Hornady 80gr CX in .243

MACKY

Well-Known Member
Going to reload some 80gr hornady CX for my .243.
Im going to try Varget as I've some that I only use for the .222.

Any info would be appreciated.
Thanks.
J
 
I assume that you are after load data etc. Plenty available in most reloading manuals and in articles about 243.


It's always worth looking on the powder and bullet manufacturers own websites as well for load data. The CX is a new bullet from Hornady, their previous all copper bullet was the GMX which has now been discontinued. There is probably as much data on the CX as the GMX, but I would use the 80gn GMX data as a starting point. The CX is an updated bullet, still pretty much to same design but improved cannelure (round edged as opposed to square) and better tip design to improve expansion.

With a copper bullet load them to standard length, don't bother trying to load them as close to the lands as possible - copper bullets like a run up before they hit the rifling.
 
Last edited:
Back
Top