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243AI, is it dead in the water?
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<blockquote data-quote="GLTaylor" data-source="post: 1830161" data-attributes="member: 111593"><p>A 243 was the first rifle I bought as a kid. Had a love affair ever since. Got tired of having to trim cases every 3 firings or so, so I had it rebarreled to the 40° AI shoulder. Case growth stopped. Rifle is now on it's 5th or 6th barrel and second stock. </p><p>I shot sporter class BR with it, prairie dogs and a bit over 100 deer with it so far. Keep your bbl at least 26" to get full value of the increased powder charge with all the new powders. N560 is great with 105s. That's heaviest I've shot. Good for PDogs to >1000 yds.</p><p>Also got a 6BR and 6x47. Neither can keep up with the 243AI. Mine feeds fine from factory Rem mag.</p><p>Yes, you can fire form from factory cartridges.</p><p>However, it's better to get brass and seat bullets to the lands to fire form. This holds the shell firmly while forming - and the forming loads are usually Very accurate. My last batch of 100 was formed on a p dog town!</p><p>I'm now a big fan of Hammer bullets. Just worked up a load and got to shoot one deer before our season closed. Looks VERY promising for next year</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GLTaylor, post: 1830161, member: 111593"] A 243 was the first rifle I bought as a kid. Had a love affair ever since. Got tired of having to trim cases every 3 firings or so, so I had it rebarreled to the 40° AI shoulder. Case growth stopped. Rifle is now on it's 5th or 6th barrel and second stock. I shot sporter class BR with it, prairie dogs and a bit over 100 deer with it so far. Keep your bbl at least 26" to get full value of the increased powder charge with all the new powders. N560 is great with 105s. That's heaviest I've shot. Good for PDogs to >1000 yds. Also got a 6BR and 6x47. Neither can keep up with the 243AI. Mine feeds fine from factory Rem mag. Yes, you can fire form from factory cartridges. However, it's better to get brass and seat bullets to the lands to fire form. This holds the shell firmly while forming - and the forming loads are usually Very accurate. My last batch of 100 was formed on a p dog town! I'm now a big fan of Hammer bullets. Just worked up a load and got to shoot one deer before our season closed. Looks VERY promising for next year [/QUOTE]
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