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243 ackley fireforming loads?
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<blockquote data-quote="Aussie" data-source="post: 35487" data-attributes="member: 2447"><p>Monte ,</p><p>I thought about using the "cream of wheat" method for fireforming my .243AI but subsequently found that it shoots so well with 70gn Nosler ballistic tips and 42.5 gns Varget that I have been using that . Brass is Winchester and I haven't lost one out of 200 plus fired . Load gives 3550 fps in my 26 inch barrel .</p><p>43.5gns gives over 3700 in formed brass .</p><p>41.5 gns Varget gives 3515 fps with the 75 GN Hornady V Max for fireforming .</p><p>Varget seems to be the duck's guts with lighter pills for both accuracy and velocity . Suggest using a slower powder than Varget for 75gn pills or heavier in formed brass .4350 and 760 are OK and WXR performs really well. 47.5 gns 760 or 52.5 gns WXR give 3670 fps in formed brass with the 75 Hornady .</p><p>75 V Max has quite good BC for it's weight . Lighter V Max's not so good .</p><p>I'll be using the 95 Berger VLD at around 3300 fps once I'm finished fireforming .</p><p>What twist are you using ? Mine's 1 in 9 .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aussie, post: 35487, member: 2447"] Monte , I thought about using the "cream of wheat" method for fireforming my .243AI but subsequently found that it shoots so well with 70gn Nosler ballistic tips and 42.5 gns Varget that I have been using that . Brass is Winchester and I haven't lost one out of 200 plus fired . Load gives 3550 fps in my 26 inch barrel . 43.5gns gives over 3700 in formed brass . 41.5 gns Varget gives 3515 fps with the 75 GN Hornady V Max for fireforming . Varget seems to be the duck's guts with lighter pills for both accuracy and velocity . Suggest using a slower powder than Varget for 75gn pills or heavier in formed brass .4350 and 760 are OK and WXR performs really well. 47.5 gns 760 or 52.5 gns WXR give 3670 fps in formed brass with the 75 Hornady . 75 V Max has quite good BC for it's weight . Lighter V Max's not so good . I'll be using the 95 Berger VLD at around 3300 fps once I'm finished fireforming . What twist are you using ? Mine's 1 in 9 . [/QUOTE]
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