Thread: Fast twist 243

Anyone done one?
Most likely receiving my 20" 243 1:7.5" next week if another storm doesn't close the roads.
Chambered to shoot 85-90 gr copper bullets (factory ammo) for reds, quite possibly some 90-110gr lead if I can be bothered but most likely I'll buy some factory 90-95gr and be done.

The 1:7,5" simply because that's what the gunsmith had on the shelf. 243 because I had the dies and couldn't be arsed with 6 XC (also have the dies).

Yes I know, there's more modern 6mm's but I can't get factory ammo here and dies are getting ridiculously expensive.

What Rifle / Action are you using ?
What Cartridge OAL does the magazine allow ?
The whole idea of fast twist is to throw heavy for Caliber projectiles , but that can be complicated by not having enough room in the magazine for those Long bullets .
.243 is a great Cartridge with many different Factory ammunition choices available.
Please keep us updated on the results

Not sure how you expect to kill anything with a 243, its so old fashioned and not trendy at all

You should have great success with that,the option of using pretty much all off the shelf ammunition will be handy indeed. Should get great expansion with the faster twist.

Originally Posted by blip

Not sure how you expect to kill anything with a 243, its so old fashioned and not trendy at all

Quite right! No self respecting animal would allow itself to be shot with anything but the latest cartridge. Imagine the shame telling the others in the herd that your brother was shot with a 3006 for example.

Originally Posted by blip

Not sure how you expect to kill anything with a 243, its so old fashioned and not trendy at all

That's why I rebarreled mine to a modern cartridge, 257 Roberts.

Check out the 95g Nosler Ballistic Tip

Designed by Gail Root for all of his Africa Plains Game hunting

Good BC, a jacket thickness controlled expanding lead core with a solid copper boat tail for deep penetration of vital organs

I have a t3 1:8 shooting 108 ELD-Ms @2900 and 85gn Maker trex @3200 (22.4" bbl). Nice to shoot and kills stuff good. The 108s could go faster but they shoot well and have killed from 30 to 425 yards. I haven't used the 85s on game yet.

108s work terrifically

i have a 243 with a trueflit 1:8 24" barrel, I started with berger 87gr and 105 gr ELD hunters, the 87gr are great on deer and goats massive internal and exits, I struggled to get the 105 gr 's to group as expected and changed to 108 ELD-M's and my first load just worked just over 3000 fps. RL26 and still room to go faster but I don't need to.
Not so great on goats, they are just a bit thin. My last deer with that was 2 fallow hinds. 120mtr walking away uphill, went through the hip joint, gut, liver, lung and brisket and found just under the skin.
PS a fallow hind looking at it from the rear and above is very narrow!!!
Z

105 Targex trundling along at 2900fps from a 20" 9.25 twist. whatever it gets pointed at dies without arguing the point.

https://bulletin.accurateshooter.com...the-cartridge/

Performance will be basically the same as 6mm Creedmoor, 1:7.5 twist is well within the normal range guys run for heavier projectiles.

If you already have dies and want factory ammo then sticking with 243 is a good option.

Originally Posted by blip

Not sure how you expect to kill anything with a 243, its so old fashioned and not trendy at all

I once read "only gunwriters can't kill a deer with 243".
I grew up with the same gunmagazine nonsense. First season I used a 243 on roe (87 Vmax) I didn't have a single runner. First season I used 6 XC on reds (105 Amax) I found that it dropped them just as hard as my 6,5's.

Originally Posted by Ground Control

What Rifle / Action are you using ?
What Cartridge OAL does the magazine allow ?

It's a custom barrel for my Blaser R8, it's setup for COAL closer to 74,2mm with Hornady 90gr CX (on right) so it can be set properly in the case, magazine should offer no limitations.

From left: Nosler 95gr BT, Hornady 90gr ELD X, Hornady 90gr CX

After surfing abit online and looking at what's available I found that there was plenty hunting ammo with 90-95gr Nosler AB/BT lying around on shelves at very reasonable prices (from speaking with the importers, 243 rifle sales is approaching zero in Norway but those that do have them really use them).

I'm picking up the rifle today, will post some pics when able. Shooting it is still a few weeks off.

Here it is. A tad heavy, but at least weight is "normal" weightwise.



Used a barrel stub from Akila to get an ordinary picatinny rail and not go via Blaser mount. Slightly heavier profile on the barrel



Stock is Carbonomix



Nice bipod attachment point.


It appears I have an IBI barrel