dial from Leupold and killed my buck with it this year. I think I’m going to leave it as is for awhile.


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