Thread: .243 loads

Originally Posted by The bomb

About to start reloading for a .243 I’m setting up for my son,going to shorten and suppress ,Winchester model 70,mostly bush hunting Sika and some reds,maybe a bit of longer range fallow on broken farmland with max of 250m ,what’s the forum team use in their setups,1/10 twist barrel I believe..I have 2206h powder on hand so would prefer to stick with that as it’s what I use in my .308 but am open to other suggestions. Thanks

Get some Speer 90 grain bullets usually at a reasonable price or 85 Sierra, Load with 2206H up to 36.5 grains Max load,
used this load years ago is accurate in most .243's the Speer bullet kills well as does the Sierra no need for expensive projectiles
as long as the impact velocity is 1800 fps or higher it is all that's needed,