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Offline H666

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.243 Win Ruger Frontier
« on: January 22, 2009, 06:50:58 AM »
Good day and a happy new year to all of you.

I have a Ruger M77 Mark II Frontier in .243 win, you know the one, with the 16 1/2 inch barrel and a 1:9 Barrel twist. 

Now here are my questions: What loads do you use for bullets from 80 to 90 grains?  Which bullets do you use?  I was told that with a short barrel like this and with that kind of twist I would need 80 to 100 gr. bullets.  I want to use Vihtavuori N160 or N560.

I have used 100 gr. Remington PSP factory loaded up until now but they are expensive now since the economy in Iceland went like a crumbling bridge, on which we were driving (having been told by the government it was safe) and now we are faced with a crisis.  The 100gr Remington shots delivered a nice enough group though. 

But anyway, I would like you opinion on the matter of loading (not the crisis, that was self-inflicted, we elected those people) and anything would help.



Sincerely yours....

Stefán Jökull Jónsson (aka H666)
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Re: .243 Win Ruger Frontier
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2009, 01:10:32 PM »
My 20" barreled 243 with a 1 in 10 twist does a great job with the Speer 100 grain BTSP over a mid level load of IMR 4895 which is faster than both the powders you listed .

Some more info as to what you are planning to use the rifle for would help some , ( hunting , target shooting , ect ) also what bullets you have axcess to would help too ( Speer , Hornady , Nosler )

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Re: .243 Win Ruger Frontier
« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2009, 02:20:03 PM »
My 70's vintage Savage 111 in .243 likes the Nosler Partition in 85 grains stoked with 2 grains shy of max load of Varget..will generally cut a single hole.  It  has a 22" barrel.
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Re: .243 Win Ruger Frontier
« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2009, 07:10:59 AM »
Those Rem bullets can be bought in bulk packages in the US and Canada. If they are available for you as well,why switch to another brand?
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Re: .243 Win Ruger Frontier
« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2009, 05:20:24 AM »
I have up until now bought factory loaded ammo for this one.  I used Sierra Blitzking 55 gr. on a .223 savage before, and those bullets worked out pretty well with 28 gr. of Vihtavuori N130. 

I just want to study this rifle more closely than I have before with others, just to make a better shooter of myself, you know how it is.  I intend to use it on mountain fox, similar to Polar fox, but slightly smaller in frame, and perhaps on caribou later on.  The law states that a rifle needs to have a minimum caliber of .243 win and at least a 100 gr. bullet. 
I think for the fox I need a faster bullet but I think it can't be as fast out of this barrel than a longer one.  As a matter of fact I do want to change the barrel and have a longer, heavier one fitted, but curiosity prevails as to what I can do with such a short barrel.

As for bullets I can have pretty much any who are manufactured and sold in the States, the same with powder and primers.
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Re: .243 Win Ruger Frontier
« Reply #5 on: January 24, 2009, 10:35:28 AM »
I'm confused. If you wanted a longer barrel why didn't you get a rifle with one of them in the first place??
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Re: .243 Win Ruger Frontier
« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2009, 08:38:10 AM »
H666, my son loads 75gr Hornady Vmax bullets for his Savage 110 .243. The load he uses is accurate but he doesn't use Vihtavuori powders. My son and I both load 100gr Remington bullets with great results.
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Re: .243 Win Ruger Frontier
« Reply #7 on: January 26, 2009, 03:26:22 AM »
I bought this of my brother out of curiosity.  It was a bargain and he was originally going to fit a barrel for a larger caliber but ended up buying a Rössler 6-284 instead.

I'm not going to change the barrel just yet, I will shoot this one out first because I think it will be a handfull on longer ranges.

Thanks to all for the replys, you were very helpful.
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Re: .243 Win Ruger Frontier
« Reply #8 on: January 26, 2009, 12:01:38 PM »
Check real close on that barrel change before you go with it.

If $$$$$$ is of any concern, you are probably better off to sell or trade your current rifle and buy another.

I Have one rifle I would consider rebarreling, but it was a gift from my wife years back and therefore has attachments involved.

I Had a Browning A-bolt with an extreemly poor factory barrel and checked into getting a new tube a number of times.  Bought it used, so sending back to the factory wasn't an option.

It was just a better deal all around to just move it on and buy something else.

Could have bought a cheap barrel and found a back yard "gunsmith", but would I have been any ahead of what I already had? Only time would have answered that one, but it wasn't worth the time, money and components for me to find out.

As per bullets, if your not willing or can't afford to move up to the bullets of the Nosler Partition level, check out the Hornady "Interlock" bullets.

They are a quility bullet for the price. Not in the same picture as the Nosler PT, but a very big step ahead of typical cup and core bullets.

Keep em coming!

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Re: .243 Win Ruger Frontier
« Reply #9 on: January 30, 2009, 05:23:27 AM »
The price of a new barrel is perhaps half of the original price of the rifle. 

My grandfather has been loading 70 gr. Sierra in a Tikka T3 in .243 Win for fox and the rifle really delivers good groups on those bullets.

I am curious of these 75 Hornadys and I think I will give them a try.

Thank you again.

Stefán Jökull
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