243 load data?

[Archery King]

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?

[Jolten]

Varmit or big game?

[JackOfAllTrades]

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.

-Steve

[Forks]

I'm shooting the 87gr vmax with IMR 4350. Varget also works well  in my setup.

[elkslayer069]

40 grains of H380 85 grain speer

[Kittman]

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

[Biggerhammer]

Choose a bullet and put the appropriate charge of Varget behind it.

[BULLBLASTER]

90 grain Accubond  and 43 grains of imr4350

[Archery King]

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.

[lokidog]

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.

[deerhunter_98520]

I second the partition....shoots great in mine

[jrebel]

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.