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<blockquote data-quote="D. Hargrove" data-source="post: 3069543" data-attributes="member: 41761"><p>You start with the book, knowing what you desire the round to do and you select the best choice for your intended use. Starting at or just above the lowest recommended powder weight, you experiment with a few rounds adding or subtracting powder as necessary. Never exceeding the max powder charge. Here is a 243 load that is right up the middle that is a proven deer load. </p><p></p><p>90gr BTHP 41.0 gr IMR 4350 2,870 fps 2.775" OAL Win LR primer</p><p>90 gr Swift scirocco 2 bullet. I trim the case .01" under max. I use Lee neck resizing dies and lee bullet seater. RCBS rock chucker press, RCBS trimmer and beam scale. Just the stuff that came with the kit years ago. I shoot this out of my Howa Thumbhole sporter. 22" barrel 1-10" twist. I have full floated the barrel myself and did a trigger job myself to get it to 2.5 lbs. This load holds 5 shot 0.5" groups at 150 yds. I have used this round to take 2 whitetails. The 1st at 52 yds. Broadside. hit behind shoulder. jellied the lungs and left a 1.25" hole going out. No real meat damage except the meat very close to the wound. 2nd deer was at 183 yds same broadside shot, same placement. Lungs were jelly, only difference was a 1" exit hole. Both deer took 1 full step, started to lose balance, then took 1 small steadying step, then fell over kicked and expired. Needless to say I’m happy!! (From handloads.org)</p><p></p><p>YMMV, but after you select the bullet to fit your needs and powder, you will find the right combo through range time.</p><p></p><p>David</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="D. Hargrove, post: 3069543, member: 41761"] You start with the book, knowing what you desire the round to do and you select the best choice for your intended use. Starting at or just above the lowest recommended powder weight, you experiment with a few rounds adding or subtracting powder as necessary. Never exceeding the max powder charge. Here is a 243 load that is right up the middle that is a proven deer load. 90gr BTHP 41.0 gr IMR 4350 2,870 fps 2.775" OAL Win LR primer 90 gr Swift scirocco 2 bullet. I trim the case .01" under max. I use Lee neck resizing dies and lee bullet seater. RCBS rock chucker press, RCBS trimmer and beam scale. Just the stuff that came with the kit years ago. I shoot this out of my Howa Thumbhole sporter. 22" barrel 1-10" twist. I have full floated the barrel myself and did a trigger job myself to get it to 2.5 lbs. This load holds 5 shot 0.5" groups at 150 yds. I have used this round to take 2 whitetails. The 1st at 52 yds. Broadside. hit behind shoulder. jellied the lungs and left a 1.25" hole going out. No real meat damage except the meat very close to the wound. 2nd deer was at 183 yds same broadside shot, same placement. Lungs were jelly, only difference was a 1" exit hole. Both deer took 1 full step, started to lose balance, then took 1 small steadying step, then fell over kicked and expired. Needless to say I’m happy!! (From handloads.org) YMMV, but after you select the bullet to fit your needs and powder, you will find the right combo through range time. David [/QUOTE]
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