Home Forums Reloading Varmint Rifles 243 Win 55 gr Hammer Hunter Win760

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243 Winchester
Bullet: 55 gr Hammer Hunter
Powder: Winchester 760
Case: Lapua
Primer: Fed 210M
CBTO: 2.210
COAL: 2.556
52.5 grains = .650 inch at 100 yards

Did you chronograph it?

Curious how that bullet will work on deer at warp 9 speeds

I'd have to back and look at some of my notes, but I chronographed a 58 grain VMax loaded with a very stiff dose of W760 at around 3750, I believe.

I haven't shot them at anything but paper so far. But I will soon.

No, I haven't chrono'd them yet. I used Nosler Book #9 as a guide using the H414 data, (H414 being the same powder as 760). The book max of 52.5 grains lists 3982 fps for their 55 grain bullets. Hammer Hunters are different than Noslers of course, so the 4000 fps I'm thinking is an estimate

I chrono'd 2 shots. First shot was 4212, second shot 4163.

Has anyone used win 748 with lighter bullets it works wonders in my 7-08 with light bullets but not much info with it in 243 with light bullets thinking 70 grains

Thanks Pat

I believe BLC-2 is the same as Winchester 748, very similar if not just repackaged.