Re: .243 Winchester Varmint Loads
[Re: mad_mike]
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03/30/23 02:14 PM
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Powder of choice under a Sierra 85 grain hollow point. Kills everything from groundhogs to deer quite well.
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Re: .243 Winchester Varmint Loads
[Re: mad_mike]
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03/30/23 03:19 PM
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goldy
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Do you want to save the pelts? If you do, full metal jackets are the only way to go. Killed lots of both fox and coyotes with them. Damage is reasonable. Varmint Grenades give you a lot of splash, the entry wounds can be quite large. Every other bullet I tried gave me a large exit, especially if I hit bone. IMR4064 works the best in my .243 Savage
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Re: .243 Winchester Varmint Loads
[Re: mad_mike]
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03/30/23 03:22 PM
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One of my favs is a moderate charge of 4064 below the nosler 55 gr bt…. DRT, no exit.
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Re: .243 Winchester Varmint Loads
[Re: mad_mike]
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03/30/23 04:46 PM
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I don’t worry about the fur too much, I like the Federal Premium 55gr ballistic tips. Surprisingly they are not as harsh on hides as one might think. Catch an edge tho and it’s not worth the walk to inspect. Wicked fast round and certainly a stopper.
Osky Sorry if you were looking for loading data, I do not reload.
Last edited by Osky; 03/30/23 04:47 PM.
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Re: .243 Winchester Varmint Loads
[Re: mad_mike]
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03/31/23 01:44 AM
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Running 55 grain Sierra Blitz Kings over Varget for 3,600 fps for coyotes. Surprisingly fur freindly if you stay off of bone and the edges. Almost never exits and minimal damage if it does. 24 caliber holes going in. Shoot point of shoulder or head and you'll have large baseball size entrances. BangFlops are the norm. Great on smaller vermin also.
Also running 75 grain Sierra Varminters over WW760 for 3,100 fps. Always exits on broadside coyotes and not so fur freindly. Very accurate round.
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Re: .243 Winchester Varmint Loads
[Re: mad_mike]
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03/31/23 09:56 AM
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Varget and a sierra 60 gr hp
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Re: .243 Winchester Varmint Loads
[Re: TreedaBlackdog]
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03/31/23 10:49 AM
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Any reason no one running H4350? I have read and read and it seems to be a top performer in .243 Any results with H Hybrid100V? Also read it is a good .243 powder Just gathering supplies now..... I have a bit of H and IMR 4350 around.
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Re: .243 Winchester Varmint Loads
[Re: mad_mike]
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03/31/23 01:03 PM
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I use IMR 4350in my deer loads, rits the same as h4350. Good powder
I like or I should say my gun likes 60 grain sierra hp with W760. Nosler 55 grain BTs are tough to beat.
If I was concerned about fur damage I'd use a different gun
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