Post by: PA BEN on October 02, 2009, 05:56:59 AM
BTW, I loaded up 7mm. rem. mags. w/Nosler AccuBonds and there tack drivers.
Post by: 257 Wby Mag on October 02, 2009, 06:13:03 AM
Post by: dontgetcrabs on October 02, 2009, 07:31:44 AM
Ask Josh T, he knows EVERYTHING..........
Now that's funny.. :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Post by: Mike450r on October 02, 2009, 07:50:59 AM
Post by: jdb on October 02, 2009, 07:54:15 AM
Post by: BULLBLASTER on October 02, 2009, 08:13:40 AM
Post by: JoshT on October 02, 2009, 09:22:01 AM
Ask Josh T, he knows EVERYTHING..........
That's my wife bro...
Never seen a .243 that don't like 100s though...
Post by: jackelope on October 02, 2009, 10:38:34 AM
:dunno:
i'll scribble down the recipe tonight and post it tomorrow.
Post by: JackOfAllTrades on October 02, 2009, 11:12:12 AM
I started my boys out on Rossi single shots. The Hornady, Nosler and Remington CoreLocts shoot fine from those short barrels. Best accuracy has been from the Noslers, but the Hornady 100BT's are close. Best load has been with H4895. I didn't get the best accuracy with IMR4350 for that short of a case. (I love that powder for some larger cases though).
Here's what I do. Pick a powder that the books list for that bullet. Find the mid/low load. Load five. Mark them with a sharpie.
Load five more at the mid value. Mark them. Load five more at a mid/high value. (not high, and start looking for over pressure signs when you shoot this batch) Mark them.
Shoot each of the five from a cold barrel. (yes, let it cool between each shot)
Stick with one seating depth/OACL. Of the three loads, your notes/target should be self explanitory of where you need to go with that powder.
Then I do it all again with a different powder.
Once I'm in the ball park of accuracy I'm looking for, then I play with bullet seating depth to get the most accurate load.
Then I do it all again with a different bullet.
-Steve
Post by: Buckmark on October 02, 2009, 11:22:42 AM
Post by: Big10gauge on October 02, 2009, 12:03:44 PM
Post by: carpsniperg2 on October 02, 2009, 03:33:23 PM
Post by: jmkuhlman on October 02, 2009, 04:37:59 PM
Post by: lazydrifter on October 03, 2009, 06:49:24 PM
Post by: KimberRich on October 06, 2009, 02:53:13 PM
i load nosler b-tips (95 gr.) over 42.5 grains of IMR 4350 and they shoot great out of my stainless ruger 77
Shot some very similar loads and they grouped OK out of my Kimber but hated what they did to the animal. I'll never shoot ballistic tips at anything I plan on eating, again. If your looking for serious impact and blood shot meat I think they are fine but not what I need out of a .243. It already shoots flat and fast. Hit a nice buck a couple inches behind the shoulder when he was quartering away and the bullet blew apart and destroyed most the front shoulder even though I didn't hit it.
I think I used to shoot a Speer bullet. Possibly a Grand Slam.. In 100 grains and it shot great.
Post by: C-Money on October 06, 2009, 03:05:25 PM
Post by: bow-n-head on October 07, 2009, 02:08:28 PM
Post by: BULLBLASTER on October 07, 2009, 03:35:47 PM
i load nosler b-tips (95 gr.) over 42.5 grains of IMR 4350 and they shoot great out of my stainless ruger 77
Shot some very similar loads and they grouped OK out of my Kimber but hated what they did to the animal. I'll never shoot ballistic tips at anything I plan on eating, again. If your looking for serious impact and blood shot meat I think they are fine but not what I need out of a .243. It already shoots flat and fast. Hit a nice buck a couple inches behind the shoulder when he was quartering away and the bullet blew apart and destroyed most the front shoulder even though I didn't hit it.
I think I used to shoot a Speer bullet. Possibly a Grand Slam.. In 100 grains and it shot great.
i have seen that same thing, but not in the last 4 or 5 years. i actually switched to something else for a few years and heard they changed the b tips that i was using to hold together. the newer ones IMO are a lot better about holding together, or at least not exploding.
Post by: 257 Wby Mag on October 07, 2009, 07:50:29 PM
Post by: KimberRich on October 08, 2009, 08:25:57 AM
i load nosler b-tips (95 gr.) over 42.5 grains of IMR 4350 and they shoot great out of my stainless ruger 77
Shot some very similar loads and they grouped OK out of my Kimber but hated what they did to the animal. I'll never shoot ballistic tips at anything I plan on eating, again. If your looking for serious impact and blood shot meat I think they are fine but not what I need out of a .243. It already shoots flat and fast. Hit a nice buck a couple inches behind the shoulder when he was quartering away and the bullet blew apart and destroyed most the front shoulder even though I didn't hit it.
I think I used to shoot a Speer bullet. Possibly a Grand Slam.. In 100 grains and it shot great.
i have seen that same thing, but not in the last 4 or 5 years. i actually switched to something else for a few years and heard they changed the b tips that i was using to hold together. the newer ones IMO are a lot better about holding together, or at least not exploding.
It was probably 4 or 5 years ago I experienced that so maybe they have changed the design which would be good. I'll have to look into that and maybe load a couple and try them out. Thanks for the info!
Post by: gtrplr on October 09, 2009, 12:18:48 PM