243w in copper

[devon deer stalker]

What powder you use and recommend for reloading the Barnes TTSX?

IMR4350....until it runs out!

 

[HonestJohn]

Shoot me down in a cloud of copper if you must but the irony of moving away from a type of projectile that's been in constant development to deliver improved accuracy (group size) for over 100-years, at a time of increasing demand for head-shot beasts, strikes me as a tad unhelpful!

Point being there is no way I'd entertain head/neck shooting a beast under feild conditions in the knowledge that the best I can hope for on paper is 1.5 MOA.

K

Speaking of which - Interesting article by our own Keith Edmunds in this weeks shooting times. I thought it was excellent @Keith Edmunds

 

[cjm1066]

I don't have a 243. I have seen many search for the right load with lead.

With non toxic its the same process, but as many on here report once you find what works you never look back.

If I found a nice rifle in 243 I would buy it confident it will work with non toxic.

That a certain shooting organisation is making a lot of noise on the supposed issue might drive the price of nice 243 down.

 

[seedawood]

Shoot me down in a cloud of copper if you must but the irony of moving away from a type of projectile that's been in constant development to deliver improved accuracy (group size) for over 100-years, at a time of increasing demand for head-shot beasts, strikes me as a tad unhelpful!

Point being there is no way I'd entertain head/neck shooting a beast under feild conditions in the knowledge that the best I can hope for on paper is 1.5 MOA.

K

With fairly minimal experimentation I have found 5 factory non toxic loads that shoot well under moa -all better than the best lead cored factory load I could find.
Who is 'demanding' head shot beasts? And have they heard of the 'best practice' we all need to follow to show that hunters have an interest in animal welfare?
I am pretty sure that lead cored jacketed bullets did not reach a design peak by people sitting around wingeing about the introduction of smokeless powder.

 

[Ginc]

What powder you use and recommend for reloading the Barnes TTSX?

42gr of N550, Lapua brass, works for me. Sub MOA from 1:9,25 twist Savage 14.

 

[farrieral]

80 grain TTSX over Superformance powder.
.5" groups at the bench
1:10, 22" barrel 3,300 fps

Has been very effective

 

[zanin]

80 grain TTSX over Superformance powder.
.5" groups at the bench
1:10, 22" barrel 3,300 fps

Has been very effective

My local shop keeps a few tub. I might give it a try! Thanks

 

[wytonpjs]

IMR4350....until it runs out!

Was my first and go to powder until it did run out a couple of years ago Went to N135 in lieu for my .270 load but I was using IMR4895 in my .308s so I tried that in the .243 and ended up with a very potent deer legal round rocking on at 3130 fps with the 80gr TTSX (20" barrel).

Thankfully, a little while back I inherited 9 pots of IMR 4895 from a F-Class shooter on here - hopefully that'll see out my shooting "career".

 

[Klenchblaize]

Speaking of which - Interesting article by our own Keith Edmunds in this weeks shooting times. I thought it was excellent @Keith Edmunds

I'd be interested to read that or at least see the key considerations by way of a screenshot, please.

Ta

K

 

[timbrayford]

I don't have a 243. I have seen many search for the right load with lead.

With non toxic its the same process, but as many on here report once you find what works you never look back.

If I found a nice rifle in 243 I would buy it confident it will work with non toxic.

That a certain shooting organisation is making a lot of noise on the supposed issue might drive the price of nice 243 down.

Who cares what shooting orgs think after their efforts on the LAG?