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Posted By: nhFrank loads for a .243 BLR - 10/24/14
I just swapped out a marlin 338 express for a Browning BLR in .243 Belgium 1971 .
I am looking for a good deer round .I know there are both sides not a good deer round ,hell ya it is and ,and more . What bullets will work best for penetration , and what powder that proves good grouping to match up with
Posted By: nhFrank Re: loads for a .243 BLR - 10/27/14
Well guess not much interest in the .243
Posted By: magshooter1 Re: loads for a .243 BLR - 10/27/14
100g Hornady over whatever powder you have appropriate for .243.
Posted By: Maverick_31 Re: loads for a .243 BLR - 10/27/14
Just FYI, I had a BLR in 308 from that era and had to use a small base die set. Tight chambers were common. I have used 243s in other rifles for about 60 years, and I have never lost a deer with them, either muley or whitetail. Slow burning powder and a good bullet like the Nosler Accubond are deadly. Good Luck!
Posted By: nhFrank Re: loads for a .243 BLR - 10/27/14
I found a box of hornady interlocs 100 gr and some 85 gr game kings I had left over from a 6 mm rem ,I have a set of dies coming this week and I will pick up a box of nosler's and see what ones fly the best
Posted By: MOGC Re: loads for a .243 BLR - 10/28/14
The BLR is a fine rifle, I have a '81 model in .308 Winchester. There are dozens of good .243 recipes for deer. You might check the reloading/handloading forum for lots of discussion in the archives about .243 deer killers. I have used the .243 for a couple dozen deer with excellent results.
Posted By: Dude270 Re: loads for a .243 BLR - 10/28/14
I great performer in every 243 I have loaded for has been the 95 nosler ballistic tip over 41.5 grains of H4350. Very accurate and good velocities. The 95 BR is a tough bullet too, the best going in the 243 IMHO
Posted By: nhFrank Re: loads for a .243 BLR - 10/29/14
I was reading some where 4350 is one of the better powders in the .243 And I do have plenty of that thanks for the reply
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