If any body can through some load data like this my way it would be appreciated. Accuracy of course is a concern.

heider
The load I use is for my Savage mod 99 24" BBL
100gr Nosler Part.
IMR 7828 47.1gr
CCI BR4 Primer
case Win
OAL 2.66
3106fps

Using 44 grains of IMR 4831 with a Sierra 100 grain spitzer boat tail and Winchester primer, I have been getting 3005 fps from a Ruger sporter. No evidence of excess pressure. IMR 4350 might actually be the better powder for the .243 but this is very accurate in my rifle so I haven't experimented further. This is safe in my rifle but is above maximum levels in the manuals. Work up very carefully as lest we forget, not all guns are the same and the body parts lost will be your own.

I was never able to get 3000 FPS with a 100 gr. bullet in any of my 243's and only 2800 with my Savage 99's which I allways had to load 2 grs. under max regardless or the caliber, they are a bit springy, but I love them dearly....I have a chronograph.

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Ray Atkinson

ray@atkinsonhunting.com
atkinsonhunting.com

My 243 with 24" custom bbl gets 3030 fps with 43g IMR 4350. I get about 2990 with the 105g Speer; this is my favorite deer hunting bullet in my 243....LR

I use 46 grains of original surplus 4831 (not much different from the current IMR 7828) for 3150 fps with an old 100 grain Nosler Solid Base (not ballistic tip -- everything I use seems to be from another age). This is out of a 23 inch Sako and is the fastest .243 barrel I've ever seen.

You should be able to get 3000+ with Paul's previously mentioned load of 7828. H4831 or RL 22 should also do the trick. I wouldn't recommend IMR 4831 -- it's not appreciably slower than 4350 and rarely gives superior velocities.