Reloaders, please review this load

[DoubleJ]

I'll be getting into reloading this summer and I'm looking at this load.  Can you review and give thoughts?  I'm looking for a nice, even deer cartrige load for my kids.  Not looking to tinker with load after load to maximize accuracy or test max pressures or anything, just something that will work over and over without changing anything.  I found this load data on the Nosler website.

.243
Nosler Balistic tip 95gn
Cartridge max OAL 2.710"
Primer: Rem. 9 1/2
IMR 4831 powder
42.0 grains
2931 fps at 89% load density

[h20hunter]

Dont' forget that your COAL may be determined by your magazine size...not chamber.

[DoubleJ]

Ok.  I'll have to look.  the COAL for the .308 when I have that barrel on is 2.815 so I think the shorter will work

[flinter]

I just checked my Nosler loading book. NEVER!!!! start with a maximum load, which is what this one is. Be safe and work your way up. The .243 WIN is a great round to handload for and very easy to find a mild and very accurate load. Do some experimenting and see what the gun likes. Bullets are cheep. My .243 doesn't shoot 90 gr. Nosler Ballistic Tips real well, but shoots 80 gr. Ballistic Tips and 100 gr. Partitions in 4 shot 1/2" groups. I have been getting good results with Ramshot Hunter powder. To work up a new load I load one box at a time, 4 rounds each charge wt. and add one grain more until I reach the maximum. You can see the groups change with each grain wt. change, your rifle will tell you what it likes. If you don't want to work up a load at least go to a powder that will give you the 2900 fps in the mid range instead of the maxi-load.

[DoubleJ]

Didn't think it was the max load.  Thanks for checking

[h20hunter]

As beginner myself self I have leaned to check, double check, then re check it as you load.

[Hunterman]

DoubleJ,, When I started reloading some time ago, (damn near 30 years ago    ) I took the bullet that I liked to shoot (Remington) from my .30-06, and started out matching the factory ballistics, then over time worked up my own loads.

I do the same thing when I started reloading for QuickDraws .243.

Just a thought for you..

Hunterman(Tony)

[DoubleJ]

DoubleJ,, When I started reloading some time ago, (damn near 30 years ago    ) I took the bullet that I liked to shoot (Remington) from my .30-06, and started out matching the factory ballistics, then over time worked up my own loads.

I do the same thing when I started reloading for QuickDraws .243.

Just a thought for you..

Hunterman(Tony)

I like Noslers.  I like the Accubonds the best and Partitions second.  What I don't like is the $30/50 price on them.  Nosler Balistic Tips are $15/100.  I trust Noslers so I think I'll like the Balistic Tips

[DoubleJ]

I just checked my Nosler loading book. NEVER!!!! start with a maximum load, which is what this one is. Be safe and work your way up. The .243 WIN is a great round to handload for and very easy to find a mild and very accurate load. Do some experimenting and see what the gun likes. Bullets are cheep. My .243 doesn't shoot 90 gr. Nosler Ballistic Tips real well, but shoots 80 gr. Ballistic Tips and 100 gr. Partitions in 4 shot 1/2" groups. I have been getting good results with Ramshot Hunter powder. To work up a new load I load one box at a time, 4 rounds each charge wt. and add one grain more until I reach the maximum. You can see the groups change with each grain wt. change, your rifle will tell you what it likes. If you don't want to work up a load at least go to a powder that will give you the 2900 fps in the mid range instead of the maxi-load.

Going to start with 33.0gn of IMR4895 and a 90gn Nosler BT.  That's the low end from the chart I saw and still gets 2845fps and 1247 ft/lb energy at 150 yards which is the round about range we shoot.

[BULLBLASTER]

I have shot 95 bt in my 243 for years. I use 42.1 grains imr4350. But when what I have is gone I am going to switch over to 100 grain hornady interlock btsp.

[demontang]

I run the 95gr nosler bt out of my 243 with the h414 to great results at .5gr under max, I get groups well under 1/2" if I do my part (make sure to start low and work up). The 95gr bt ive shot at coyotes are nasty which is way I switched to the 80 hornady gmx last season for deer. I shot and lost my buck with that bullet which I though the bullet failed but after I just went out and shot the rifle again came to find my scope is bad

[DoubleJ]

Here's another question.  The other round I would reload is 9mm.  Why doesn't there seem to be, on the Hodgdon site anyway, 1 powder you can use for rifle and pistol?

[h20hunter]

Burn rates are very different for one thing. What powder for nine? Tightgroup?

[DoubleJ]

Haven't even started looking for a 9mm load yet

[h20hunter]

Did you ever post which press you went with?