I worked-up a good load for 243 handi

[sanso1]

hey buddies, after much time and $$ I found a load MY standard brrl likes:
43gr(IMR4350)+ 80gr spitzer..  getting 3/4" groups(center to center) @ 125yds
FYI: my handi doesn't group as well with 100gr bullets which was my 1st choice when beginning this never-ending quest. tried 3 different powders of varied charge weights & none grouped as well as the 80's did. Research on the problem seems to suggest the 1-10" twist may not be enough spin to stabilize the longer 100gr spitzer. Sierra wants 1-9"(or faster) for the 105gr matchKing bullets..
I'm slightly dissapointed that the 80gr is so close to the 62gr that I shoot with the 223 but after reading on this forum how some 243 handi's WON'T SHOOT I'm just relieved to get tight groups

[snakeskinner]

I've had my own frustrations with the 243. I bought the 100 gr bullets so I had to make it work. I ended up slowing mine down. Check out the end of this thread and you'll what I settled on. Both 100 gr loads are suppose to be in the 2400fps range.
http://www.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php/topic,123173.30.html

[Hunter NZ]

It was 95gr Hornady SSt that I got to shoot in my superlight, maybe worth a try in your std barrel,
Regards Howard

[cajun]

I have an Ultra Varmint in 243.  I use IMR4350 and a 100 grain Hornady BTSP (#2453) in Winchester brass with a CCI200 primer.  I can get 1/2" groups if I do my part.  The big doe I harvested on Sunday never knew what hit her.  Shot was approximately 140 yards slightly quartering toward me.  I hit her in the right shoulder and the exit was about 2 or 3 ribs back on the opposite side.  She went about 25 yards and dropped.  Gotta love it!

[sanso1]

well 85-95gr will be my next bullet purchase. gotta use up the 80's I have. maybe that Ultra shoots the 100's because of the longer brrl? / is IMR 4350 the same as H4350? burn rates are the same

[cajun]

The Ultra does have the 24" bull barrel.  I'm not familiar with the H4350.....sorry.

[quickdtoo]

IMR4350 and H4350 are right next to each other in powder burn rate, but they aren't the same. H4350 is an Extreme powder, and since Hodgdon owns IMR, I would think if they were the same, they would have dumped the IMR4350 as they have with H4227/IMR4227 which is the same powder now and is extreme. Looking at Hodgdon's 243 data, loads of each achieve different velocities at the same top pressures with ~2gr difference in the loads.

Tim

http://home.hiwaay.net/~stargate/powder/powder.htm

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