Thread: Best 243 load

i use 43.5 gr of 2209, and a 95 gr hornady sst. my sako shoots 5 shots into a 10c peice at 200y, and my parker hale shoots just an inch and a half at 200y. still lovely to shoot my mrs enjoys hunting with it aswell.

36.5gr IMR4064 with 90gr Scirocco,s works nice

might as well add my 10cents worth.
here's a couple that work for me. on the left is a 87gr hornady sp , low tech bullet but one that kills great at normal hunting ranges.for some reason it shoots real good too.under it is a lapua case ,fed210 primer and 44gr of 2209.
if you have a 24" 1-10 barrel expect around 3150+ fps. h414 @ 44grs gives you 3300+ but the SD gets a bit high, but that wont bother you if your shooting under 350 yards.this load may be to hot for some rifles.
100gr sierra pro hunter is another old school bullet that shoots real good as well.
winchester brass works just fine as well if your on a budget.the lapua doesnt shoot any better, the primer pockets stay tighter a couple of firings longer.imr4064 and 2209 are the go to powders.dont touch re17. it delivers the xtra velocity
but im yet to see it shoot accurately in anything and the throat erosion is unacceptable.

on the right is what you make if you've got plenty of time to kill.
its a .308 lapua palma case, small primer ,small flash hole, put through several steps of bushings to get it down to a size good for inside neck reaming , then outside neck turned.
fed 205m, 46.7gr of h1000 / 2217. topped off with a HBN coated berger 105gr hybrid. delivers 3000fps with single digit SD's in a 26" 1-8 barrel
2209 works good as well but slow burning 2217 will extends barrel life 400-500 rounds.2217 burns cooler witch helps if your doing 20 shot strings in f-class type events.
n560 delivers as well but tends to burn alot more sooty.