Oly Posted July 19, 2007 Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 OK, so I want to start reloading match bullets for my .243 I was wondering what others use and what they recommend is worth trying & what they recommend staying away from. My RFD stocks most makes so all suggestions should be obtainable. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Posted July 19, 2007 Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 OLY, Sierra Matchking seem to be the favourite in 7.62, not sure what they are like in .243 though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oly Posted July 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 Martin, thanks...it was one I was considering. My main worry is that I have heard that AMax (105gn) can require fast twist rates to stabilise. The twist rate of my rifle is about 1in9, so if I did go down the MatchKing route do I go for the 70gn or 107gn? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted July 19, 2007 Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 I'd say the 70 would be better for a 1 in 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning Posted July 19, 2007 Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 Oly, I'm afraid there are no hard and fast rules to this, the only way to be certain is to try to work up a load for a particular bullet in your rifle. For instance, I could never get decent groupings out of my Tikka T3 (1 in 10 twist) for 100gn bullets, but GM on here swears by them in his T3. A shooting pal of mine gets excellent groupings with 105gn A-Max in his T3, so you just can't tell until you try it. If your rifle has a 1 in 9 twist I would say it's definitley worth trying the 105gn A-Max. My next .243 is 1 in 9 1/8 twist (Strange I know) and I know of a couple of lads using the same rifle who get fantastic long range groupings from 105gn AMax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oly Posted July 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 My next .243 is 1 in 9 1/8 twist (Strange I know) and I know of a couple of lads using the same rifle who get fantastic long range groupings from105gn AMax. 70's worked superbly in my 1 in 9 remy, it also shot the 105 a max well enough although i never really refined a recipe for it. 107 is a bit of a gamble i would suspect. Try the 70's and i do believe Lapua make a scenar at 90gr which will be a good bet i suspect Cheers guys, mine is the 9 1/8 rem twist too...think I might start with the 70's and go from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.Y Posted July 19, 2007 Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 you might be pretty impressed with the 68gn and 74gn berger bulletts, mine used to shoot really really well with these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oly Posted July 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 you might be pretty impressed with the 68gn and 74gn berger bulletts, mine used to shoot really really well with these. Cheers AY I'll look out for them too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oly Posted July 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 Does anyone have a good load for 70gn Sierra MatchKing in .243, ideally using H414 powder?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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