I was planning on starting to reload for my newly aquired .243 today. This is what I have on hand:
winchester 80gr PSP
Hornady 87gr BTHP
Hornady 105gr A-max
Imr 4350
rl-15
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any load recommendations would be highly appreciated.
cheers! 8)
Thanks for the reply.
I have another question...
If I were to try to seat a bullet about .010"-.020" off of the lands of the rifling, could this be done safely with a 150gr bullet? will the 150gr be seated deeply enough into the case? what is the minimum depth a bullet has to be seated in a case?
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Thanks for all the replies guys, It's much appreciated!!
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