Henry 243 long ranger

[JD338]

So what was your loads then?

Sorry would like to see if I can make this powder work… I have H and IMR 4350 for now

Powder isn’t ez to get here in KANADA

I'm not home now to check but I seem to recall 42.0 grs. Rifle was a M70 XTR.

JD338

 

[bdbrown66]

My batch of purchased bullets and factory

FWIW, I have one rifle that I keep as a loaner, and have it sighted in with the 100gr Federal blue box that you have on the bottom. That load will shoot just a bit over 1" in my rifle, and has accounted for 4 deer by a young lady friend of mine. Also, my kids used the 100gr Remington CoreLokt ammo with success in the past.

 

[jerbearyukon44]

I'm not home now to check but I seem to recall 42.0 grs. Rifle was a M70 XTR.

JD338

Thanks

FWIW, I have one rifle that I keep as a loaner, and have it sighted in with the 100gr Federal blue box that you have on the bottom. That load will shoot just a bit over 1" in my rifle, and has accounted for 4 deer by a young lady friend of mine. Also, my kids used the 100gr Remington CoreLokt ammo with success in the past.

thanks

 

[jerbearyukon44]

I'm not home now to check but I seem to recall 42.0 grs. Rifle was a M70 XTR.

JD338

Ok thanks

 

[jerbearyukon44]

Your 1:10 should stabilize anything up to about 100gr. My bolt gun (Marlin XS7) has the same twist, and I shoot the 95gr BT and 100gr Sierra GK quite well. As for deer,

This one was with the 95gr BT:

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This one was with the 85gr Sierra GKHP:

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I've killed them with the 100gr Sierra GK, as well. There are lots of choices besides the Accubonds for deer.

Nice… good eats right there

 

[jerbearyukon44]

So here are my results of my factory loads

100 grn federal power shok good
90 grn Hornady precision hunter not so good
80 grn Winchester super X better than100 grn but could have been me

So I am thinking it doesn’t like the 90 grainers so much

 

[jerbearyukon44]

Your 1:10 should stabilize anything up to about 100gr. My bolt gun (Marlin XS7) has the same twist, and I shoot the 95gr BT and 100gr Sierra GK quite well. As for deer,

This one was with the 95gr BT:

View attachment 23128

This one was with the 85gr Sierra GKHP:

View attachment 23129

I've killed them with the 100gr Sierra GK, as well. There are lots of choices besides the Accubonds for deer.

What powder did you use?

Thanks Jer

 

[bdbrown66]

What powder did you use?

Thanks Jer

IMR 4064 with the 95 BT's. I think IMR 4166 with the 85 GKHP. It's similar to 4064 or Varget.

 

[PJGunner]

It's been years since I messed with a .243. In fact, I gave the one I used for years to a son of a friend of mine when I moved from Nevada to Arizona. I'd settled on one load. Powder was the old milsurp H4831 which was quite a bit diffeerent from the current vesion. Bullet was the 100 gr. Hornady Spire Point and IIRC, it was pre-Interlock. I used it mostly for coyote and only four deer were taken with that rifle. I let four of my neighbor kids use the rifle on their first deer hunts and I acted more or less as their guide. The kids all made one shot kills with the .243.

Currently I have two, a Ruger #1A and a post 64 Winchester M70 that is definitely not a Featherweight. Other than running a few rounds through each a while back they're most safe queens now. Guess one of these days I ought to wake them up and se what they can do.
Paul B.

 

[jerbearyukon44]

It's been years since I messed with a .243. In fact, I gave the one I used for years to a son of a friend of mine when I moved from Nevada to Arizona. I'd settled on one load. Powder was the old milsurp H4831 which was quite a bit diffeerent from the current vesion. Bullet was the 100 gr. Hornady Spire Point and IIRC, it was pre-Interlock. I used it mostly for coyote and only four deer were taken with that rifle. I let four of my neighbor kids use the rifle on their first deer hunts and I acted more or less as their guide. The kids all made one shot kills with the .243.

Currently I have two, a Ruger #1A and a post 64 Winchester M70 that is definitely not a Featherweight. Other than running a few rounds through each a while back they're most safe queens now. Guess one of these days I ought to wake them up and se what they can do.
Paul B.

Thanks for your reply. I bought to have a rifle in between my 22 and 45-70

As Fred Bear once said…. You want to learn to hunt get a bow….. you wanna eat get a gun.

So I gotta a recurve and went hungry a few times

So I decided to get a few plinkers… been eating game ever since… some with both

 

[jerbearyukon44]

IMR 4064 with the 95 BT's. I think IMR 4166 with the 85 GKHP. It's similar to 4064 or Varget.

Thanks Jer

 

[GregoryB.]

Will do them you can send me some cash for saving you the headache…..

Just kidding

No problem, just post your bank info and I will hook you up .

 

[GregoryB.]

I see you have IMR 4350 . I use 41.5 grs with a 95gr NBT in my Ruger #1 and it shoots under an inch. Ran out of time before season last year and never chased it any further. It was just a load to zero a scope I threw together. The 95gr bullet is nasty on deer vitals.

 

[jerbearyukon44]

I see you have IMR 4350 . I use 41.5 grs with a 95gr NBT in my Ruger #1 and it shoots under an inch. Ran out of time before season last year and never chased it any further. It was just a load to zero a scope I threw together. The 95gr bullet is nasty on deer vitals.

Thanks I have loaded 3each of IMR and H4350 @ 42

Then 3 @ 42.5 of each

I just happened to do one at 41.5 in IMR

So we’ll see how they group

Gotta wait for the wind to calm down

Southern Alberta is a windy place

Thanks Jer

 

[RL338]

One thing I do is clean the barrel before switching to a different bullet. Being a new barrel copper build up might be hampering your groups.

 

[jerbearyukon44]

One thing I do is clean the barrel before switching to a different bullet. Being a new barrel copper build up might be hampering your groups.

Ok I will do that this evening because it’s still plenty windy here

 

[jerbearyukon44]

So here’s tonight test. I am not a great rifle shooter ok. I am primarily a recurve hunter so keep that in mind.

I shot 42 and 42.5 in IMR 4350 and H4350

I had on loaded at 41.5 in the bottom right target.

Just let me know what you think.

Thanks Jer

 

[jerbearyukon44]

So I go out to practice my bow shooting tonight to get ready for a trad tournament next weekend and this happens… crazy deer

Ps I like one arrow groups

 

[TexasLife]

i have a 243win 22" 8 twist, but in an AR. factory win cor-loc 100's are almost to long for the chamber. i haven't had time to work out the kinks, but do have a uni-throater to lengthen many different calibers if needed (24, 26, 28, 30 & 33 cals). so far i haven't needed any for the 22 or 27cals.

 

[nhenry]

I had the Long Ranger in 6.5 Creedmoor and couldn’t get less than 1.5” with any factory ammo. Didn’t reload centerfire rifle at the time so I sold it. They’re a finicky rifle from what I gather.