April 14, 2010, 01:18 PM | #26 |
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And, GAR, You're looking for a Do-All Load. Suppose You hunt Whitetails and/or Mule Deer...The exact same loads You'll use for Antelope will EASILY take ANY Deer, ANY Hog...or whatever else One Man will hunt with a .243 Winchester. INVEST in Premiums and You'll be pleased that You did.
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April 14, 2010, 01:47 PM | #27 |
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Will my Marlin XS7 work with this weight range of bullets (1 in 10" twist I believe)? The all copper Barnes bullets are fairly long I believe and I have heard that the Swift 90 grainer is pretty long too. Anybody with experience?
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April 14, 2010, 03:58 PM | #28 |
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TSX or TTSX
Buy either the 80 gr TTSX or 85 TSX and push em as fast as you can.
Kill any Antelope that ever walked and should you run across something bigger they will do the job. The wind myth is only true if you don't get within 250 yards (which you should as Antelope are not rocket scientists.) We kill em' in Wyo. with 99 Savages in 300 with 130 TTSXs and 150 is a l-o-n-g shot. (five last year) 120 yards. |
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Brandy,
Nice job on the antelope with the model 99. I have one in 300 savage as well but I am wanting to try this new 243 win out. I would not say that the wind thing is a myth. I will be using a flatter shooting rifle than the legendary 300 Savage so I would like to take advantage of its characteristics and at least be able to shoot longer distances in moderate winds. I think 250 yards with a good cross wind could affect my accuracy with a light bullet. At any rate, I like the Barnes bullets and I will probably try them. I am still curious about the barrel twist. Thanks for the input and the picture, GAR |
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I'm a little perplexed by the comments that IMR4350 and .243 Win are not a good combination. I have used this powder with 100gr Nosler Partitions with great accuracy in an LSA-55. I have tried some other powders with poor results. I have not yet tried the H4895.
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I use Win 780, Accurate 3100, H4895, IMR 4895, and IMR 4064 in the .243 Win. They may be "odd" or "old school" powders, but I don't have problems with them. If it works for you, don't worry about it.
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has anybody had much experience with the 85 grain Hornady Interbond? These sound like they might be OK. The price is right. Right now the price is what is scaring me away from the Barnes (I'm cheap).
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Stepping down in relative price order, from the Barnes stuff, you have:
Partition Ballistic Silvertip Game King Ballistic Tip Interbond / Interlock SST I own a few hundred of the Hornady Interbond / Interlock bullets, but can't say that I've actually ever used one on game. I would expect them to perform well, though.
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The Ruger No.1A in 243 Winchester is a standard 1:10 twist. This is a pic of the 80 grain TTSX next to a 105 AMax. I'm using 46 grains of AA3100. I haven't clocked it, but it's fast enough. |
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If a variety of Current, Published Load Data is looked over, You'll see what I'm wanting to explain...for .243 Win...given bullet weight...First Entry..."Start Load" for a faster powder, say, 4064..."X" grains of powder...velocity. Slower powder...slower powders are, many times, 1-2 entries "later" than the faster 4064/4895/4198 (or similar burn rate powders)...and many explain the "Odd-Ball" history in WHY the lower charges of slower powder have been known to be "unstable". Quote:
GAR, Ty Herring is the Technician at Barnes Bullets. Shoot him an email and within a few days he'll get back to You with some good info on TSX and TTSX in .243". His email address... [email protected] Last edited by Christchild; April 16, 2010 at 12:16 AM. Reason: Additional |
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April 19, 2010, 09:55 AM | #36 |
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I decided to load the Barnes 85 grain TSX. Seems like a good bullet from what everyone has said. Thanks to all who contributed.
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