New Deer Rifle- Need Opinions

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I traded for this Remington 700 in .243 sporting a Bell & Carlson stock that’s bedded & pillared.
The rifle appears to be an SPS Varmint model with a bull barrel, that was cut to 16.5” and threaded.
It has a Weaver rail currently with a Vortex Crossfire scope and unknown brand rings.

Rifles weights 9.7# as is looks on my scale.

Now for my question; I’m torn on what optic to put on this rifle.
- I hunt in the Southeast, mainly on powerlines, gas lines, food plots, cutovers and in the woods. Shots could be 50 yards out to 400 yards. Either run & gun or from pre-set stands.

- I currently own an SWFA 3-9 (on CVA Scout) and SWFA 5-20 on a built AR15 with an 18” WOA barrel.

I’m open to moving one of the above scopes to this rifle, or buying a new scope altogether for this rifle.

Thoughts?

 

[Ringbill27]

I’m not sure I’d go 5-20 on a 16” barrel 243. I wonder what your muzzle velocity is going to be.

 

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I’m not sure I’d go 5-20 on a 16” barrel 243. I wonder what your muzzle velocity is going to be.

I’ve heard of 2400-2600 FPS from guys using .243 with 16.5” barrels. Grain weights 87-100 will determine if you’re on the higher or lower end of that spectrum.

I’ll have to confirm what this gun is doing, but I anticipate somewhere within that range.

I’m seriously debating on getting a 2.5-10x56 Trijicon Accupoint with the Mil Dot reticle for the Remington 700.
The reality of me shooting animals 400+ with this gun is very slim. I anticipate this gun to be a 0-300 setup in my mind anyways.

 

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Update: Quick Look at a ballistic calculator is showing approximately 1800FPS at 300 yards with a MV of 2500FPS using 100gr projectile.

Knowing this, I’ll stick to an optic and shots inside of 250 yards to ensure adequate bullet expansion.

Lighter projectiles 87gr with 2600MV are showing 1800FPS out to 400 yards and 1900FPS at 300 yards.

I’m pretty dead-set on using Nosler 95gr BT’s for whitetails, so I’ll keep this setup 0-250 yards.

 

[KenLee]

Trijicon accupoint 2.5-10x56 w amber dot