243 Win 85 gr powder recommendation

[GunAddict]

I trying to develop a .243 Win load with Hornady 85 gr Interbonds. Anybody have a powder recommendation to start with. I'm thinking of trying RL-19.

 

[fredhorace77]

H4350....enough said...

 

[waterfwlr]

Yup, or IMR 4350.

 

[2506]

Or AA 4350 ;D

 

[searcher]

If you have any IMR 4064, give it a go! Hands down better than anything else in my .243 shooting 85's.

 

[243winxb]

IMR or H 4350

 

[13red56]

I prefer IMR or AA 4350

 

[KMart]

around 36.5 to 37 grains of 4064 is a great load for the 85 sierra HPBT. It comes straight from one of the older Sierra manuals, and I have had success with it in several rifles.

It may work great also with the 85 Hornady.

 

[stacy]

THERE ONLY ONE POWDER FOR ME W/85GR SIERRA'S BTHP THAT'S H-414

 

[K22]

First choice would be IMR 4350 followed by IMR 4064. Varget also works quite well in this bullet weight.

 

[sbranden]

You can do very fine with RL19 in a 243win.



I haven't done any better with IMR-4350. RL17 is very similar to 4350, but will buy you an extra 150-200fps.

This was a first 5-shot group with this load, with a Tikka T3 Lite and 20x Intensity Optics scope shooting 100 yards off a portable bench.

 

[dkhunt14]

I used the 85 grain HPBT and 4350. I think I used 42 or 43 grains. I haven't shot this in a long time but from what I remember it was accurate and very deadly on deer. Start low and work up. Matt

 

[xpilot]

H 4350 or H 4350

 

[LRSmoke]

around 36.5 to 37 grains of 4064 is a great load for the 85 sierra HPBT. It comes straight from one of the older Sierra manuals, and I have had success with it in several rifles.

It may work great also with the 85 Hornady.

I agree with the above. I've been loading 37.0 gr IMR 4064 with both the 85 gr Sierra and the 87gr Hornady HPBT, and it shoots less than .5 moa in 5 different rifles.

 

[GunAddict]

Thanks for all the suggestions.