kent Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 my 243 is a 1-10 twist and will shoot from 55gn upto 95gn with a good group but 100gn with shoot 1-1/2" group which is still ok on deer if thats what you want to use but 85-90gn is a good round and H4895 is a good powder for the 308 and 243. As for brass use what you have :good:whats gained by using brass thats £1 + per case wont make any odds been there get the t shirt just get into a strict routine with case prep. I think if i can remember right that my 243 loads work out at 46p per round and they do the job just fine Were the heck do you buy brass at over £1 each for .243 win? you don't chuck them away still, indeed quality brass can pay you back via extra use. Last time I looked Lapua was under £70 per hundred and ten firings is 7 pence each plus any lost. Brass you already have is free of course and it don't get cheaper than free Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pestcontrol1 Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 Were the heck do you buy brass at over £1 each for .243 win? you don't chuck them away still, indeed quality brass can pay you back via extra use. Last time I looked Lapua was under £70 per hundred and ten firings is 7 pence each plus any lost. Brass you already have is free of course and it don't get cheaper than free while your on the net have a look at the price of lapua brass start at midway-uk £139.95 per 100 £70 per 100 that must have been a good number of years ago ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted February 13, 2014 Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 while your on the net have a look at the price of lapua brass start at midway-uk £139.95 per 100 £70 per 100 that must have been a good number of years ago ?? Obviously some differences exist, goes to show the advantage of using brass that lasts. Yes its been a while, was looking at some powder prices last night, looks like the sharks are feeding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted February 13, 2014 Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 Yum Yum Well thought out comment in front of so many potential buyers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bk Posted February 13, 2014 Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 +1 for N160 or 140 for the lighter stuff. Reloder 17 is a good powder with impressive velocities but I've found it really dirty so I'm moving back to Vhit in the 6mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pestcontrol1 Posted February 13, 2014 Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 Obviously some differences exist, goes to show the advantage of using brass that lasts. Yes its been a while, was looking at some powder prices last night, looks like the sharks are feeding I have some winchester and lapua brass bought at the same time had the same ammount of firings and cant tell the difference between them the onlt difference is that there is less lapua left as for powder i have loads of what i use h4895 varget h414 and a few more plenty to last a while Yum Yum Feeding time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
activeviii Posted February 13, 2014 Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 http://accurateshooter.net/Downloads/sierra243win.pdf http://www.6mmbr.com/243win.html http://www.chuckhawks.com/243Win.htm http://www.ballisticstudies.com/Knowledgebase/.243+Winchester.html there you go, a little light reading for you melk. the Ballistic study was a good read. there is plenty more reading but enough to get going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulboy1957 Posted February 14, 2014 Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 85g sierra and 37g of Varget has been doing very well on fox,muntjac and roe for me. A nice "sweet" load through my sako 85,very consistant and reliable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bk Posted February 14, 2014 Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 But if you were starting out with a load you wouldn't recommend Varget with all the supply issues, Id be looking for at European powders like Ramshot or Vhit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulboy1957 Posted February 14, 2014 Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 Not a problem down bk just bought two tubs from my local rfd... Can't really comment on elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted February 14, 2014 Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 Varget seems to be all over again now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulboy1957 Posted February 14, 2014 Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 Wilson&wilson have/had stock when I bought some recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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