S&B 243WIN 100GR SP 20/500

Description

Sellier & Bellot’s .243 Winchester 100-grain Soft Point load is built around a hunting application: it delivers enough energy at practical field distances to take deer-sized game cleanly while keeping recoil light enough that the cartridge remains comfortable in a variety of rifle platforms. The .243 Winchester is a versatile round, and bullet weight sits at the heavier end of what the caliber commonly sees, which shifts the balance toward retained energy and penetration rather than the flat, fast trajectories favored by varmint-specific loadings in the same bore diameter.

The bullet itself uses a semi-jacketed soft point design with a lead core and a precisely engineered iron-copper alloy jacket. That jacket construction is the key to terminal performance: it controls how quickly the bullet opens on impact, limiting fragmentation while encouraging the bullet to hold onto most of its original weight as it expands. The result is a wound channel driven by both diameter increase and mass retention rather than by velocity alone — important when shooting through shoulder or heavy muscle on medium game.

Muzzle velocity from a 23.5-inch test barrel is 2,854 feet per second, producing 1,809 foot-pounds of energy at the muzzle. Energy at 300 yards remains above 900 foot-pounds, which covers the ranges most hunters will actually shoot. Each box contains 20 rounds; the case quantity is 500, which suits buyers stocking for a full season or sighting in across multiple rifles chambered for the cartridge.