i just finished working up "the" load for my 6.5x55. i ended up useing hornady 129 grn bullets, rem cases, rem primers, and 45.5 grns of IMR 4350. shoots right at 1/2 inch at 100 yrds. now i need a load for my 243. i'm going to use either hornady 87 grn spire points or 95 grn nosler partitions because thats what i have on hand. all suggestions are welcome. thanks...bud

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you might want to try 40 gr of 4895 and a 70 gr speer tnt out of my 243 it shoots in the .2s i also use this on eastern montana p-dogs works very well out to 600 yds

IMR 4320 shoot's the best in my .243 my gun is most accurate with max loads.

budiceale. In 2 different 243 rifles my best loads were with 95 gr. nosler partitions and IMR4350. I found 40gr. to 42gr. to shoot very good all the way to 300yds.[that is the longest distance I ever shot the 243 on paper]. Start at 39gr and work your way up. The only 243 bullet I ever recovered was a 95 gr. nosler partition that struck a whitetail doe at about 175yds. in the front of the chest, it was found at home while processing the meet for the freezer. Perfect expansion and penetration. We have killed deer [mule and whitetail], and antelope as far as 350yds. with no problems. We also used Sierra 100gr. spz. with the same loads with good results.

thanks to all for the replies. i'll try both bullets i have with 4350. i also have a new can of IMR 4064 so i'll load up both bullets with it also and see what happens. has anybody had any experience with 4064 in a .243? again, thanks...bud

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I have used 4064 with the 75gr bullet, it shot very well. IMR 4320 has always given the best accuracy in my rifle. Accurate 3100
also works well with the 105gr Speer.