reloading 243 win with N160.

Hales Smut

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Making my first steps into reloading using a friends reloading equipment. This man is a basic reloader. He isn't experimenting with seating depts or whatever.
Just bought a sale of bullets.

Hornady 75 gr spire HP n°2420
Hornady 87 BTHP n° 2442
Speer 90 gr Spitzer n°1217

I want to use them to train on the range. The speer might make a deer load. Anybody loading data with these combinations?

Is there a website on wich you can find safe loading data for most bullets?

I think you can not just copy a load for a 87 grain Siera bullet for a 87 Hornady ?
 
I used N160 exclusively in .243 from 75gr up to 100gr
When using data for a lighter bullet start LOWER



mine was a roe specific load so I am fairly sure I was using the lower accuracy node

87gr Hornady BY Interlocks - 43.6gr
100gr Hornady Interlocks - 38.2gr
 
Would it be safe to use :
- the starting load for the 85 grain partition as a start for the 87 BTHP ( or slightly lower)
- the starting load 90gr FMJ siërra as starting load for the Speer 90gr spitzer
 
Would it be safe to use :
- the starting load for the 85 grain partition as a start for the 87 BTHP ( or slightly lower)
- the starting load 90gr FMJ siërra as starting load for the Speer 90gr spitzer

1) no, start lower. Ideally take a median between the 85 and 90gr starting loads
2) no reason why not
 
I haven't tried the bullet weights you mention,simply because i cant get them in my local gun shop,but I'm using n160 with my 100gr and it seems to work well so far.
Norman clark have a very good reloading book calibre specific with a load of different bullet weights and powder for £6
 
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