just getting started reloading. need a little powder help .243 win

[coronaman]

I use Winchester 760 and it does very well for me.

[alfred1222]

If you're close to San Jose, I'll sell you a pound of H414 at whatever I paid for it 6 months ago (pre-panic, I think like $24). That's the powder you'll want to use

[Fjold]

H4350, IMR 4064, H4895 will all work

[Altahick]

If you're close to San Jose, I'll sell you a pound of H414 at whatever I paid for it 6 months ago (pre-panic, I think like $24). That's the powder you'll want to use

i would take you up on that for sure, but i am very far from san jose. im near sac



thanks for the help everyone. im going to be looking around for those. im going to be on the lookout for some 85 grain bullets

[Annex138]

I have good luck with varget but its not easy to find right now

[Altahick]

so i got everything i need the last couple days. i had to go with whats in stock, but i think i have it pretty well covered (at least for my first 100 or so rounds).
tell me what you think. i went to sportsmans warehouse thurs evening. they had probably 6 or 7 different rifle powders to choose from. i ended up getting a pound of imr 4865. the next best option was accurate 2520 or something and i figured the imr would be a little better. i got 100 speer 85 grain soft point boat tail bullets. i couldnt find any fmj or ballistic tips in the 85 grain range. so these will do. i shoot moa with cheapo federal soft points and these look way nicer. i ended up getting some winchester primers from big 5 for a lost of money almost $50 bucks, but at least they had them. and i received my lee reloading kit, so i have everything i need to get started. now i just need a book which i will get sometime soon. and to do a little more studying up loads, oal etc and il be good to go. what do you guys think about those components?

[dlouie87]

H4350 will work.

[Exodus343]

H4350 is very popular for the .243 win

[dabibbee]

Alfred1222 your quote made me bust out laughing.Thanks!

I shoot a 243 and have tried most of the powders. Mine likes IMR 4064 for lighter bullets and R15, R19, H4831SC & H4350 for the heavy bullets up to 105 gr. Lots of good information on line but nothing beats good reloading books. I have 5 and use them all.

Best of luck
Dave

[ar15barrels]

i definitely will be purchasing a reloading book at some point, right now i dont have the extra $25 and i dont need any info on any other calibers for now. i didnt really realize that switching grain size changed the type of powder. i knew that a .223 would need different powder than say a .308 or 7mm mag etc. im really open to any bullet/load selection. the reason i chose the 65 grain v max is, that was the only ballistic tipped accurate bullets i could find at sportsmans warehouse, which like i say i can get free shipping to the store. the 85 grains were out of stock. my rifle is 1 in 9.25 twist. i have been reading that that twist rate will stabilize 65 to 95 grains well and have great accuracy. i will be shooting various targets mostly paper at 300 - 500 yds. probably shoot alot of 2l soda bottles with water with the v max, and check out that expansion.
so im open to any suggestions. unfortunately my powder,bullet,primer selection is going to be based off what i can actually get. thats why i thought it would be good to know the top 3 or 4 powders that will work with that setup, that way when i call around to stores and they say oh we got one pound of this left. il know right off if it will work or not.

Buy the $8 caliber specific loadbook.
It has the data from 10+ different manuals for a single cartridge.
You still need a regular reloading manual too though just for the procedural information in it.
You really should read a reloading manual BEFORE you start buying components...