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30 May 2003, 03:35
B17G
Favorite 243 Load
Rifle: Winchester Model 70, 24 inch barrel
Scope: 3 x 9 Weaver
Case: Winchester
Primer: Fed 210
Powder: H 414; 44 grains
Bullet: 105 grain Speer SP
Velocity: 3250 fps.

accuracy: Fantastic in this straight factory rifle
01 June 2003, 05:44
BLR7 (Texas Cactus Shooter)
90 grain Nosler BT
CCI-BR-2 primer
Fed. cases
43.5 grains IMR-4350 powder
3,153 fps. / 0.68" group at 100yds.
Browning Safari , 24" bbl.
O.A.L. 2.708"
Clean burning and consistently accurate load!
02 June 2003, 02:34
Major Caliber
quote:
Originally posted by seafire:
Rifle: Winchester Model 70, 24 inch barrel
Scope: 3 x 9 Weaver
Case: Winchester
Primer: Fed 210
Powder: H 414; 44 grains
Bullet: 105 grain Speer SP
Velocity: 3250 fps.

accuracy: Fantastic in this straight factory rifle
Man that's smoking!

I use a 100gr Hornady, and 37.2gr's of IMR-4320, get 3000fps, and 1/2" groups
02 June 2003, 03:17
AggieDog
Rifle: Winchester Model 70, 24 inch barrel
Scope: 3 x 9 Weaver
Case: Winchester
Primer: Fed 210
Powder: H 414; 44 grains
Bullet: 105 grain Speer SP
Velocity: 3250 fps.

Is that 3250 FPS from the book or from your chrony? That looks good.
22 June 2003, 09:48
Rob T
Have only just started loading 243 this month.
having recently bought a Steyr Mannlicher 20"brl.
Had a pound of H4895 over from a different calibre.Fired these loads this afternoon.@100yards with10-15mph quartering wind.

75g Hornady H/pt
H4895
Fed Std Primers
OAL 2.620"(5 Thou off lands)
38g - 0.8"
38.5g - 0.45"
39g - 0.7" (listed max)
39.5g - 0.8"
40g - 1.0" (No signs adverse pressure)
N.B.Tried 38g load which was into rifling and this DID show pressure signs.
Will try match primer next and collet die.
Was very surprised as dont see H4895 listed much as an accurate powder in 243.
Cheers Rob T.

[ 06-22-2003, 12:17: Message edited by: Rob T ]
23 July 2003, 17:08
The Maz
70 Gr. Sierra Matchking
46.0 gr IMR 4831
CCI primer

Very accurate load - I got 3/8 - 1/2 MOA groups with a Winchester 88. Sort cases by headstamp and adjusted charge by case capacity to bring to bottom of neck if a lot of cases differed from another.

This load was fun for making headshots on sparrows at 100 yards! (18X scope helped too).
23 July 2003, 17:47
Pete in Idaho
@43Win.
100gr. Sierra
43grs.-IMR4350
Rem. brass/CCI#200 primer
Right at 3050fps. out of a 22in. barrel
Exellent groups, running 1inch or less in most rifles. Pete
23 July 2003, 19:38
B17G
Aggie Dog:

sorry I have not looked at this post since it was buried down the list for a while.

To answer your question, 6 weeks after you asked it ( my apologies);

Yes that is off of my chronograph.

Work up to this load. While it is safe in all of my 243s, 44.5 grains is rough on primers. Also work up using Large Rifle primers. Mag primers are a little hotter as I understand it.

This worked out better for me than loads with H 4350 did.
good luck if you try it [Razz] [Roll Eyes] [Cool] .
26 July 2003, 03:44
<Colonel>
May be this is NOT what your looking for but I will quote it anyway:
Gun:
Ruger 77MkII VT
Scope Leoupold 45x45

Load:
RP cases (Nickel)
Buger 95gr. VLD(Moly)
33gr. Varget
Federal Match 210 Primers

It will group ~3" at 500 yards if I do my part.
26 July 2003, 04:44
montero
has anybody here developed any 243 loads with Tubal 7000 powder?

it is a SNPE, french made, extruded, single base rifle powder

montero