87grains for 243

[gav243]

hi can some one give me a load for 87grain heads with varget in a 243 please

 

[Brough]

Gav, 38gr Varget using 87gr Barnes gave 3100fps ,a good accurate fox round and was deer legal from my rifle.

 

[stag1933]

My Sako Varminter [1 in 10 twist] shot cloverleafs with 46gr of Viht N160 and Remington Std primers out of RP brass with the 87gr V.Max. bullet.

Hogdons state a max. load of 38.5gr of Varget for the 80gr Sierra bullet, using Std. Winchester primers. [ Reloaders manual of 2002. ]
15-20% reduction in powder would probably be sensible as a starter for 87gr bullets.

I have never used magnum primers in any of my .243 rifles.

HWH.

 

[ejg]

87gr vmax with 37.5gr varget, CCI BR, COL at 68.7mm.
Works in the 243 remmy.

edi

 

[EMcC]

I have used the Hndy 87gn HptBt - NOT V Max, in several .243's over the years with excellent results.
I used 40gns of H380 and a Fed Mag primer, the brass has been whatever was at hand at the time.