243 loads

[ScatterGunner]

hello all -

after schlepping the midsouth shooters supply website, i noticed a large number of bullet varieties for the 243. i was looking for a 60 - 70 grain boat tail hollow point or vmax style bullet to start out with for targets.

my last 243 diameter  (6mm) loading was for bench rest about 19 years ago, sierra was king, fiocchi primers ruled, wichita receivers, and counting the little cylinders of 4227 or czk 47 was the order of the day. (and flourescent light varmint rifles !)

so what's a good 243 load to start with ? it has a 10" twist so heavy bullets should be easy to work with you would think but i always favored lighter bullets for targets. i saw the hornady vmax with moly coatings (a while ago i fell into the moly craze with cast bulets and bought a ton of lymans moly based bullet lube, i still have to scrub out the lead and they don't shoot any straighter) is the moly coating any good for jacketed bullets ? what's the benefit ?

i need to load up something for the postal match and i still havent bought my o-ring yet.....

sg

[tony212]

Here is a good load to try if you're looking for a varmit or coyote load. Winchester case, Federal 210 primer, 46 grains IMR 4350, Nosler 70 grain ballistic tip.  We have been shooting these in a Remington 700. The acuracy has been very good and the velocity has been a tad over 3300 FPS. Just remember to don't start at this load. Reduce by at least 10% and work up to it.  Hope this helps;
Tony212

[snowbound]

I use a lot of Hornady bullets and have found the the 100 grain RN is the most accurate in my NEF .243..Usally work up a good load with Varget. Win. brass, F210 primer.....Long bearing surface on the RN gives very good accuracy .

[Will_C]

I would have to agree with Tony 212. I have outstanding accuracy in a Browning A-bolt with essentially the same load, except I am using 47.0 grains of IMR-4350 ( Nosler manual max. load). Varget and IMR-4064 have also been quite satisfactory with the 70 grain Noslers.
Will