just wondering what you guys have found to be your most accurate .243 load. just looking for some new loads to try and not looking for max loads.

Varmint or deer load or something that will work for both?

LWD

actually looking for more of a target/varmint load. ive got my deer load which does sub moa at 100 and my varmint load does about the same.

Most accurate cast is 13 gr 2400 under the RCBS 95 gr FN.

The Nosler 70 grain Ballistic Tip shot real well in my .243. On the other hand the 55 grain was awful.

LWD

My Rem 700 CDL 243 loves the 55 grain Nosler BT's with good groups on paper, good groups on rockchucks and coyotes and good groups on deer. 55 grains NBT at 4050 fps does the trick on all the above.

I've been messing around with the 70 grain Nosler BT's and came up with a load for them at around 3725fps with good groupings.

id like to find a really accurate load that uses as little powder as possible. i dont need to shoot above 3200fps since it will be mostly paper punching and id like to have a really light load for the gf to shoot before i send her on her way with my 100 grain hornady interlocks i just picked up. guns got a metal but plate and can surprise you if your not paying attention. i was shooting off a bench with a sandbag and it pinched the skin on my armpit on the bench when it recoiled once. had a nice little tear on it. my 45-70 does the same thing too if your not careful

41.5gr 4350 85hpbt. Sierra, mild load.

40.5gr 4350 100sp Hornady

My Kimber Montana likes 42 grains of Varget under 70 grain NBTs.

i have had the best luck with 40 gr 4895 and 70 gr speer tnts with all 4 of my 243s if i do my part they will shot in the .2s

The very best groups come from 65 grain Hornday V-Max bullets pushed by Varget.

how much powder you using on that vmax with the varget

I've had best accuracy from 87 gr. V-Max and a max. load of 4350. Very accurate and carries well at long range.

Sierra 90gr #1535 over 37.5gr Varget.

My old 700 Varmit special really likes the Sierra 85hpbt h4831sc middle of the road load.

In my Ruger M77 .243 the Varget charge was 39 grains pushing the 65 grain V-max. This was an extremely tight shooting load. On a couple of occasions I've had all 4 shots touching at 100 yds.

In my Marlin Bolt Action .243 my most accurate load was 38.5 grains of Varget pushing the 65 grain V-Maxs.

I should have listed the charges on my first reply, but I figured you'd have to work up the loads from the minimum recommended and watch for pressure signs as you try out the loads.

Hope yours shoots this combo as well as mine do.

I, like a couple of other posters, are using the Sierra 85 gr HPBT in my .243. Based on what I've seen so far on deer it will be a good coyote bullet as well. My load is a max charge of 3031.

LWD

58gr. Vmax. horn BL-C-2 45.5gr FC case, WLRM primer, 5-20-05 oal=2.636" , slight soot, seems mild?, 3929 to 4006 fps. 10 shot 3/4" grp.
roger

My rem 700 likes hornady 87gr. bthp #2442 and a heavy load of 46 gr of imr 4831, oal 2.640
3230 fps. Start at 44gr and work up. 1" @ 100

My HB .243 shoots the 70 grain Nosler Ballistic Tip exceedingly well. As a bonus, the very similar Sierra 70 grain Blitzking interchanges with the Nosler in my gun with the same powder charge without changing velocity or impact point.

I've had good luck with slower powders like N160 and IMR 4007 at around 3500 fps, but if you are looking for a slightly lower velocity with less powder I would suggest trying either version of 4895.