Working up loads in a vanilla 243 with '17 and the 80 grain TTSX. Not much of a long range load, but I'll conjure up something with the 105 A-Max as far as that goes. Going to have this rifle punched AI eventually, just need to figure out when.

No pressure signs whatsoever. Safely worked up to 46 grains of '17 thus far, might see how far I can push it for the sake of curiosity. Hunted with this rifle shooting 45 grains of '17, which pushed the 80 grain bullet around 3350 fps. I can vouch that the deer did not appreciate this load in the least. Accuracy was there, too. Shot two groups at 100 yards in haste after getting it on paper before the season. First was off a pretty unsteady rest and was 5/8" center to center. Second group was a CH larger than 1/4". I highly doubt that I'll be able to replicate the 1/4" group, but I'm not going to complain.

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