.243 Loads--Help?

[Jason M]

Here is my bullet list:

70gr Nosler ballistic tip boat tail
72gr Barnes Varminator (HP)
87gr Hornady V-Max
105gr Hornady A-Max

I have some loads for the 70gr Noslers and the 105gr A-Max, but I am short on loads for the remainder. I've found some 87gr V-Max loads on sites like handloads.com and such, but they are either maximums or over-max loads and I don't care to start there. I have also come up completely empty on loads for the 72gr Varminators. My 70gr Noslers like 40-41gr of Varget, so I would assume that a 72gr bullet would like 38-40 grain loads, but I don't want to assume.

Could someone with a Hornady and Barnes reloading manual do me a big favor? I am going to a gun show tomorrow and will be looking for reloading books, but in case I come up empty on that mission, can someone transcribe some loads to this thread for me? Thanks!

-Jason

 

[res45]

Nosler has the load data on the web site for there bullets ,Barnes and Hornady will provide you with load data if you give them a call.

 

[Remo-99]

Jason, if that 40-41gr of Varget is NOT showing signs of over pressure i.e. flattened/pancaked primers, bright stretch ring around the cartridge base/head etc. with the 70gr Noslers. Then the 72gr Barnes should be fine also at 40-41gr of Varget. You should drop the charge by around 10% though and work them back up, as you are changing one of the components of the loading. (pretty much every loading manual will tell you to do that). It maybe a case of being over cautious, but remember you are dealing with pressures of around +40,000 psi in 243win, and i've seen the result of a case burst with these types of pressures, although i haven't seen any injuries, thank god, it can be pretty humbling for the shooter to say least. Not trying to scare you or anything, but when they say drop the charge and work it up it back up, it's best to be cautious. I like to size and prime some cases and goto the range with powder, scales, a handpress with seater die, bullets etc. and work up loads that way, only increasing the powder charge when i am confident that there no signs of over pressure. Remember what someone says is a good load for their rifle, maybe running higher pressures in yours.

 

[nitesite]

Hello.

My Hornady 7th Ed gives the following loads with the 87-gr V-Max:

H4895 28.7/2600 35.3 (Max)/3100
AA2520 28.3/2600 35.1 (Max)/3000
IMR 4320 29.5/2600 36.9 (Max)/3100
IMR 4064 29.7/2600 37.1 (Max)/3100
RL-15 29.1/2600 37.5 (Max)/3100
Viht N140 29.6/2600 36.6 (Max)/3000
Win 760 33.1/2600 42.5 (Max)/3100
H4350 39.8/2900 43.4 (Max)/3100
Viht N160 40.1/2900 43.6 (Max)/3100
IMR 4831 40.8/2900 43.8 (Max)/3100
RL-19 42.2/2900 45.0 (Max)/3100

Same manual, for the 105-gr A-Max

Win 760 35.9/2500 40.5 (Max) 2800
IMR 4831 36.9/2500 39.5 (Max)/2700
H4350 38.3/2600 41.0 (Max)/2800
RL-19 40.7/2700 43.1 (Max)/2900
H450 39.1/2600 43.1 (Max)/2800
RL-22 40.2/2600 43.5 (Max)/2800
Viht N165 40.3/2600 43.7 (Max)/2800
H4831 40.7/2600 43.5 (Max)/2800
IMR7828 39.9/2500 43.0 (Max)/2700
AA3100 41.8/2600 44.6 (Max)/2800
WIN WMR 40.9/2500 47.7 (Max)/3000

Hope this helps.

BTW~ .243 ROCKS!!!!!!

 

[elkhuntingfool]

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http://data.hodgdon.com/cartridge_load.asp