Thread: 243 Loads

The anything from the bog standard Sierra 85gr Game king to the berger 87gr hunter for a bit more distance.
If fallow are on the menu then I would be staying away from the tougher premium bullets as they will pass on though, not much resistance in a fallow side on if you don't hit a leg/shoulder bone.
Even a large red stag won't go far if one of those hits him in the heart/lungs area.
I've run lots of 760/H414 in my 243's which is a very good powder for bullets in the 70-90 gr range.
Dad always ran 4350 which was the go to for mid range projectiles for a long time.
Z
PS I've never felt the need to hot load my 243's, Everything I pointy it at dies. The lever one runs a grain or more under max recommended, The bolt action (Heavy Action) I run run close to book max but I tend to load to a longer COAL.
I also like to load up 1 round 0.5 gr over what I want to run at and test that to ensure I have some room for error.