Thread: 85gn 243 ai....

As above..
Anyone got any recipes to share

Ah nice to see we have such a helpful bunch on this forum

Baldbob, have you measured the extra capacity your new AI has? If so, add that percentage to adi manual specs,

For the 85 grain projectile ADI lists a min of 35 grains of 2208 for 3020 fps and a max of 38 grains for 3210 fps.

For the 90 grainer a min of 34 grains of 2208 for 2965 fps and a max of 36.5 grains for 3105 fps.

2208 isnt the powder if you want the highest velocity in this case (pun included) but you get the picture in regards to ADI guidelines.

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

Baldbob, have you measured the extra capacity your new AI has? If so, add that percentage to adi manual specs,

For the 85 grain projectile ADI lists a min of 35 grains of 2208 for 3020 fps and a max of 38 grains for 3210 fps.

For the 90 grainer a min of 34 grains of 2208 for 2965 fps and a max of 36.5 grains for 3105 fps.

2208 isnt the powder if you want the highest velocity in this case (pun included) but you get the picture in regards to ADI guidelines.

Yea andrew I got the gist of making up loads i fandangled up some stuff with N560 I just take all my load data for .243 and call my standard max loads minimums in the AI and work up......
Just interested to see what people may have used..

All cool, i knew that you knew that i knew you knew.

I am running a mildish load with the 87gr Vmax, 45gr 2209 and they shoot very very well, did have a hotter load but not as nice for the kids to shoot

must try some Barnes for the kids to use for deer

Was was the speed with that leathel?

Im at present running up loads with 85 interbonds and n560

I wont go hot, ill just stick with something slightly over mild...
But im hoping to pull 3350-3400 with themish

Originally Posted by baldbob

Was was the speed with that leathel?

Im at present running up loads with 85 interbonds and n560

I wont go hot, ill just stick with something slightly over mild...
But im hoping to pull 3350-3400 with themish

mine is a 22" barrel and was doing around 3200 ... Insailny accurate, had them at 3500 or something insane like that but even though the brass seamed OK started to blow primers after the 3rd fire

So that toasted a few Lapua brass

I never used anything but 105's in my old one so I'm probably not that much help to you. Flick me a PM if you want the recipes anyway.

yea mine ended up sawn off at the 22" mark too.. 3500 phew thats over the top If I get 3400 ill be more than happy...

Building 105 loads too, but was just interested to see speeds with the 85s..
I just have 200 of these 85 interbonds sitting there and im intent on using them...

Originally Posted by baldbob

yea mine ended up sawn off at the 22" mark too.. 3500 phew thats over the top If I get 3400 ill be more than happy...

Building 105 loads too, but was just interested to see speeds with the 85s..
I just have 200 of these 85 interbonds sitting there and im intent on using them...

I will be very interested to see how they go speed wise.

That 6-204 with less than 30 grains of powder & 87s @ 3050 out of a 22" is too shabby

Oh have I got a recipe for you Bob






Perfect Pavlova

6 egg whites
1 3/4 cups caster sugar
1 tsp malt vinegar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tsp cornflour
1 tbsp boiling water


Preheat oven to 100 C. Place all ingredients in the bowl of an electric mixer and beat for 15 minutes until smooth, glossy and when you rub a little mixture between your thumb and index finger you cannot feel grains of sugar.
Draw a 24 cm circle on a sheet of baking paper – easiest to draw round the edge of a cake pan. Place the baking paper on an oven tray and pile the mixture into the circle, smoothing edges. Bake for 1 1/4 hours and then turn off the oven and allow to sit in the oven with the door closed for at least another hour or until the oven is cold.

You wont do much better than a magnum primer and your n560. 85tsx are hovering around 3300-3350 from a 23".Started off with N165 but DAF ran them through QL for me and they showed to much pressure, brass life showed the same after 3x so switched powder.

Originally Posted by sneeze

.Started off with N165 but DAF ran them through QL for me and they showed to much pressure, brass life showed the same after 3x so switched powder.

To what? Just got a full can of 165 off Quentin for mine

Originally Posted by kiwijames

To what? Just got a full can of 165 off Quentin for mine

but is that for 105's or 85's?