I have just got back into reloading and only reload for my .25-06, but now I have a new .243 and only have H4831 on hand. I was going to probably use 85 grain Game King bullets for coyotes and whitetails, and wanted to know what powder to try. I had a .243 when I was in my 20's and have been sorry ever since for selling it, so the Savage combo at $350 was too good to pass up. By the way it shoots the Hornady custom 100g btsp factory load real well.
What powder for .243?
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I shot 5 deer last year with the 85 game king over varget. The bullet did'nt hold up very well, with only one of the 5 exiting. Very accurate, but I won't use them on deer again. I'm using 90 gr ballistic tips this year(yes, I know they probably won't be much tougher)
I used to use 100 gr interlocks when I lived in the UK, but my .243 seems to loke lighter bullets now that I'm not allowed to have a suppressor!
Varget is my 1st choice, Rel 19 is my 2nd.
I used to use 100 gr interlocks when I lived in the UK, but my .243 seems to loke lighter bullets now that I'm not allowed to have a suppressor!
Varget is my 1st choice, Rel 19 is my 2nd.
Snowshoe
I hunted deer in central Pennsylvania with a .243, .270, 30-06 and 30-30, I have always hunted with Hornady interlock bullets. All the interlock bullets I dug up after shooting into the burm retained over 50% of their original weight. The "interlock" works and works well, Sierras and other brands all would suck the lead core from the jacket and at times disintegrate.
The only bullets I have shot that compared to the Hornady interlock was the Nosler partition.
My "rain gun" was an old 03-A3 springfield that I loaded with 170 grain 30-30 bullets at 25-2600 fps. This baby 30-30 magnum and the Hornady bullet never let me down and would put deer "down" real quick.
I hunted deer in central Pennsylvania with a .243, .270, 30-06 and 30-30, I have always hunted with Hornady interlock bullets. All the interlock bullets I dug up after shooting into the burm retained over 50% of their original weight. The "interlock" works and works well, Sierras and other brands all would suck the lead core from the jacket and at times disintegrate.
The only bullets I have shot that compared to the Hornady interlock was the Nosler partition.
My "rain gun" was an old 03-A3 springfield that I loaded with 170 grain 30-30 bullets at 25-2600 fps. This baby 30-30 magnum and the Hornady bullet never let me down and would put deer "down" real quick.
Pathfinder
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- Northeast Ontario
I would try those bullets and powder before experimenting with anything else. H4831 is a good powder for the .243 . Those GK's shoold be good on Lung Shots .
Johnn Peterson
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I had an 88 Winchester in 243 that liked the Speer 100gr and 105gr with IMR 4064.
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Pathfinder
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- Northeast Ontario
good call, that's what Im loading now for 100gr. Gamekings...mind you im not getting 3100 fps with the 16.5" barrel . My wife and the deer dont' know the difference
