.243, 58gr. V-max

temberwolf · March 3, 2006, 12:31 AM

Was wondering if anyone has reloaded Hornady 58gr. V-max in thier .243
What powder - primer comb. How well did they shoot for ya?
Vel. ranges - accuracy?

BIGRED · March 23, 2006, 01:08 PM

I recently bought some for Blowin up water bottles and stuff.
i never paper shot them for accuracy, but they did blow stuff up REALLY nice.
like any of the vmax bullets these will fragment to dust on large water bottles.

here is the load.
Hodgdon HS4895 44.5gr
Win Lrg Primer

Velocity is around 3900+ Fps

nice load to blow stuff up.

flstfi · March 28, 2006, 12:17 AM

I have a 6mm Remington. I just finished loading 58s and 65 grainers using H5895 and Varget... I have them hauling ass at 3600 - 4000 fps to see what works best. I like the little buggers. Not to mention the ease of seating a boatail.

They seem to work well from a bench standpoint. That little plastic tip sure helps when you are playing with seating depth and the caliper for overall case length.

The soft lead points are irratic when it comes to stuff like that. I plan on going to the range inthe morning. I will give you a report soon

March 3, 2006, 12:31 AM	#1
temberwolf Junior Member Join Date: February 18, 2006 Posts: 4	.243, 58gr. V-max Was wondering if anyone has reloaded Hornady 58gr. V-max in thier .243 What powder - primer comb. How well did they shoot for ya? Vel. ranges - accuracy?

March 28, 2006, 12:17 AM	#3
flstfi Member Join Date: March 28, 2005 Location: California Posts: 44	6mm Remington I have a 6mm Remington. I just finished loading 58s and 65 grainers using H5895 and Varget... I have them hauling ass at 3600 - 4000 fps to see what works best. I like the little buggers. Not to mention the ease of seating a boatail. They seem to work well from a bench standpoint. That little plastic tip sure helps when you are playing with seating depth and the caliper for overall case length. The soft lead points are irratic when it comes to stuff like that. I plan on going to the range inthe morning. I will give you a report soon

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March 23, 2006, 01:08 PM	#2
BIGRED Member Join Date: March 23, 2006 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 42	I recently bought some for Blowin up water bottles and stuff. i never paper shot them for accuracy, but they did blow stuff up REALLY nice. like any of the vmax bullets these will fragment to dust on large water bottles. here is the load. Hodgdon HS4895 44.5gr Win Lrg Primer Velocity is around 3900+ Fps nice load to blow stuff up.