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    No shortage of options eh

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    Ive just used 2209 or 2208. cheap and works well. have used these powders for 65gners right upto 95gners(targex).
    Ive used the 95gn targex a little bit. worked well. shot two bull tahr with them both one shot kills.
    the 87gn bergers are also nice if you can afford them.
    my favorite load is 87gn Hornady BT HP with 2209. they just seem to work really in my gun and on all the game I have shot.

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    Anyone been playing with 55's or 60's for varmint
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    Me. I've done one reload of the sierra 55s , and one of the vmax 58s. Vmaxs have been good as you'd expect .. Sierras mixed

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    Cool, good to know
    I have some Federal 55 grain nosler ballistic tips that cost a bomb but group well
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    probably going to desist with BK55's .. They were using a lot of powder (2208) to get decent speed. That said, they were hellishly accurate at 150yds : cloverleaf

    I'm getting what I want out of Vmax 58's at a greatly reduced powder load - Accuracy everything you'd expect out of a Vmax ... and decent speed too (yeah yeah, speed isnt everything)

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    Question : does anyone have the BC for the Targex .243 80gn ??

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    Quote Originally Posted by kiwi39 View Post
    Question : does anyone have the BC for the Targex .243 80gn ??
    This question has been asked before I think its 420 but arnt sure

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    I had .450 in shooter for his 95gr rbbt
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    Quote Originally Posted by Barefoot View Post
    95Gn .450
    105gn .460

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    My Brno .243 loves AR2209

    End of story really.

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    Quote Originally Posted by P38 View Post
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    My Brno .243 loves AR2209

    End of story really.

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    My choice of powder aswell.it can be used for almost everything

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    Quote Originally Posted by moonhunt View Post
    Cool, good to know
    I have some Federal 55 grain nosler ballistic tips that cost a bomb but group well
    what do you mean cost a bomb? I got a box of 250 from Richard Wilhelm for $100. I've just loaded them in my 243 Rem700, 18inch barrel, suppressed. Getting 3690fps.

 

 

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