Hi all, getting ready for some load development on a varmint weight gun/barrel in 243...Formulas and tables aside, what in your practical experience would be the ideal bullet weight for a 1:10 twist barrel for a 243 Win? Heaviest bullet that's been very accurate for you?

Thanks...

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Originally posted by rogerinneb:
Hi all, getting ready for some load development on a varmint weight gun/barrel in 243...Formulas and tables aside, what in your practical experience would be the ideal bullet weight for a 1:10 twist barrel for a 243 Win? Heaviest bullet that's been very accurate for you?

Thanks...

I have 9.5:1 and have very find results with 85 grain Noslers.

The 1-10 twist is my favorite for the 243. There is no ideal bullet weight or length except to say that almost all of them are "ideal" so twisted.

I am shooting the 58 gr Hornady VMax as I can see the bullets hit due to the low recoil. If they or the 55's had not shot so well I would have used a 70 gr with a plastic tip.

I like the lighter bullets so as to reduce the chance of ricohets. Otherwise I would leave it home and use the Swift.

My Ruger M77V/T likes the 95 grain sst's ahead of 42.0 gr. reloader 19 lit by a wlr primer. baise on my notes the 100 yard group was .267 for 5 on 8/22/04. Good luck 338vt

For velocities under 2800 FPS, bullets between 0.851" and 0.940".

For velocities over 2800 FPS, bullets over 1.021".

I use the Sierra 85 grain HPBT bullet in all my .243 Winchesters and 6mm Remingtons.