243 Win/IMR 4350/95 GR Nosler BT

[BIG RACK]

New to the board and in a bit of a pinch with a Pronghorn hunt fast approaching so my time to load and test is limited.

Anyone have a starting load they can recommend that has performed for them?

Must be IMR 4350 powder (it's all I have), 95 grain Nosler BT, have Winchester WLR primers and shooting a Weatherby Vanguard .243 Win

 

[bdbrown66]

I have a load with IMR 4064 and that combo, but not 4350. Sorry.

 

[flyingagg]

The old reloadersnest.com had a three loads with 95 grn bullets (Nosler Partition and Hornady SST) and IMR4350 but I have not loaded for that caliber. Perhaps you can get a QL run first.

 

[TackDriver284]

This is a rough estimation without your overall length, water capacity and barrel length.

Cartridge          : .243 Win.
Bullet             : .243, 95, Nosler BalTip 24095
Useable Case Capaci: 48.826 grain H2O = 3.170 cm³
Cartridge O.A.L. L6: 2.710 inch = 68.83 mm
Barrel Length      : 24.0 inch = 609.6 mm
Powder             : IMR 4350

Predicted data by increasing and decreasing the given charge,
incremented in steps of 1.0% of nominal charge.
CAUTION: Figures exceed maximum and minimum recommended loads !

Step    Fill. Charge   Vel.  Energy   Pmax   Pmuz  Prop.Burnt B_Time
 %       %    Grains   fps   ft.lbs    psi    psi      %        ms

-10.0   84    37.80   2713    1553   40930   9237     95.1    1.354
-09.0   85    38.22   2741    1585   42173   9341     95.5    1.335
-08.0   86    38.64   2769    1617   43452   9442     95.9    1.317
-07.0   87    39.06   2797    1650   44768   9540     96.3    1.299
-06.0   88    39.48   2824    1683   46122   9635     96.7    1.281
-05.0   89    39.90   2852    1716   47515   9728     97.0    1.264
-04.0   90    40.32   2879    1749   48949   9817     97.4    1.247
-03.0   91    40.74   2907    1783   50425   9903     97.7    1.230
-02.0   92    41.16   2934    1816   51944   9986     98.0    1.214  ! Near Maximum !
-01.0   93    41.58   2962    1850   53507  10066     98.3    1.197  ! Near Maximum !
+00.0   94    42.00   2989    1885   55117  10142     98.5    1.182  ! Near Maximum !
+01.0   95    42.42   3016    1919   56773  10215     98.8    1.166  ! Near Maximum !
+02.0   96    42.84   3043    1954   58479  10285     99.0    1.151  ! Near Maximum !
+03.0   97    43.26   3070    1988   60236  10351     99.2    1.136  !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
+04.0   98    43.68   3097    2023   62045  10413     99.4    1.121  !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
+05.0   99    44.10   3124    2058   63908  10471     99.5    1.106  !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!

Results caused by ± 10% powder lot-to-lot burning rate variation using nominal charge
Data for burning rate increased by 10% relative to nominal value:
+Ba     94    42.00   3113    2044   64465   9949    100.0    1.103  !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
Data for burning rate decreased by 10% relative to nominal value:
-Ba     94    42.00   2822    1679   45929   9872     93.3    1.284

 

[cloverleaf]

Sorry - cant help you with a load as I cant find any bullets (not looking real hard though). Anyway I bought my 243 so in a pinch I could walk into walmart and buy a box of shells (like.. on an antelope hunt if some ones rifle goes south). So much for that logic... Any way, I have had good luck with Win "Deer season XP". 95gr. I think. Sub inch groups out of the box from my Savage rifle....and I have seen some on the shelf. Price is ridiculous (+$40 a box) but what aint these days. Good luck with the hunt, and welcome to the board! CL

 

[bdbrown66]

What's your twist and barrel length, OP?

 

[elkeater2]

I've loaded several 95 to 100 gr. bullets using Winchester cases and CCI200 primers. Old Hodgdon data maxes out at 42.0 grains of IMR 4350 and that worked well for me. Check their website.

 

[Tjay]

I have had very good results with 40gr. IMR4350 and 95 gr. B-Tips and Partitions.

 

[JD338]

BR
I used the 95 gr PT with 40.5 grs IMR4350 in a M70 XTR 243 Win for 3000 fps and sub MOA. I also had a load for a Speer 100 gr boat tail with 42.0 grs IMR4350 that was sub MOA.

JD338

 

[flyingagg]

The loads I had seen for 95 grn and IMR4350 were in the range of 40-42, with sub 1/2" groups. Since I did not load any, I did not want to say it before. It seems that some of you have tried them.
Thanks for sharing

 

[BIG RACK]

Sorry - cant help you with a load as I cant find any bullets (not looking real hard though). Anyway I bought my 243 so in a pinch I could walk into walmart and buy a box of shells (like.. on an antelope hunt if some ones rifle goes south). So much for that logic... Any way, I have had good luck with Win "Deer season XP". 95gr. I think. Sub inch groups out of the box from my Savage rifle....and I have seen some on the shelf. Price is ridiculous (+$40 a box) but what aint these days. Good luck with the hunt, and welcome to the board! CL

Thanks for the feedback, I did just that, found 2 boxes of Hornady Superformance 95 grain ($41 a box!!) and hoped they would shoot well in my rifle but results were not as good as I hoped.
I have a load dialed in for this rifle but cannot find the bullets or the powder right now! Will keep your factory load in mind thank you!

 

[BIG RACK]

What's your twist and barrel length, OP?

20" and 1 in 10

 

[BIG RACK]

The loads I had seen for 95 grn and IMR4350 were in the range of 40-42, with sub 1/2" groups. Since I did not load any, I did not want to say it before. It seems that some of you have tried them.
Thanks for sharing

Yep my research has showed the same, at this point unless someone shares a honey load think I'll run with 40.5 grains which is in the middle of the starting and max load in my Lyman handbook.

 

[BIG RACK]

BR
I used the 95 gr PT with 40.5 grs IMR4350 in a M70 XTR 243 Win for 3000 fps and sub MOA. I also had a load for a Speer 100 gr boat tail with 42.0 grs IMR4350 that was sub MOA.

JD338

Great! Thank You!

 

[BIG RACK]

I have had very good results with 40gr. IMR4350 and 95 gr. B-Tips and Partitions.

Thank You!

 

[JD338]

Great! Thank You!

Happy to help and welcome to the forum.

JD338

 

[Guy Miner]

Great deer bullet! My son have used it a lot in our 6mm Remington.

Hodgdon lists IMR 4350 and the 95 gr Nosler Partition in their Reloading Center and also in their print manual. That ought to get close enough to the 95 grain Ballistic Tip.

Welcome!

 

[flyingagg]

Great deer bullet! My son have used it a lot in our 6mm Remington.

Hodgdon lists IMR 4350 and the 95 gr Nosler Partition in their Reloading Center and also in their print manual. That ought to get close enough to the 95 grain Ballistic Tip.

Welcome!

I preface it by "Dont Try this at home"
But for several rifles/calibers I have interchanged BT, AB and PT with the same powder. The critical thing for me was seating depth (made sure the seating depth in the casing remained the same) and I was still off the lands

 

[bdbrown66]

20" and 1 in 10

My Marlin XS7 has a 22" barrel with a 1:10 twist. I found best results when I was able to get them up over 2900 fps, which was at the top of the load range for 4064. But it did the job.

 

[wvbuckbuster]

Last 243 I had used H4350 with the 95BT about 42.0grs. As many has said start about 40grs working up to 42-42.5 and something should click for you. Dan.