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243 load data?
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Hey guys I'm having trouble finding a good load to shoot out of my 243. Could be just because its a cheap ruger American but i still think I can get close to 1 moa. I want to to shoot an 87 gr H V-max but could try something else. What powder and bullets do guys like and get to group well?
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Varmit or big game?
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Remington 100gn Corelokt (no crimp)
COL 2.730" (but seat your bullet depth according to your chamber/magazine dimensions)
43.5gn of H4831
CCI 200 primer
Fireformed brass
Hornady 100gn boattail (no crimp)
COL 2.695" (but seat your bullet depth according to your chamber/magazine dimensions)
43.5gn of H4831
CCI 200 primer
Fireformed brass
Both shot well at ~2800fps from an H&R single shot my sons used to have. Work up to this load as it is approaching 'warm'. You won't likely find this load in any of the books. I don't recall the twist rate of the American, but the 95-100gn bullets usually perform well out of just about any factory 243 barrel. Your mileage may vary.
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Re: 243 load data?
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January 27, 2014, 05:32:55 AM »
I'm shooting the 87gr vmax with IMR 4350. Varget also works well in my setup.
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40 grains of H380 85 grain speer
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My hunting load is .243 Win using IMR 4320 pushing 100 grain Nosler Partitions, & CCI primers. Below link should provide some good ideas where to begin.
http://accurateshooter.net/Downloads/sierra243win.pdf
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Choose a bullet and put the appropriate charge of Varget behind it.
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Re: 243 load data?
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90 grain Accubond and 43 grains of imr4350
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Thanks guys ill try these out. I think I was going wrong with H 414 ill try varget or H4831 since I have both on hand. Most likely will just kill coyotes. If I do go after deer ill move to a 100gr bonded bullet.
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Tag. I was not happy with the accuracy of the factory ammo I bought for my wife's gun. Maybe something here can do better. Thanks for posting.
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I second the partition....shoots great in mine
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My wife shoots factory Winchester Super X 100 grain and it will out shoot anything I can load for it. My first two shots at 300 yards were withing 1"....Luck?? Who knows...but I didn't shoot anymore after that. Stopped while I was ahead.
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