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I have thousands of these Roo bullets (and LRPs) and probably oughta use some... Getting to 4000 FPS is not necessary, LOL. Will be for a short suppressed bolt gun.

Have the full range range of Ramshot powders on hand, though I'd prefer not to use my TAC here if possible... Is Big Game the one to try then? Any direct experience is appreciated. I'm a generic Campfire load junkie anymore.


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No experience with such, and no interest really...but curious enough to run a QL powder profile.

I'd say Big Game or X-Terminator would be the best choices.




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Cartridge          : .243 Win.
Bullet             : .243, 55, Nosler Varmag HP 17245
Useable Case Capaci: 51.547 grain H2O = 3.347 cm³
Cartridge O.A.L. L6: 2.500 inch = 63.50 mm
Barrel Length      : 20.0 inch = 508.0 mm

Predicted Data for Indicated Charges of the Following Powders.
Matching Maximum Pressure: 60000 psi, or 413 MPa
or a maximum loading ratio or filling of 110 %
These calculations refer to your specified settings in QuickLOAD 'Cartridge Dimensions' window.
C A U T I O N : any load listed can result in a powder charge that falls below minimum suggested
loads or exceeds maximum suggested loads as presented in current handloading manuals. Understand
that all of the listed powders can be unsuitable for the given combination of cartridge, bullet
and gun. Actual load order can vary, depending upon lot-to-lot powder and component variations.
USE ONLY FOR COMPARISON !

Powder type          Filling/Loading Ratio  Charge    Charge   Vel. Prop.Burnt P max  P muzz  B_Time
                                      %     Grains    Gramm   fps     %       psi     psi    ms
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Ramshot X-Terminator *C             88.7     45.0     2.91    3553    97.9    60000   11372   0.850  
Ramshot Wild Boar                   91.0     46.2     2.99    3597    98.0    60000   11897   0.851  
Ramshot True Blue                   49.7     24.0     1.56    3109   100.0    60000    6603   0.820  
Ramshot TAC *C                      90.8     46.5     3.01    3556    95.6    60000   11676   0.851  
Ramshot Silhouette                  55.2     22.8     1.48    3078   100.0    60000    6483   0.817  
Ramshot Magnum                     110.0     56.9     3.69    3459    90.1    55380   11960   0.885  
Ramshot Hunter                     105.5     51.8     3.35    3618    94.9    60000   12554   0.852  
Ramshot Enforcer                    62.9     30.5     1.98    3387   100.0    60000    8429   0.832  
Ramshot Big Game                    95.3     48.3     3.13    3618    97.9    60000   12140   0.851  


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I know, the horror of using light bullets. Nosler lists them, (BC): NO laugh

Will look at Big Game.



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Good luck boomer. I'm going to be picking up 12-16 pounds of ramshot powder tomorrow. TAC, Big game, Hunter and maybe some exterminator.. I've had good luck with ramshot powder. Let us know how that big game works in the 243..


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Different round but same powders. With my .358 Win. I find I can get full power loads with the slightly faster X-Term vs TAC without as much compression. The both work well. JB’s famous .358W article featured TAC.

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What do you think of the SHOTS bullets?


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Originally Posted by rickt300
What do you think of the SHOTS bullets?

Well, there's a lot of them. That's as far as I've gone.


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Originally Posted by rickt300
What do you think of the SHOTS bullets?


Nosler Ballistician told me once, they sell a boatload of them in Australia, dispatching Kangaroos with them...


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Big game should work very, very well. Play with primers, and try some 60g Sierra's if you have any. My 243 Win has zero freebore, and 55 whistle along very well at 4150 out of a 26" barrel.

If you can find any, AA2700 with these bullets has one of the coolest heat indexes of any powder, which means that it burns in the throat much cooler.

Varget worked very well with the 55's, but it is very rough on barrels and tough to get out of the barrel if you like cleaning down to bare metal.

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MtnBoomer, what is the twist rate on your .243 Win barrel? The reason I ask is I bought a thousand of the 6mm 55 gr Nosler SHOTS bullets for my Stevens (Savage) .243 and the 1 in 9.25” twist keyholes those bullets when I tried to push them close to velocity potential. At very high velocity, the bullets would not stay on an 8 1/2” x 11” target at 100 yards. If I slowed them down (using minimum charges of fast burning powder, Accurate 2015), to around 3200 FPS, they would sort of group at 100 yards, 1.5 - 2.0 MOA. I am saving the last 850 in case my son follows through on his threat to build a 6x45 AR with a 1 in 14” twist barrel. That should be the perfect match for these very thin jacketed bullets. Hopefully you will have better results than I did. Then again, if you aren’t trying for 4,000 FPS, or half inch groups at 100 yards, they might be perfectly acceptable for your purposes.
This same rifle does shoot very small groups with the Nosler 70 gr Varmageddon or Speer 70 gr TNT with close to max charges of Ramshot Big Game at over 3500 FPS.

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Originally Posted by 2ndtimer
MtnBoomer, what is the twist rate on your .243 Win barrel? The reason I ask is I bought a thousand of the 6mm 55 gr Nosler SHOTS bullets for my Stevens (Savage) .243 and the 1 in 9.25” twist keyholes those bullets when I tried to push them close to velocity potential. At very high velocity, the bullets would not stay on an 8 1/2” x 11” target at 100 yards. If I slowed them down (using minimum charges of fast burning powder, Accurate 2015), to around 3200 FPS, they would sort of group at 100 yards, 1.5 - 2.0 MOA. I am saving the last 850 in case my son follows through on his threat to build a 6x45 AR with a 1 in 14” twist barrel. That should be the perfect match for these very thin jacketed bullets. Hopefully you will have better results than I did. Then again, if you aren’t trying for 4,000 FPS, or half inch groups at 100 yards, they might be perfectly acceptable for your purposes.
This same rifle does shoot very small groups with the Nosler 70 gr Varmageddon or Speer 70 gr TNT with close to max charges of Ramshot Big Game at over 3500 FPS.


A 1 in 14" twist 6x45 would be almost useless. My 1 in 8 stabilizes bullets from 58gr (lightest I've tried) to 100gr (heaviest I've tried). It would likely stabilize bullets weighing less and more than what I have listed, but those are what I've tried so far.


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Blue Dot is real good for that bullet weight in the 243.


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Originally Posted by Seafire
Blue Dot is real good for that bullet weight in the 243.


You use blue dot in everything. grin


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Originally Posted by bsa1917hunter
Originally Posted by Seafire
Blue Dot is real good for that bullet weight in the 243.


You use blue dot in everything. grin


when applicable and does good service...

giving roughly 3000 fps range with full pressure or close to it...in that application it fits...

at 2500 fps or so, that bullet will act more like a SP, than a varmint bullet, being a trained combat medic, you learn alot about wounds and what a bullet can do or will do... so I chose a bullet or speed to fit the application desired...

BD is accurate, easy on the barrel in volume shooting, and reduces felt recoil...

but like the guys who say they put Varget on their corn flakes, Blue Dot is NOT good on cornflakes, unless you are a democRAT.... then it'll BLOW your MIND....


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Lol I started that cornflakes thing back when i was learning to reload. Funny thing is I have blue dot now and no varget recipes anymore...mostly h4895

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Time flies, maybe this is the year? laugh

Came across this relevant Ramshot information posted on another forum from back in 2020. Thought I'd add it here as I came across this thread too. Deeja.

For clarity, mine is a factory Remington 243 barrel, 1 in 9 1/8" and is now at 19".
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This came from Western Powders copy and paste via email..
Caliber: .243 Winchester. Barrel length: 24” Powder: Ramshot – X-Terminator®. (Extremely Light bullets only) Bullet weight: 55 grains. Start load: 36.0 grains (c a3450 Fps) Maximum load: 40.0grains (ca 3825 Fps) LD ca .

Ramshot – TAC®. (Light bullets only) Bullet weight: 55 grains. Start load: 40.9 grains (ca 3625 Fps) Maximum load: 45.5 grains (ca 3900 Fps). Bullet weight: 58 grains. Hdy VMAX COL: 2.600” Start load: 39.4 grains (ca 3406 Fps) Maximum load: 43.8 grains (ca 3795 Fps). Bullet weight: 65 grains. Start load: 39.6 grains (ca 3375 Fps) Maximum load: 44.0 grains (ca 3700 Fps) LD ca 87%. Bullet weight: 80 grains. COL: 2.640” Start load: 35.0 grains (ca 2960 Fps) Maximum load: 39.0 grains (ca 3233 Fps) Bullet weight: 85 grains. COL: 2.640” Start load: 31.5 grains (ca 2815 Fps) Maximum load: 35.0 grains (ca 3032 Fps) Bullet weight: 95 grains. Sierra HPBT COL: 2.650” Start load: 33.3 grains (ca 2760 Fps) Maximum load: 37.0 grains (ca 3040 Fps)

Powder: Ramshot – BIGGAME®. Bullet weight: 55 gra ins. Start load: 42.0grains (ca 3650 Fps) Maximum load: 49.0 grains (ca 4000 Fps) LD ca 94%. Bullet weight: 70 grains. Start load: 41.5 grains (ca 3375 Fps) Maximum load: 46.2 grains (ca 3725 Fps) Bullet weight: 70 grains. Start load: 41.4 grains (ca 3375 Fps) Maximum load: 45.9 grains (ca 3650 Fps) Bullet weight: 75 gra ins. Start load: 38.7grains (ca 3225 Fps) Maximum load: 44.1 grains (3500 Fps) LD ca 87%. Lead free Bullets: Bullet weight: 62 grains. Barnes VG – Varmint Grenade. Start load: 40.8 grains (3200 – 3300 Fps) Maximum load: 45.3 grains(3525-3625)

Ramshot – HUNTER®. Lead free Bullets: Bullet weight: 90 grains. Nosler E-TIP Start load: 39.1 grains (2800 – 29000 Fps) Maximum load: 43.5 grains (3075 – 3150 Fps). Jacketed Bullets: Bullet weight: 58-60 grains HP. Start load: 46.8 grains (3225 – 3300 Fps) Maximum load: 52.0 grains (3675 – 3750 Fps). LD ca 104% Bullet weight: 62 grains – Barnes VG – Varmint Grenade. Start load: 43.6 grains (3125 – 3225 Fps) Maximum load: 48.5 grains (3550 – 3650 Fps). LD ca 100% Bullet weight: 70 grains. Start load: 45.7 grains (3125 – 3225 Fps) Maximum load: 50.8grains (3475 – 3575 Fps)
Bullet weight: 75 grains. Start load: 44.1 grains (2975 – 3075 Fps) Maximum load: 49.0grains (3350 – 3450 Fps) Bullet weight: 80-85 grains. Start load: 42.0grains (2850 – 2950 Fps) Maximum load: 47.0 grains (3175 – 3275 Fps). Bullet weight: 105 -107grains. COL: ca 2.850” Start load: 38.7grains (2600 - 2700 Fps) Maximum load: 43.0 grains (2900 - 3000


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