IMR 4064 in .243

[Combatpreacher]

Thanks for all the help...if i burn this barrel out, I'll get a new one in 243AI and start all over...retirement rules, LOL

 

[Chuckkiller]

Haven't done much with 243, just made 243 Dogtown 55gr., 13.5 blue dot shooting great for 100yrd chucking & coyotes in my neighborhood.

 

[Chuckkiller]

I shot A LOT of cast bullets out of most caliber guns. only loaded hunting rds. for a guy,243 win. 100gr. bullets , imr 4350

 

[Combatpreacher]

What about IMR 3031? I think its slower right?

 

[NEMTHunter]

What about IMR 3031? I think its slower right?

No that powder is even faster then the IMR 4064.

 

[Combatpreacher]

No that powder is even faster then the IMR 4064.

Gottcha....I know I used to use it in my 250 Savage. Obviously its been a while since I cranked out my own rounds. Thanks

 

[LoneTraveler]

Years ago I used IMR 4064 (DuPont 4064 then) with 70-75 gr. bullets. I like and use IMR 4350 in my 80 Speer to 87 Gr. V-Max load, For 100-105 gr. loads in my 243 I started out about 1966 with Hodgdon 4831. It shoots good groups out of my rifle and just never experimented with another powder. Haven't shot this rifle much lately, It is a 1962 Sako Forester I picked up at the Rod and Gun Club in Chinon France when in the Army, Only gets out on pretty summer days to be shot now.

 

[Lonewolf74]

Not suggesting to go get some now but after you have burnt up the powder you have I would get some RL16.

It has performed the best I've seen with bullets from 75-95 grains in my 243 and I'm gonna test it with some 105's next.

 

[Chuckkiller]

I'm gonna try to get some 87gr hornady to load for mich. whitetails. any one else use these? if these aren't going to be good, like to know. speer 100gr & 85 gr next choices

 

[Chuckkiller]

Plan on imr 4350, behind loads, savage axis 2, 1:925

 

[Lonewolf74]

I'm gonna try to get some 87gr hornady to load for mich. whitetails. any one else use these? if these aren't going to be good, like to know. speer 100gr & 85 gr next choices

I wouldn't use the 87 grain v-max for deer, they're a fragmenting bullet designed for varmints so they may get very little penetration.

The 85 interbond would be the Hornady bullet I would use in that weight range or move up to the 95gr SST.

 

[Chuckkiller]

I meant their 87hp bt, figure to push 2900fps+-

 

[Chuckkiller]

was considering Sierra 85hpbt also

 

[Chuckkiller]

been 20yrs since I've been loading, but used to load for some ATF guys, 2 police departments, plus some at another town.
loaded custom stuff, plinking, about 89 different calibers