Birdhunter1
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For you folks that claim no loading manual has a load using 50 grains of powder in a .243 you need to do your homework. Page 19:
http://www.lapua.com/fileadmin/user_upload/esitteet/VihtavuoriReloadingGuideEdition8.pdf
My personal pet load in mine is 50.4 grains of N560 with a Hornady 87 VMAX seated hard into the rifling. To make you nay sayers really get your shorts in a wad I have chrono'd it several times and my average speed across 15 shots was 3380 fps on a 22" barrel. No flattened primers, bolt lifts easily, accuracy is 1/2 minute range and under, no more case problems with this load than my 55 grain blitzking and IMR 4895 (44.5 grains if I remember right).
I love the .243, wouldn't do without a good shooting one ever, great multi purpose choice for deer to groundhogs. anything bigger go with a 7 mag, anything smaller go with a .22 rimfire or a .204.
http://www.lapua.com/fileadmin/user_upload/esitteet/VihtavuoriReloadingGuideEdition8.pdf
My personal pet load in mine is 50.4 grains of N560 with a Hornady 87 VMAX seated hard into the rifling. To make you nay sayers really get your shorts in a wad I have chrono'd it several times and my average speed across 15 shots was 3380 fps on a 22" barrel. No flattened primers, bolt lifts easily, accuracy is 1/2 minute range and under, no more case problems with this load than my 55 grain blitzking and IMR 4895 (44.5 grains if I remember right).
I love the .243, wouldn't do without a good shooting one ever, great multi purpose choice for deer to groundhogs. anything bigger go with a 7 mag, anything smaller go with a .22 rimfire or a .204.
