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Reloading recipes for 243 A2 please

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Can anyone post their recipes for reloading for 243. Not sure of exact bullet weight but 85 to 95 gr used on small and medium deer and foxes.
I have some 140 once fired cases and was thinking about reloading.
Thanks
 
Barnes TSX in 85g is a nice bullet. I loaded up a box over the weekend that I was able to get a .75" 5 shot group with at 100yds. I'm playing with my seating depth to see if I can get it to tighten up. I've read reports of groups less than .5" with the particular combination I've listed below.

If you really want to have some fun, pick up some Sierra 55g. Ballistic tips. Same day I shot the Barnes, I put up two seperate 5 shot groups with the Noslers that measured .3125". Essentially they looked like a big, ragged holes. Very accurate. Very fast... Don't own a chrony, but somewhere around 4000fps I would think very good on foxes too.

I've experimented with both CCI BR2 and Fed 210 Primers. Both primers performed excellent for the 55g. Nosler loads I worked up, but the Federal did a little better for the Barnes, FWIW...

Cases: Trim to 2.035"

Loads:
85g. Barnes TSX
38.0g. I4064
Fed210 Primer
OAL = 2.64"

55g. Nosler Ballistic Tip
44g. I4064
Fed210 Primer
OAL = 2.6"

***Please note that both of these loads are at the higher end of the pressure spectrum. I've worked each of these up slowly checking for excessive signs of pressure along the way and have had no problems at all. People always say it, but start 10% lower and work your way up!***
 
Jim- do you have any data for 100 grn loads yet. I get good accuracy but nothing special yet. _ Thanks, Mike
 
Haven't tried anything more than 85g. so far, except for a box of factory Federal PowerShok in 100g. Excellent results too... right around .5" at 100yds if I'm not mistaken.

Might want to check this website out. Excellent resource for handloads. Good forum too:
www.reloadersnest.com

This is where I usually begin my research for new calibers I need to develop loads for.
 
42 grns of IMR 4350 is where I am with the 100 grn bullets now. I backed off from max and got better accuracy. Bullets are Sierra Gameking spbt.-Mike
 
Hey Cat -
Getting back to your original question - I got the impression that maybe you haven't reloaded before - would that be correct?
Dick
 
Thanks for your help. I know there are a lot of reloading recipes for 243 but I asked the question on here as I have a Sako as do people on here, and riles specific advice is very useful.
I have not reloaded before so I am finding out what is involved, costs and benefits etc.
Jack
 
My rifle seems to like 41 grains of RL-22 behind a Nosler 95 grain ballistic tip. Clobbered many a deer and none have complained yet.

There are many benefits to reloading. Certain calibers can be loaded to their potential, or for a specific purpose. A particular rifle can be loaded for a load that it prefers, rather than forcing mediocrity with a factory load. Cost savings will become evident over time, although initial outlay may seem substansial. One word of advice is to buy the best initially, and never regret or sell to purchase up. I have a true dedication to Forster products, and their Co-Ax press is one of the finest for the money.

On the flip side, if you don't shoot all that much, maybe only a week or two with a cartridge or eight each season, then perhaps staying with factory fodder would be in your best interest.

The REAL satisfaction with reloading is producing the product YOURSELF, and enjoying benefits that could not be reproduced in a factory round.

P.S. It's a good place to escape wife, family, and problems as well. Start a new collection, you'll love it!
 

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