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I once shot a white tail with the 105 grain Speer and had the thing blow up like it was a varmint bullet. It was a shoulder shot and ruined the entire shoulder.

I switched to the 100 grain Nosler partition many years ago and have since taken ten or so white tails with minimum meat damage. I aim for a shoulder shot and have yet to have a deer move more than 15 yards from where it was hit. A deer cannot run with a broken front shoulder and the two or three pounds of meat I lose is worth it to anchor the white tail to the ground.

I'm sure there are bullets just as good today, but that "old original" Nosler partition works well for me. Rifle is a .243 Win.

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All the advice you already got was good. I just wanted to add that if you used the 6mm/243 bullets from Nosler, get the 95 gr or heavier. The 95 gr, if memory is correct, is a hunting bullet and not a varmint bullet. Lighter than that, in that caliber, with Nosler, are varmint bullets.
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Nosler does not make a "varmint" version of the Partition, Accubond, Bonded Performance, or E-Tip. ;)

They may be lighter than 95 gr, but they are not varmint bullets.

The actual Nosler varmint bullets are:
Ballistic Tip Lead Free
Ballistic Tip Varmint
Varmageddon
CT Ballistic Silvertip (55 gr)
 
Frankenmauser, I've been shooting Ballistic Tips for so long that I forget that Nosler has other bullets. I was talking about the BT's, and the 95 gr is the lightest of the hunting labeled bullets in that caliber. Weights of BT's below that are all varmint labeled bullets.

For the record, I don't often use the Partitions. I just can't seem to get the accuracy I like. And I haven't tried the other types. Can't see the need.
 
I've had great luck with 95 grain nosler ballistic tips. They work on varmints and deer too, wouldn't be scared to go to 300yds with it
 
I've killed lots of deer with Speer's 85 gr boattail soft point. .243 with 45gr IMR4831, guessing around 3000fps. Shoots thru and thru broadside, maybe maybe not quartering. Where I hunt deer run about 150lb. If hunting a 400 lb animal I'd choose a heavier bullet. I use a 130 Nosler Ballistic tip in the .270, I wouldn't use it on large game either, usually cones apart if other than a broadside. I do love the BT for our little deer.
 
Where I hunt deer run about 150lb. If hunting a 400 lb animal I'd choose a heavier bullet.
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That can make a huge difference, and it's something that's often overlooked.

Around here, the smallest big game animal that you'll find (predators aside) will be Pronghorn Antelope at 120-150 lb.

But, the deer run 200-400 lb (generally 250+ for a buck). So, what works for antelope may not be a good choice for deer.
That, and some of my cartridges that cross over into elk hunting (400-800 lb), are one of the reasons that I favor tougher bullets like the Partition. Exceptional accuracy doesn't hurt.
 
Pete2, I used a Nosler 130 gr BT on a 400 pound Boar and the bullet went all the way to the cartilage shield on the far side. And that was a first generation BT. Still, if I was hunting bigger game than the 200-250 pound whitetails, I'd probably go for a tougher bullet. Hard to beat a Partition for tough service.
 
I've had really good luck with the 100 gr RN Hornady interlock on Pennsylvania Whitetails. Unfortunately they discontinued them, but I have enough to hunt with for many years. I am developing some loads with their 100 gr BTSP interlock. I try to shoot through the ribs because these bullets do some damage. Not blow up but expansion. One buck I shot through both shoulders and had a lot of meat damage. I shoot an old beat up 788 Remington in 6mm. It shoots less than MOA with the Hornady bullets over IMR 4350.
 
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