.243 58 grain v-max

[jrcarbine]

I want to reload 58 grain v-max projectiles for my Savage 11 .243. It really likes the factory Hornady 58 grain v-max. What powder do they use? I currently have H414, but I think that would be better with heavier projectiles like the 100 grainers. What powder do you guys suggest? Would IMR 4064 work fine?

 

[Hitzy]

H414 is fine, I'd use a mag primer though.... Data from hodgdon.
http://www.hodgdonreloading.com/dat...rBW[]=58&Manufacturer[]=Hodgdon&Powder[]=H414

 

[yodave]

shoot a few factory rounds over the crony so you know what speed it is your chasing, might make it easier to mimic the powder type and charge

 

[DFarmer]

H414 works well in our Savage model 11. Both 55 and 58 gr bullets

 

[hometownhero]

43.5gr of varget in mine 3640fps

 

[7mmremmagnum]

44.5gr of Varget in my Model 10 Predator with the 58gr V-Max

 

[jrcarbine]

what primers are the best to use. Just any large rifle primer?

 

[Hitzy]

I use mag primers with ball powder exclusively.

 

[hometownhero]

I use cci large rifle

 

[7mmremmagnum]

I use Federal LR Rifle Match primers

 

[jrcarbine]

Is there one that preforms better in cold weather? Will the Large rifle primers not be able to ignite H414 efficiently as the magnum primers??

 

[DFarmer]

We have had no problems with Federal large rifle primers and H414. But we have not done much shooting with this combo in cold weather either.

 

[Boomer74]

I pour 44.0 grains of IMR 4064 into a 2.035" Hornady case with a Winchester WLR primer, seat to a COAL of 2.650-2.655"...

They cruise along at about 3800 fps, and group about 3/4" @ 100m with my shaky hands.

The target shows 1 sight-in round (just off the top of target, on the paper) and 2 groups of different projectiles

One 5-shot of 58gr, one 4-shot of 90gr (bottom-center). 58gr Vmax is the top (3/4") 5-shot grouping.

Rifle is a bone-stock Savage 14 American Classic.

 

[cdn1canhunt]

I'm shooting 45gr of IMR 4350 with the .58gr v-max. 3 shots covered by a nickel at 100yrds stock model 11, except a basix trigger.
I do see that guys are doing very well with Varget though.

 

[Fassteel]

I too had a great load with IMR 4350 with 58gr Vmax bullets. My data was from the Lyman 48th edition, 45gr was the starting load and I had great group tightness at 47gr

 

[saskcop]

I used to load 65 grain vmax's using BLC-2. Very accurate. Perhaps not the ideal powder, but it measures easily and seemed to work very well. The varmints shot with those loads seem to be impressed. I am sure it would work well for 58 grainers too. I just find that the really light .243 bullets tend to poop out too quickly.