Viht N140 in 243

[ferretmanabu]

Anyone use N140 in 243? What are the results like? What polymer tipped bullet would you go for?

[sparko]

Depends on what you are using It for, I was loading 58 gn V max 41.5 gn (3540 Fps) 19" Barrel...for fox and have decided to try Nosler partition 85 gn 35 / 36 gn for fox and Roe (North of the border of course) to see how they go..both N140

[Sako7mm]

Yes. Excellent. 70 grain ballistic tip.

[jock16f]

Anyone use N140 in 243? What are the results like? What polymer tipped bullet would you go for?

35grains of n140 vmax 87 grain head 3008 fps bud

[bullbarrel]

I use 38 grains of N140 for 70gr Sierra Matchings.
and 33grains for 100gr Gamekings

Both POI within an inch. Which is nice

[sir-slots-alot]

70 grn Seirra Bk's and 42.5 grns of Vit 140 make a potent combo.

ATB
Alan

[Furrybean]

Yes. Excellent. 70 grain ballistic tip.

+1. Excellent with Nosler 70gr

[John_R]

35grains of n140 vmax 87 grain head 3008 fps bud

I have just been using 35.5g n140 behind a Hornady 87g soft point, with good results.

I am yet to chrono, but would be surprised if I got those speeds. What barrel length is yours?

[ferretmanabu]

Thanks for the replies guys.

Seems like N140 does ok in the 243.

I'll probably load up some 105 grain Amax to start off with and see how they group.

Does anyone have a starting load for a 105 grain bullet with N140. I have a speer manual but no data for it in there.

[Furrybean]

If your using a bullet that heavy your case fill is porbably going to be pretty low. Something slower like N160 would be more suitable.
If your sticking <80gr then N140 is the way to go.

[bewsh]

I use N160 for 87 and 100gn
does the job.



am interested in some lighter bullets for foxes though and am tempted to try N140.
Cant seem to get a decent (consistent!) set of data for 70-75gn VMax for N160

[jay2]

38.6 vit 140 serria 75 gr hollow points shot fine from my old sako 75...

[sussexsteve]

N140 good for the 70g nosler bts

Atb Steve.

[Misty1983]

N140 good for the 70g nosler bts

Atb Steve.

Do you have any load data/recipes for this Steve? I’m just starting out with N140 and 70gr Nosler b tips for my .243. Currently 39.5 and 40gr of powder are grouping well but I have no idea what FPS they are doing as don’t have access to a Chrono!

Cheers

Steve

[bullbarrel]

This thread is 8 years old and Steve hasn't been on the board since 2016.

But perhaps someone else can help?

If it helps I used to use 38grs of N140 with 70gr matchkings.

If you are getting good results with a load, I'd now fine tune by adjusting the COL. Make 10th increments starting at 10th from the lands (as long as it still fits in your mag!)