.243 reduced "quiet load"

[Paul300779]

Has anyone got a recipe for a reduced .243 .75grain load?

Cheers

Paul

[gpointer]

get a better mod,as its pointless and could be dangerous reducing a load

[pothunter]

Has anyone got a recipe for a reduced .243 .75grain load?

Cheers

Paul

What will you be using it for?

Hodgdon's site has some loads for Trail Boss with 100gn bullets, normal formula with TB is fill a case to where the bullet sits in the neck, weigh the charge then reduce to 80% of that and work up to 100%. Never exceed 100% as TB doesn't like being compressed and can lead to high pressure if the donuts are broken.

TB loads have very mild, if any recoil, and are quiet.

[Mod]

Also, Hodgdons H4895 (ONLY) can be safely reduced by 40% without danger of flash-over. Go to their site and research before loading - rather than just taking my word for it!

They have a section on 'youth' loads which makes interesting reading.

A heavier bullet may well lower the velocity and noise - at the expense of a trajectory like a golf-ball.

Truly 'quiet' loads are going to be subsonic & that opens up a load of new problems and issues.

I ran a .270win with a 14" barrel - not the ideal companions at first sight, but when coupled with an LEI end of barrel can, heavy (150gn) bullet and low velocity, ended up with an awesome combination for sub 200m shooting. Deer legal but very little recoil, meat damage or noise - in fact the signature sounded like a gas escape, though the super sonic 'crack' was always present.

From 200m, it was almost inaudible.

Rgds

Mod

[philong]

Has anyone got a recipe for a reduced .243 .75grain load?

Cheers

Paul

just get a good moderator ..i use a cal specific DM80. Its lighter than most and certainly tames the beast. PS I like your sig quote...my stuff is usually fifty quid ha ha..

[dodgyrog]

Cast boolit around 75gr and about 4gr Viht 310. Should reach around 1000fps.
Clean the barrel of all the copper residue before using cast boolits.

[EGGY]

get a better mod,as its pointless and could be dangerous reducing a load

Wrong.. see Dodgyrog post below

[Chrono]

Blue dot powder is excellent for reduced loads, there's plenty of info online about the velocities and bullet weights etc

[dodgyrog]

get a better mod,as its pointless and could be dangerous reducing a load

Dangerous only with slower burning rifle powders not filling at least 2/3rds of the case and allowing too much air in the case.
Be very careful reducing loads!!!!

[baconbuttie]

My kids (and I !) love using my rifles with TrailBoss loads, but the H4895 info is new to me and is something I'll def. look at now.

[Paul300779]

My kids (and I !) love using my rifles with TrailBoss loads, but the H4895 info is new to me and is something I'll def. look at now.

Do you use it in .243?

[baconbuttie]

Do you use it in .243?

No, .222, 22-250 and 7mm-08. Have a look at http://www.imrpowder.com/PDF/Trail-Boss-data.pdf

Subsonic at the bottom end, depends what you want to do with it. I use mine for plinking, they are not fast enough to properly initiate expansion with expanding ammo so it's paper targets only for me.

[bewsh]

.243 blue dot recipes and data
not mine but the good ones worked very well apparently

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...psfeeacd2d.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...psf0346cc9.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...psf265f271.jpg

[Paul300779]

.243 blue dot recipes and data
not mine but the good ones worked very well apparently

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...psfeeacd2d.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...psf0346cc9.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...psf265f271.jpg

I managed to find those the other day whilst trawling. Thanks ever so much for posting them though

Paul

[Mod]

I managed to find those the other day whilst trawling. Thanks ever so much for posting them though

Paul

Just noted you never mentioned your intended use. Be aware they will NOT make 'deer legal' in this calibre.