.243 95 grain LRX

[handwerk]

Got a freshly rebarrled .243 arriving this week, it's a 1:8 twist and I've got some of the new Barnes 95 LRX to load up. Likely going to start with IMR 4350...anybody else loading this bullet in a .243?

 

[Ndbowhunter]

How long is it?

was thinking of finding a copper bullet for the expressed use of meat animals in a 10 twist.

 

[MattB]

How long is it?

was thinking of finding a copper bullet for the expressed use of meat animals in a 10 twist.

In terms of bullets designed to be stabilized in a 1:10 twist, my daughter killed a ~170 boar at ~90 yards today with a 70 gr. Hammer Hunter, which I thought performed well. Broke the onside leg bone and shank + 1 petal ended up through the shield and just under the skin on the off side. This was downloaded to ~2,800 fps as well. Guys on the Hammer forum are pushing these to 3,700 fps in a .243.

 

[Ndbowhunter]

It’s windy as in Wyoming. Not sure I want to launch ping pong balls on meat saver shots. Can be hard enough to crease shoulders on moving animals and controlling the wobble.

 

[MattB]

The Hammer folks have done a fair bit of work on what twist is required to stabilize their bullets. I am not sure how transportable that is from copper bullet to copper bullet, but if you are limited to a 1:10 twist, you may also be limited to ping pong balls.

 

[handwerk]

It's a long bullet for which Barnes suggests a 1:8 twist, for a 1:10 I've been very happy with the barnes 80 TTSX

 

[cjdewese]

Bumping this up in hopes of not having to restart my own thread.

Anyone have any real world experience loading 95 Grain LRX in 243?

I have some H4350 as well as some other powders and some new brass.

Wondering what kinds of loads people have used with success so far in a 1/8 Tikka 243 with this bullet.

I know the 80g TTSX is popular, but wondering if anyone is shooting the 95g LRX with success yet.

 

[VernAK]

I shoot the 95LRX in a 6CM and love it. I load mine with RL16, cousin to the 4350s, and I found that playing with seating depth has been a waste of time. I load Barnes for 5 calibers and seat all of them to the top groove as in their factory ammo.

 

[Hill Difficulty]

Bumping this up in hopes of not having to restart my own thread.

Anyone have any real world experience loading 95 Grain LRX in 243?

I have some H4350 as well as some other powders and some new brass.

Wondering what kinds of loads people have used with success so far in a 1/8 Tikka 243 with this bullet.

I know the 80g TTSX is popular, but wondering if anyone is shooting the 95g LRX with success yet.

I have 2 rifles with 95 LRX loadings. One is a 240W with a K&P 1:9 and a 6CM with a 1:7.5 twist. Both load easily/forgiving + shoot very accurate with the 95 LRX. 240W uses H4831 and the 6CM w/H4350 (around 43 grains, Lapua brass, Fed 210 primer). All my LRX loadings can 1) be pushed harder than other bullets, and 2) seating @ .050"off works for everything.

Hope this helps!

Edit for correction: 6CM powder charge is 41.5 grains of H4350, not 43.

 

[Patoka]

I shoot the 95LRX in a 6CM and love it. I load mine with RL16, cousin to the 4350s, and I found that playing with seating depth has been a waste of time. I load Barnes for 5 calibers and seat all of them to the top groove as in their factory ammo.

Absolutely correct. Saves a lot of shagging around. No accuracy ever lost. As an aside the 53gr TSX in the 223 is absolute dynamite.