Hodgdon's website suggests the following and our tests agree.
(USE 100gr Data and please use the min)
http://www.hodgdon.com/data/rifle/243winssmag.php
As previously stated, we will never suggest a load higher than our book loads.
The data in book 5 is correct, I can say that because it takes us nearly a year to proof every page.
I went back into the records vault to research this question and the data was shot with a 24" barrel and...
The first thing you want to do is make sure you use the starting load in our reloading manual- Due to internal construction differences with Partition Gold products.
2nd- Make sure you clean your barrel really well, since moly coats your barrel.
3rd- Shoot just moly products, don't...
Any of the bullets will work great.
The AB was shot during our testing phase on everything from a 40lb whitetail doe to a 600lb critter and did everything it was supposed to do.
The 140gr AB out of a 270WSM is a pretty good bet, as is a 130gr PT.
ere changed, but that was a few years back. We changed them to withstand higher velocities.
Looks like other people have found our Sabot supplier. :grin: