.243 Ackley

[Scuffy]

Am running low on powder (H414) for my .243 Ackley.
Having just fire formed some of new brass it’s time to start working up a new load.
Will be using Nosler 90g B/T
Have most Viht powders on hand

Anyone shooting .243 Ackley have any suggestions on which Viht powders I should try?

Thanks

Scuffy

 

[jcampbellsmith]

I used N160 with 87gr VMax once upon a time.
Regards
JCS

 

[long_range_rob]

Am running low on powder (H414) for my .243 Ackley.
Having just fire formed some of new brass it’s time to start working up a new load.
Will be using Nosler 90g B/T
Have most Viht powders on hand

Anyone shooting .243 Ackley have any suggestions on which Viht powders I should try?

Thanks

Scuffy

Scruff

I have a mate who’s got some Ackley cases going spare. I’m sure he’d post them at cost if they’re any use. He offered them to me but they take a bit of hammering to get in a standard chamber.

 

[Scuffy]

Im good for cases thanks.
Did you not have an RG .243 Ackley back a while ?

 

[long_range_rob]

Im good for cases thanks.
Did you not have an RG .243 Ackley back a while ?

Nope a long deceased mate had one but he was an RFD and on the eternal quest for the ultimate calibre.

 

[Scuffy]

Sorry, that was meant for JCS

 

[caerhays sniper]

Another for Vit 160

 

[jcampbellsmith]

...Did you not have an RG .243 Ackley back a while ?

I did indeed have a Lawton in 243 AI built by Russell Gall that I bought second hand on here.
Regards
JCS

 

[Acm]

n160 under a 80grn yew tree works for me

 

[Scuffy]

n160 under a 80grn yew tree works for me

What velocity are you achieving ?

 

[Acm]

What velocity are you achieving ?

3160 I think. Will check

 

[Bowland blades]

Vhit N160 or similar powders just a tad more than std 243 win

 

[JeffreyL]

N160 or Ramshot Hunter. Neither as good as H414, but needs must when the devil drives.

 

[25 Sharps]

3160 I think. Will check

That seems slow, even for a standard .243?

 

[Acm]

That seems slow, even for a standard .243?

Your right it is slow, I was about to post an update after testing yesterday, it’s actually whistling along at 3287 average with an sd of 13. Nice load though, good terminal performance.

 

[25 Sharps]

Your right it is slow, I was about to post an update after testing yesterday, it’s actually whistling along at 3287 average with an sd of 13. Nice load though, good terminal performance.

Nice, only asked as I’ve just picked up a .243 for fox and with 75’s I’m looking 3450-550 fps.

Will be loading yew trees for deer and will be looking for 3250-330 so very similar to your load.

 

[Acm]

Nice, only asked as I’ve just picked up a .243 for fox and with 75’s I’m looking 3450-550 fps.

Will be loading yew trees for deer and will be looking for 3250-330 so very similar to your load.

If you can stomach the expense I’d use the yew tree’s on foxes happily. They work very well.

 

[25 Sharps]

If you can stomach the expense I’d use the yew tree’s on foxes happily. They work very well.

Yeah, I imagine they do, I really like v-max for fox in .223 so figured it’s a good place to start in .243.

I use the yew tree in 6.5 and 7 mm and really like them, I wish they did an 80 in .257 for the sharps

 

[Acm]

Yeah, I imagine they do, I really like v-max for fox in .223 so figured it’s a good place to start in .243.

I use the yew tree in 6.5 and 7 mm and really like them, I wish they did an 80 in .257 for the sharps

You might be lucky like I have been, hornady 87grn v max shoots to more or less the same poi as the yew tree.

 

[Scuffy]

Your right it is slow, I was about to post an update after testing yesterday, it’s actually whistling along at 3287 average with an sd of 13. Nice load though, good terminal performance.

That is the exact average velocity I'm getting with H414 pushing 90g BT's