Just picked up an old Winchester 43 in 218 Bee.Would like to find a good powder and bullet combo for praire dog hunting.Whats the max range for this caliber?
Thanks

I and a buddy both shoot Bee's. We both have Ruger #1's and he also has a 43. Best results for us has been with either H110 or R7 and 40gr Vmax's. We use 13.3gr of H110 or 15.7 of R7. As far as range goes, 175-200 yds is more or less practical max.

Had a Kimber years ago which loved 13.5 grs of Win 680 and a 45 gr Hornady bullet. The load was good on eastern chucks to 175 or 200 with solid hits. Accuracy was beyond our expectations, i.e., 1/2 MOA.

With a 45 gr bullet 14 gr of AA1680 or 14.5 gr of Viht. N-120 are listed as max but shoot great out of my Contender Carbine at 2800 fps.

Johnch