Gonna break down and load some for my .243

[BK]

80 gr. TTSX and 90 gr. AB.

Any reason to try anything other than H4350 to start out with?

 

[FOTIS]

I load 44.5 gr H4350 with the 90 AB .

I get 3200 fps and >.5" at 100.

Based on this I would say no....

 

[bullet]

I like your powder choice

 

[JD338]

Kurt,

I always have good luck with IMR 4895 for the light bullets and IMR 4350 for the heavy bullets.

JD338

 

[6mm Remington]

Kurt I think H4350 will work great for you but if on the off-chance it does not, IMR4350 might just be the ONE!

 

[DeerTracker]

I'm shooting varget in mine with 95 gr ballistic tips

 

[Ridgerunner665]

I used to shoot 85 grain TSX's in my 243...my son killed his first deer with that load...I used a heavy dose of RL19 for that (48 grains IIRC)...it produced a little over 3,000 fps from the lil 20" barreled youth gun (Rem 700 Youth) and was very accurate.


H4350 is a much better powder for the 243 though...something I have only recently discovered :mrgreen: 90 grain BT's and 44 grains of H4350 does great things in 2 rifles that I know of.

 

[BK]

OK, thanks fellas.

 

[AzDak42]

My 700 loves R19 w/Sierra 95g HPBT MK

 

[Mountain Goat]

If H4350 doesn't work then I'd look at RL19. I haven't found the 243 to be too picky about powders. I had one Savage that refused to shoot 100gr bullets though.

 

[6mm Remington]

Hey another good one to try Kurt is that Hodgdon H100V in the 243. It really works well in my boys 6mm Remington and the 90 gr. E-tip!

 

[Teknys]

+1 on the H100V. We have been getting great accuracy with really good velocity.

 

[BK]

Hey another good one to try Kurt is that Hodgdon H100V in the 243. It really works well in my boys 6mm Remington and the 90 gr. E-tip!

Whoa now David, don't go confusing me! My 6mm just loves IMR 4350 and 70gr. BTs...

 

[JD338]

Kurt,

The best load I ever used in the 243 Win was with a 70 gr BT and 39.5 grs IMR 4895.
It shot bug holes in several different rifles.

JD338

 

[BK]

Jim, maybe after deer season I might give 70gr. BTs a try, but for now I'm looking for loads for deer bullets.