Home Forums Reloading Big Game Rifles 243 95grBtips and IMR4350

Ive been shooting 43.5 grains of I4350 and the 90 Nosler BT in my Tikka T3. Very accurate and it IS a tough bullet. I put one through both shoulders of a small buck last year at 40 or so yards.

I've also had luck with the 85 Sierra HPBT Gameking and 42.0 I4350. The Sierra max load seems rather anemic and I've seen better accuracy near max with I4350 in this gun so I may push ahead a tad.

This is Winchester brass and CCI 200 primers.

243s and 4350 normally go together like peas and carrots. I too had great luck with 41.5 gr H4350 and the 95 BT. Mine are currently at 2.800 to fit a Rem 700 mag box and that puts them about .15-.20 off the lands. Primer didn't matter much with mine as WLR, Fed 210s, and Rem 9.5s all did well with a very slight edge to the Winchesters. So far my favorite 243 bullet and H4831 also worked almost as well.

I loaded up some 95 NBT's today for my .243 Win. Looks like 41grs is going to work out:

WW Brass
CCI 200
IMR-4350 - 41grs
95gr Nosler Ballistic Tip
120yds

How far did you go with the 4350? I usually find 42 grains of IMR4350 works with 100's so would imagine you could run a fuzz over that with 95's. Also you may try the SST, your rifle may not like a boattail bullet, I have had a couple of those. I have found too that I get better accuracy easier with a fb bullet.

Another post suggest a primer change as well. I have a 25-06 that went from a 3/4-1" gun with 2 types of standard LR primers to a 1/2-5/8" gun with mag primers and a 1 grain reduction in powder, IMR4350.

JP - my T3 likes them. Every 243 I've run liked 4350. I get better accuracy w Federal and WW brass than RP. Your rifle should do well. Ran them in a 6BR Dakota Predator 10 twist - 1/2 inch 3-shot groups at 200 yds. Deer died just as fast from the BR

My 243's, only a few, have done equally well with IMR4350 and H414. Present rifle u se's H414 and 75gr V-Max, great shooter!

Nice! My 243 loves I4350...43.5 grains under the 90 NBT and I get similar results. Great bullets too.

I load 41.5 IMR 4350 and 95 grain Partitions for my .243.
Shoots extremely well and kills stuff dead.

36.5 gr of IMR 4064 and the 95 bt or 95 gr CTBT out of a Mohawk 600.

For my Weatherby S2, 43.5 gr IMR 4350 and the 90 Ab or 37 gr IMR 4064 and the 85 partition.

I use rl22 with 95gr nbt