Thread: .243 powder & projectiles starting point ?

I did a fair bit of V-Max testing in Aussie for fox shooting. The 58gr was a little too light, the 87gr a little too heavy, the 75gr was bang on. It was the right weight for the best compromise between speed, drops and windage. Didn't try the 65gr, not sure that was even available then. I imagine that with the faster 1:9" twist, the slightly heavier varmint bullets would be better.

There was a really obvious difference in windage holds between the 58gr and the 75gr, and at 300-400m it was the difference between a hit and a miss in the fickle outback winds. The 75gr just held its trajectory a little bit better.

Deadly bullet, the 75gr V-Max. Extremely explosive.