280 Rem. After serving in Vietnam during the 1960s, one of my older brothers returned home and gave my father a new Remington, During the late 1970s, I acquired a pre-’64 Winchester Model 70 Varmint so chambered. The .505 Gibbs is a behemoth of a case, fully capable of digesting 140 grains of powder at a rip — and it can generate soul-crushing recoil. Reloader's Guide Alliant Powder Reload Recipes ← Back. Oct 15, 2017 #2 I have. Joined: Jan 9, 2011 Messages: 66. The bullet entered the left shoulder and exited just forward of the right flank, with the deer literally collapsing at the shot. 115 SW Columbia St | Bend, Oregon, USA 97702 | Toll Free: Nosler Showroom / Open to the Public: Monday - Friday 10:00 am to 5:30 pm PST, Load Data &Technical Information by Cartridge. It makes a great choice for both the .22-250 Remington and the .220 Swift, taking advantage of the case capacity, and generating respectable velocities in the pair of varmint classics. Learn how your comment data is processed. It’s in the bigger cases that I recently found Reloder 15 to be a huge help, as my pal Mike McNulty and I prepared for our safari to Zimbabwe. Yes, I’ve used it in the .308 Winchester with bullets from 150 to 180 grains, with great results, but that cartridge can be fed just about anything and still perform well. This coyote was taken with a Ruger No. Joined: Aug 28, 2009 Messages: 1,910. In working with the .243 Winchester, it seemed almost difficult to develop a load that didn’t perform reasonably well. In spite of several excellent .243/6mm cartridges being developed to compete with the .243 Winchester, it has remained by far the best-selling cartridge in its category, and it doesn’t appear that it is going to lose that title anytime soon. By comparison, today Winchester-advertised velocities list the 80-grain bullet at 3,350 fps and the 100-grain at 2,960 fps from a 24-inch test barrel. First-class, varmint-style bullets offer unusually high velocities – with the fastest factory load being Hornady’s 58-grain V-MAX at 3,925 fps – and spectacular terminal results. 270 Win. Having observed the .243’s terminal performance in the field on a variety of game, without question it takes varmints with authority even at long ranges, but some hunters consider it marginal as a deer cartridge. Two good Cape buffalo bulls fell quickly to the Peregrine/Sledgehammer combination, despite the 112-degree Zimbabwean heat. 2 wads I had ordered for my .470 NE (more about that in a minute), poured out 102.0 grains of Reloder 15, and we headed to the range. Comparing these cartridges with the H4831SC loads — which gave more than acceptable results — the felt recoil again dropped off considerably, while I easily made the target velocity of 2,160 fps. Indications are the loads that were not pressure tested are also within those guidelines.
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Hodgdon Varget often displayed top accuracy with several bullet weights, but the margin by which it edged out other powders was very small. The .45 ACP Isn’t Going Anywhere, New Guns And Gear Long-Range Edition 2020, 5.56 Winchester 62gr FMJ 150 rounds $159.99, 9mm Luger Winchester 115gr FMJ 200 rounds $73.99, 6 On-Target Concealed Carry Insurance Options (2020), 9 Affordable Double-Barrel Shotgun Options (2020), 8 Budget AR-15 Options: More Bang For The Buck (2020), Best Concealed Carry Handguns For Women (2020), Medium burn rate powder, somewhere between IMR4064 and Varget, Suitable for cartridges from the .17 up to the .375 H&H, Can be sensitive to extreme temperature fluctuations, The slow burn and low pressure also results in less felt recoil, Overall, this improves the accuracy potential of a rifle shot to shot. It’s a different concept, loading to a target velocity, but I quickly had it figured out. Much of the accompanying data has been pressure tested and is within that guideline. Case capacities have been found to vary by over 4.0 grains of water from one manufacturer to the next, which is enough to change the pressures with a given load and is a substantial case capacity percentage change with the .243’s modest powder charge weights. Six major concealed carry insurance programs are now available to the millions of Americans who carry concealed. 243 Win Super Short Magnum (WSSM) Load Data; 240 Weatherby Magnum Load Data; 250-3000 Savage Load Data; 257 Roberts Load Data; 257 Roberts Ackley Improved Load Data; 25 Winchester Super Short Magnum Load Data; 25-06 Remington Load Data; 257 Weatherby Magnum Load Data; 6.5 Grendel Load Data; 6.5 Creedmoor Load Data ; 6.5 X 55 Swedish Mauser Load Data; 260 Remington Load Data; … Around 1982. The handload contained a Hornady 87-grain V-MAX bullet. But, and it’s a huge but, the felt recoil dropped off at least 15 percent; it was easily visible in the way the rifle handled at the bench. Were I preparing to take this rifle into an environment where temps were in the 40-50 degree range, I would definitely measure the velocities in the cooler air, and possibly make an adjustment in charge weight for the double rifle. Current industry maximum average pressure for the .243 is 60,000 psi. Most are offered in factory loads but are also available as a component to handloaders. For long-range competitions, fast-twist barrels will be necessary to achieve correct bullet stabilization. 223 Rem.
This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Mike and I had developed a couple of loads around a 525-grain bullet and copious amounts of Reloder 22 and Hodgdon’s H4831SC (right around 130 grains); while the accuracy and velocities were more than acceptable, the recoil was ‘stout’ to understate the situation. Scott Harris Silver $$ Contributor. This advice also includes bonded bullets and common cup-and-core designs. 223 Win. The .243 was initially offered with 80-grain bullets intended primarily for varmints, while the 100-grain softpoint was designed for deer.