Hate to burst your bubble but American Hunter magazine just put the 243 on its "Worst Deer Calibers" list. So you won't be able to kill deer with it no more cuz its just not enough gun.I have a VLP 243. the only work i have done was bed the stock, and tweak the trigger! Good optics of course!

Mine will shoot Federal Factory load out there up to 95grns. And when put in the right place, the deer will drop. Nossler NBT's are devestating, 55'S. 70
S. 95'S. The 85 Sierra Gameking is bad to the bone. I mention this as I don't know how much you going to shoot the gun, but just for a hunting rig, I would shoot factory loads vs reloading!

I will send you pictures of my 243 targets if you wish, it's on of my favorite guns! It's nice to picked up a box of 55nbt's or a box of 90 and be confident! BLACK HILLS OR FEDERAL'S. SOME OF THE BELOW ARE HANDLOADS, BUT IT WILL SHOOT THE FACTORY'S JUST AS WELL

HANDLOAD PICTURE
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243 FACTORY 55 GRNS
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243 FACTORY NOSSLER

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