Thread: .243 whats your pet load,

Hornady 87gr HPBT 37 gr 2208
Nothing fancy, it just works

I don't think I had a 243 long enough to call it a pet but target/2208 and IMR4064 worked really well with 90 to 105 grain bullets. Plenty of pace from a 20 inch barrel and very consistent, single figure es with some combs.

Been playing with an old TikkaT3 in 243, originally only used with factory ammo, but thought I’d try some reloading based on RL17 & 2209.
103gn ELDX with 43.8gn 2209 giving 3070fps and around 0.5-0.6moa grp.
95gn NBTs doing 3200fps with RL17 and 0.3moa grp.

Originally Posted by Double Shot

Sierra 85g HPBT Game King over 44.4g AR-2209. 22" 1:10 3150fps

How many loads to work that out. You go up .1 each time?

Reloader 19 & 90 grain Sierra Game Changers.

What twist barrel is on your T3? Looks to shoot the 103 eld x really well. It’s a shame only the 6mm creedmoor has it as a factory option

I think the T3s are 1:10 twist from memory

My new pet is the 108 ELD-M pushed by 41.5gns of AR2209. MV 2900. Still early days hunting wise.

This is the 103gn ELDx load with 2209.

39.5gr of AR2209 behind any 100gr SP or BTSP

Originally Posted by chainsaw

This is the 103gn ELDx load with 2209.
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I mean, 44.2 looks pretty good if you pulled #3.

but then 43.8 fits neatly inside 44.2...

Yes good spotting @gimp, should re-visit the 44.2gn.

Some good shooting. When I had a 243 (had it for a long time) I used 85 sierra hpbt. I think it was 43-44 grains 2209. Very accurate and good killer. Also had a dabble with the100 grain pro hunter. Killed well and didn’t seem to damage as much of the shoulder.

Originally Posted by southernman

First few shots threw and sighted in to 100m rough enough, on a cold -15 and very windy day, all bullets tried were inch or better, federal blue box 80gr. and 95 bt much better, due to cold and frozen fingers, its a bit hard to tell how good,
pretty happy thus far, going to try again tomorrow,
1-10 twist so limited to about 100gr.

Very interested in your results mate, as just received my k95 in .243 . Just got some factory 95 sst to try and shoots them very well.
Are we sure that tikka is a 1-10 as would love to try the 103s?

Originally Posted by Tahr

2 killer loads I used.

243
95 grn Targex
41.1 grns N550 Lapua cases
41.3 grns N550 Win & Rem cases

243
80 grns speer
44 grns N550

@Tahr I seem to have misplaced my reloading data for 95grn Targex. Can you pls remind me of Starting and Max load? Also if you have the BC.