Need a new bullet choice for .243 that i can actually get.

Longwalker he stopped when he hit an accuracy node that stacked bullets into 1 hole.
Did not hit any signs of over pressure but I think he was at 3200 fps.I told him another accuracy node could be just a tad more powder but he was so pleased that he stopped.
That bullet will kill anything!He was attacked by several hogs the year before and vowed to get something that would stop a pig twice as big as the 180-200 pound porkers that attacked him and he found it in the Hammer 88 gr Shock Hammer bullet.
I would think you could see velocities you want.

Killed enough deer to covers pickup truck with CZ 550 6.5x55 using129 SST's they flat out kill.

With a standard 10" twist 243 I found the 70gn Hammer Hunter great and at screaming velocities.

If you have an 8in twist, then you can try the 87gn Absolute Hammer, safely at velocities significantly beyond published manuals.

They are in stock and worth the extra money for hunting.

rbTanzan said:

With a standard 10" twist 243 I found the 70gn Hammer Hunter great and at screaming velocities.

.243 Cal-070gr Hammer Hunter™ - Hammer Bullets

This Hammer Hunter™ bullet was designed for the 1-10" twist rate rifles. A super fast and flat shooting bullet that will retain 70% of its weight on impact making it a great bullet for varmints up to big game. We tested this bullet on several white tail deer out to 300y with excellent results.

hammerbullets.com

If you have an 8in twist, then you can try the 87gn Absolute Hammer, safely at velocities significantly beyond published manuals.

.243 Cal-087gr Absolute Hammer™ - Hammer Bullets

An Absolute Hammer™ for a 1-8" or faster barrel twist. This one will run great in the newer 6mm rifles and customs with fast enough twist to fully stabilize this one. This one has enough retained weight and shed weight to be very effective on big game. Pair that with higher than expected...

hammerbullets.com

They are in stock and worth the extra money for hunting.

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What powder for the 87 AH? Planned on using RL-16 for the Berger 108 EH but would I need a faster powder than that?

LongWalker said:

What powder for the 87 AH? Planned on using RL-16 for the Berger 108 EH but would I need a faster powder than that?

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Here's some data for a 90gn

I used H4350 47.4gn with the 70gn HH, mag primers. It should be great with 87 Absolute Hammers, too. R-16 should be similar, though H4350 was more stable than R16 in my rifle. (However, I did not fully control for shoulder head spacing.)

People normally run a ladder with a new rifle, but be prepared to go to higher powder levels, as capacity allows. StaBall6.5 is worth a try, too, if you have it, since it packs densely.

Carlos88 said:

100gr Hornady Interlocks (BTSP).

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The trusty Hornady .243 soft point boat tail interlock is available now. Despite it's blunt lead point short boat tail, & modest G1 BC of about .4 it performs well at ranges of 400 or so. I can remember old time rock chuck shooting with the 129 Hornady flat base spire point at ranges up to 500 yards from 10 twist 6.5-06's at 3150 fps with moderate success & that bullet does not have the ballistic qualities of the 6mm 100 BTSP. Pointy 6mm bullets will eventually appear, so the somewhat stubby 100 H BTSP is my 6mm bullet - good from 8 to 10 twist.

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I've looked at the Hornady, Nosler and Sierra data and RL-16 seems to shine in the over 100gr bullets. I have RL-19, and even some Superformance. But I'm wondering if something even a little faster like 2000-MR or CFE-223 might really get the speed up.

RL-16 does have the lowest volume for velocity so assuming it doesn't spike pressure quicker I could stuff a case with it.

Absolute Hunters like fast powder if I'm not mistaken. @ButterBean may have a load for the 243 he uses or some advice. There's a entire load data page here also for the Absolute load data.

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What powder for the 87 AH? Planned on using RL-16 for the Berger 108 EH but would I need a faster powder than that?

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I would think something in the range of Varget would be your friend here. @ButterBean