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Post by deadon on Nov 14, 2010 16:14:40 GMT -5
95 gr Nos BT over 40.5 gr of 4350. Half inch high at 50 yrds,deadon at one hundred,1 1/4 low at 150,2 3/4 low at 200 6 1/2 low at 250 and 15 inches low at 300 yards. By the time I got set up at 300 a 10 to 15 mph cross wind had kicked up and the bullet drifted 11 inches right. Anyone else had any experience shooting in a cross wind? Will try it at 350 and 400 next week. Got my pop up scope cover marked now  Rusty |
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Post by cfvickers on Nov 14, 2010 22:04:56 GMT -5
I have a .243 I am about to start loading for I may try y9our load in it. i think I am getting another as well for my encore frame. I have traded my 25-06 barrel to a guy buit not sure yet what I am getting for it. I just wanted something else because the 25-06 would not shoot well with varmint bullets, he said the opposite was true with the .243 he has and it would not shoot the 95-105 grain hunting bullets. So I believe I am going to take that.
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Post by ourway77 on Nov 15, 2010 12:31:30 GMT -5
I have shot a 243 for as long as I can remember, I worked up a load of IMR-4831 with a Sierra 100 grain spitzer BT bullet and cci primers. The load came from an old Lyman reloading manual atleast 30 or more years ago. I worked up to this load a incrament at a time as it was a Max Load. It never showed any signs of pressure in FL resizing, and the primers showed no signs either. I shot this load in a 243 Remington 700 BDL which I have til today. I sent it to Mr. kerry of MGM I was going to have it rebarrel to 243AI. Mr. Kerry did everything in his powers to try and get the barrel off to no avail. so he recrowned the barrel and did what he could to the chamber. Well when I got it back I went to the range what ever he did it retored the accuracy as I remember it was from day one. He did a fantastic job he reblued the action and barrel and it now looks like a new rifle I just put a Boyds red laminated stock on it. Will shoot it at some time in the future but with the old BDL Rem stock it shot less than an 1" consistently with the same Max Load. I will say I worked up from the minimum load to the max and I did settle for the max load of IMR-4831. I'll leave the load to you to determine how high to go toward a max load in your rifle. Good Luck Lou
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Post by ozark on Jan 7, 2011 17:55:12 GMT -5
I don't shoot enough to justify reloading so I have spent a lifetime buying factory assembled ammo for the varitey of rifles I have owned. Most have shot accurate and especially so the 25-06 and the .243. The .243 that is my current favorite can consistently crack eggs at 100 yards using factory loads or handloads my mentor Wilmsmeyer loaded for me. In egg shoots I have shot at eight eggs and scrambled all eight. I know that hand loading is a interesting hobby but I do question the savings and accuracy improvement. Some rifles are inaccurate out of the box and handloading couldn't overcome all that. My guess is that handloaders will recommend handloading about 100 percent. Ben
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Post by deadon on Jan 7, 2011 18:09:46 GMT -5
I don't shoot enough to justify reloading so I have spent a lifetime buying factory assembled ammo for the varitey of rifles I have owned. Most have shot accurate and especially so the 25-06 and the .243. The .243 that is my current favorite can consistently crack eggs at 100 yards using factory loads or handloads my mentor Wilmsmeyer loaded for me. In egg shoots I have shot at eight eggs and scrambled all eight. I know that hand loading is a interesting hobby but I do question the savings and accuracy improvement. Some rifles are inaccurate out of the box and handloading couldn't overcome all that. My guess is that handloaders will recommend handloading about 100 percent. Ben Ben, When I was young and felt good I liked Handloading but now I HATE HAND LOADING FOR MY 243 By doing so though I went from 1 to 1 1/4 groups to half inch or less consistently. My 270 savage and 270 tikka loved 130 gr core locs after spending hundreds on all the expensive ammo to try in them, both rifles likes the cheap stuff ;D My mod 70 Win 243 will shoot no factory ammo at less than 1 to 1 1/4 groups. Sooooo I have to handload and again I hate it. Rusty |
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Post by wilmsmeyer on Jan 7, 2011 18:21:41 GMT -5
We lucked out with your load Ozark...although most handloads for my .243 have shot very well.
On a sidenote: Ozark....remember you said that the 85 gr coppers shot terrible that I reloaded for you? You sent them back to me. Well...I shot those 5 bullets a few weeks ago and printed a 3 inch group at 100 yds. I was mortified. I then shot a 1/2" group with a known load to rule out any other problems. Not sure why this load sucks so bad.
The Federal 100 gr Partitions factory loads shoot very well in my gun and if we have a rifle rule next year I may just buy a few boxes and use them instead of experimenting. I can't imagine a better load in this gun. About 3000 fps, flat and 2 holes everytime.....placed on a dime.
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Post by youp50 on Jan 8, 2011 5:11:27 GMT -5
I have little experience with the 243. I do have some experience with the copper bullets. Set them back a bit. Give them a jump before they hit the rifling. Check Barnes website, I am fairly certain there will be some recommendations there.
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Post by petev on Jan 8, 2011 9:18:26 GMT -5
Like Ozark, I don't shoot enough to justify handloading. I have found that Wincheste powerpoints shoot great in my 308, and work well on deer, so I have been shooting them in my 243, but have not taken a deer with it yet. If anyone has experience with this bullet I would like to hear, please. The main advantage is that the Powerpoint is readily available and costs $20 a box.
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Post by lanenebraska on Jan 8, 2011 9:35:00 GMT -5
I have little experience with the 243. I do have some experience with the copper bullets. Set them back a bit. Give them a jump before they hit the rifling. Check Barnes website, I am fairly certain there will be some recommendations there.  
These bullets drop hogs and deer like a lightning bolt--DRT |
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Post by ozark on Jan 8, 2011 12:22:26 GMT -5
Remington Core-Lokt are accurate and deadly fired from my .243.
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Post by Rifleman on Jan 8, 2011 15:55:26 GMT -5
You know Ben I have had really good accuracy from mu Rem 700 30-06 with the 150gr Core Lokt as well.
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Post by mdgroundhogger on Jan 19, 2011 13:00:36 GMT -5
I don't shoot enough to justify reloading so I have spent a lifetime buying factory assembled ammo for the varitey of rifles I have owned. Most have shot accurate and especially so the 25-06 and the .243. The .243 that is my current favorite can consistently crack eggs at 100 yards using factory loads or handloads my mentor Wilmsmeyer loaded for me. In egg shoots I have shot at eight eggs and scrambled all eight. I know that hand loading is a interesting hobby but I do question the savings and accuracy improvement. Some rifles are inaccurate out of the box and handloading couldn't overcome all that. My guess is that handloaders will recommend handloading about 100 percent. Ben I think you've missed the point of reloading. If you don't have the time or patience to handload, then by all means don't do it. As with any hobby if you don't enjoy it than don't do it. I have a 6mm Remington and have found that a 55gr Nosler BT with Win 760 will consistantly destroy 20 oz bottles at 400 yards if I do my part. I reload everything I shoot (thirteen different calibers) and I totally enjoy finding out what my rifles like and spending time at the range. Not only is it a worthwhile passtime it helps me keep the cell phones, television and daily grind out of my spare time. Let alone honing my skills! Those guns that may come from the factory inaccurate won't shoot any better with factory ammo either. But, at least reloading can give you different variables to try before you have to resort to glassbedding or trigger work. |
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Post by ozark on Jan 19, 2011 15:56:44 GMT -5
I hope I haven't given the impression that I am against handloading. If you shoot a lot and enjoy handloading I think for you it is great. I even agree that you might shrink the group from say 1.5 Inches down to less than an inch at 100 yards. In a hunting rifle I am satisfied with group's less then 2 inches at 100 yards. I think we have two sports here. Hunting sport and shooting sport. I can't live with a rifle that shoots 3 inch and larger groups at 100 yards. On these I start looking at reasons other than reloading. To find a remedy.
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Post by mdgroundhogger on Jan 20, 2011 0:33:36 GMT -5
I wasn't trying to step on your toes, either. I was just stating why I love reloading and giving my perspective on how rewarding it can be. |
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