.243 20" barrels or less loads only

[TOP PREDATOR]

There's not much out there when it comes to short barreled .243's 20" or less, probably for the reason of loss of velocity vs. a 22", 24", 26" etc. Knocking off the shine of the .243.

But using a faster burning powder, perhaps using magnum primers, etc. to compensate for the shorter barrel to boost the FPS to certain extent seems "doable"

Also seems there's a trend with going with the shorter barrels in .243, any special 20" barrel or less .243 recipes to compensate for the loss of velocity vs. the traditionally longer barrels?

POST YOUR .243 20" OR LESS BARREL LOAD.

 

[xdeano]

Only thing I can think of that will boost your velocities is to bump up to a 6mm comp match or 6slr and burn h4350.

That being said, a mag primer will only add an equivalent of 1grn of powder. Lots of the older factory 243 use 22 in barrels.

Deano

 

[Captain Kirk]

I know a few shooters that run 20" 243s, with the right load you can be supersonic out to 1400 yds. I choose the 243 for velocity so its 24" or more for me, but the short 243s work

 

[z71rat]

Savage Predator .243Win with a 19-1/2" factory barrel (1-9.25" twist) stabilizes prefectly.

Launching Hornady 105gr BTHP, .015 off the lands

Lapua Brass

CCI Large Rifle Primers

40.5grns of IMR4350, to the tune of 2870ish.

Easy to tote around, with the Ross Brake, virtually NO recoil impulse, and had some very impressive kills out to 600+ with it. I am working on a V/T now of the same specs.

DK