Home Forums Reloading Big Game Rifles 243 95grBtips and IMR4350

Well I picked up a bunch of Nosler 95gr Ballstic Tips for my Tikka 243 and have a bunch of IMR4350 so thought I'd give it a try. Anyone had luck with the combo? Or something else that works good. Thanks Jerrad

That combination will work great, likely in a close neighborhood of 41 grains or so.

Yeah that combo is like a peanut butter and jelly. Seems to do better the harder you push em. We stopped at 41.5 grains on my step fathers 1-8" Schneider barreled Ruger.

Shoot deer in the front half and they will be down within line of sight. Fantastic terminal performance. Just wish it's BC were higher.

Don't be afraid to punch shoulders either. The 95s WILL punch both shoulders. Folds em.

So far not having much luck with combo. So far best is 41.5 smashed down going to try going longer than where I started from and see what happens.

The gun usually shoots about everything I throw at it pretty well

I'm sure you'll fall into a OAL and charge that works.

I shoot 41.5 grains of H4350 .005 off the lands and get good accuracy and 3050 fps. I can't imagine IMR wouldn't do as well with a charge weight a grain or so either side of that.

Some guns just don't like certain bullets though, maybe yours doesn't like the BT. It's such a great killing bullet though I would really try to make it shake

Yup. I have a 1-8" twist rock 243 win barrel. I can't stop shooting the 95 NBT because they melt deer. I want to experiment with the high BC 105s but can't stop.

I shoot 105s for fun and vermin out to 1050 yards, the hornady bullets are awesome at a great price.

I have a hard time leaving the NBTs at home when it's time to step into the woods for deer though. They are just flat wicked

Well I tried a few more loads no luck. I switched to IMR 4831 first load better than any of the other stuff actually good group. So going to tinker from there. Was really wanting to use the 4350 as I have a bunch of it but oh well!

Worth the effort if you can make them work.

I love the 95 gr BT's in my (13 YO daughter's) 6mm. Very accurate bullet. I use R-22 since I have a bunch and it is running 3070 fps. I load to mag length. The rifle is an old 60's vintage Rem 700.

Awesome pills, both me and my son killed our Idaho black bears with them this spring....DRT.

Hope you can make em work

Have you tried switching primers with the 4350 load? I went to the Remington 9.5 with H4350 and the 95 NBT and groups tightened for the .75 inch range to the .25 inch range in two different .243's.

No I haven't. I get a good group then a [bleep] one. I'm about to try some Lapua Scenar's

Don you think the 10 twist may be a problem?

I doubt it. Im shooting 95 NBTs out of a .243 and I settled on IMR4064...but the 4350 shot fine too...one of the easiest bullets Ive ever found to get to shoot.
Mine is a 1 in 10 twist.

Well crap

I use R-22 in both 243 and 243 AI w/95NBTs, 42.5 and 45 grains.

I shoot 4350 and 95 grain Nosler BT's out of my 6mm. It makes deer and coyotes sick.

41.2-41.6 of IMR 4350 with a 95 BT should put you in the node with a CCI 200.