My 243 Winchester Loads using IMR, Hodgdon & Reloder powders | Do NOT Ever Use these HOT loads in your rifle!
7.5 lb. Rifle for Recoil Figures | 100 grain bullet Sectional Density (SD) .242 | Listed Velocities 24" BBL | Deer

100 grain Bullets | H-414 | Fed 215 mag pri | 43 gr. |26" BBL | 3,087 fps mv | 51,100 CUP | Deer | 7.5 lb. rifle Recoil: 11.02 ft.lbs. | 01/25/06
100 gr. Bullets | RL 22 | CCI 200 pri | 45.5 gr. | 24" BBL | 3,070 fps | Rated Accurate | 48,500 CUP
  7.5 lb. rifle Recoil: 11.49 ft. lbs. | Fed 210 pri 

100 gr. 100 gr. Remington Core-Lokt Ultra | RL 19 | 44-gr. Max | +3,034 fps | Fed 210 pri | deer | Recoil: 11.64 ft/lb

100 gr. Core-Lokt Ultra   | 46 grains H-4831sc | Fed 210 pri | recoil | deer
100 gr. Core-Lokt Ultra | +46.5 grains IMR 7828 | Fed 210 pri | 3070-fps | deer100 gr. Nosler Partition | 47 grains H-1000 |
 Fed 210 pri | + 3000-fps | Deer - Elk

95 gr., SD: .230 | Nosler BT or Hornady SST | H-414 43.5 grains Max | Fed 215 pri | | H-4831 to 45.5 grains Max
95 gr., SD: .230 | Hornady SST | IMR 7828 46 grains | Fed 210 pri | deer | Fed 210 pri | deer | Recoil: 12.8 ft/lbs
95 gr., SD: .230 | Hornady SST | RL19  40 to 44.0 grs RL-19  45-gr. RL 19 Max | 3,200 fps | Fed 210 pri

87 gr. V-Max Boat Tail [RL 19 Powder] 47 gr. max. +3300 fps 24" H-414  40 to 45.5 grains| Fed 215 mag pri | SD: 210 | BC .400  - Coyotes  85 gr., SD: .206 |
Sierra 85 gr. HPBT - Low B.C., - H-414 From 39.0 grains to 45.5 grains | Fed 215 mag pri 
H-4831sc 41 to +48 grs. Powder | Max Load | 210 pri | RL 19 Powder | 24" BBL | 47 gr. Max | CCI 200 pri | +3319 fps | 49,100 CUP | Deer Recoil: 10.97 | with 45 grs. of powder
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80 gr., SD: .194; BC .319 | Sierra Blitz | H-414 From 40.0 grains to 45.0 grains | Fed. 215-pri | MV 3,453 fps

48.5 gr. RL 19  Max mv 3374 fps | RL15  40-grs | VARGET 40-grs > LOW RECOIL | Choice load - Coyotes - red fox

75 gr., SD: .181 | Hornady V-Max BT | BC .330 | Varget 40.5 grs. Max 41.1 grs. (no pressure signs in my rifle) | 3500 fps
Recoil: 9.35 ft/lbs. | 44 to 45.4 grains H-414 Powder | Fed 215 mag pri | Max load | coyotes, red fox

70gr., SD: .169 | Sierra Blitzking | BC: .299 | RL15  40.8-grs | 3423-fps | Fed 210M match->Load Rated Very Accurate) | Varget 42-grs | 3500-fps | Coyotes, red fox

65 gr. V-Max BT | BC .280 | SD .157 | H-Varget +42 grs. Max | Fed 210 pri | MV 3600 fps. |
Recoil: 8.38 ft/lbs. | Coyote, red and gray fox 
58 gr. V-max BT | H-Varget 44.1 grs. Max | MV 3800 fps | Recoil: 8.27 ft/lbs. | 24" BBL |
 Sectional Density (SD) .140  | B.C. .252 |  H-414 maximum load is 47.5 grains | MV 3747 fps in a 22" BBL
SD: .140 suggested min.  SD for coyotes

Guns & Ammo Listed Load below using a Match Pri., - an Accurate Red Fox, Prairie Dog Load:
  55 gr., SD: .133 | Nosler BT | H-Varget 43.2 grs. Max | ( Fed. 210M pri.) | MV 3802 fps
  Assume a 24" BBL, was not listed | 7.5 lb. Rifle - Low Recoil: 7.18 ft/lbs.
Winter Cold Weather Load - Between 49 gr. & 50 gr. H-414 Powder ( Fed. 215 mag. pri.) | My 22" BBL
  |  Low .133 SD: Fox Substitute all temperature Hodgdon's Varget Supreme powders in hot weather for prairie dogs, etc. |Recoil figures using a 7.5 pound rifle weight.

Sectional Density (SD) is the same irrespective of bullet shape, here is a list of 6mm SD's: 55-gr .133; 58-gr .140; 60-gr .145; 65-gr .157;
70-gr .169; 75-gr .181; 80 .194; 87-gr .210; 90-gr .218; 95 .230; 100 .242; 105-gr .252. |
Here's the SD equation: SD is the ratio of bullet weight to the square of the bullets diameter.
Example: | .243 X's .243= .059049 (65-gr / 7000 grs per pound= .0092857 / .059049= .157-SD) Figure your own caliber/bullet SD.

Substitute all temperature Hodgdon's Varget Supreme powder in hot weather for H-414. 

If you notice any of these signs below, stop shooting and find the cause before firing any more rounds

I filled an empty plastic one gallon milk jug with water and shot it with the new 95 grain SST bullet.
It appeared to be one of the most explosive bullets I have tested in my .243 Winchester.
The hydraulic shocking power of this bullet on broadside lung shots ought to be devastating. 

On 10/17/04, I filled 3 one gallon plastic milk jugs with water lined in a row at 15 yards and shot them using my Remington 722 with a 22" BBL,
in 243 Winchester using the Hornady 95 grain SST bullet and 44 grains of RL 19, Fed 210 pri. 
It blew the first two up big time and went through the third one gallon jug of water.
This should be a very good terminal performance bullet on deer in the 243 Winchester caliber cartridge.

 Click on SST - Super Shock Tipped Bullets Flat-based bullets

Work loads up to the levels that begin to show pressures and then back off!
Never leave your cartridges where the sun can shine on them as it will cause pressures to rise  to dangerous levels, especially those loaded with ball powders.
Mine is a 722 Remington in .243 cal., I used a 7.5 lb rifle weight for all the recoil figures above.
A .308 Winchester using a 150 grain bullet will run around 18 ft/lbs of recoil.
These .243 cartridges are a real pleasure to shoot! Use hearing protection!

Need to pull some of your cartridge's loaded bullets? I bought at Cabela's & really like the Hornady Cam-Lock Bullet Puller
Catalog:  ZX- 21-3979 $19.99, plus a collet for the caliber bullet you will be pulling; ZX 21-3980 $7.49 each.

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My Main Page of Link Also, use a no-go gauge and trim and ream the necks, also anneal the necks.

My latest .243 Win., terminal bullet performance test information
100 grain bullet Sectional Density (SD) is .242
100 gr. Hornady | RL 19 | 43-gr. Max 3,000 fps | Fed 210 pri | deer | Recoil: 11.64 ft/lb
100 gr. Nosler Partition | 44 grains H-4831sc | Fed 210 pri | recoil | deer
100 gr. Nosler Partition | 48 grains H-1000 | Fed 215 pri | Large Deer - Elk

 Here is the 25 yard .243 Winchester 100 Grain Remington Premier Core-Lokt Ultra Terminal Bullet Performance Test, I Promised.
I used three (3) back to back one gallon capped plastic milk jugs filled with water, and another 1.56 gallon clothes washing detergent plastic jug filled with water, backed up with numerous old magazines. 

The 100 grain Remington Core-Lokt Ultra bullet demonstrated tremendous explosive performance on the first jug going through all four back to back jugs and was found in front of the magazines.
At only 25 yards the mushroomed bullet weighed 84.8 grains with an over 2X, .489 caliber diameter expansion that went past the base of the bullet. 
Now (11-07-05) Remington has the new 243 Winchester 100 grain Remington Core-Lokt Ultra 'Bonded' bullet. I plan to try the new bonded cartridges in 243 Win.
This was very impressive terminal bullet performance weight retention for close range shots on deer or elk!
These bonded bullets will be more dangerous to shoot in respect to ricochet and shoot through scenarios, use extra caution!
I would like to see the .243 Winchester 100 Grain Remington Premier Core-Lokt Ultra perform on Elk.
A paralyzing knockdown anchoring kill "shot placement," is 3 to 4 inches below the top line just behind the upper area of the shoulder.

Remington Core-Lokt Ultra 100 grain 243 Wincester at 25 yds                                                 Remington Core-Lokt Ultra 100 grain 243 Win at 25 yards

Side view - base- left-side   (25 yds  100 gr retained 84.8 gr new Core- Lokt Ultra 243 Win.)      nose view

 The 100 grain Nosler Partition bullet blew open three (3) back to back one gallon capped plastic milk jugs of water sitting in a row at only 16 paces and was still going, with no bullet recovery.
It performs very well at close range.
Let me know how this NEW bullet performs: "Remington Premier Core-Lokt Ultra" Ammo performs on deer!
The special bonded construction retains 85% of original weight and delivers controlled expansion "up to" 1.8 times the original diameter.
Serious performance from point blank range "out to 500 yards."

Cabelas.com may have the NEW 100 grain "Remington Premier Core-Lokt Ultra Bonded" Ammo in 6mm .243.

Forget about shooting deer at 500 yards with any bullet with a standard 243 Winchester cartridge, follow Rick Jamison's advice.  
Rick Jamison writer for Petersen's Hunting Magazine, July 2002, p- 20, Guns & Loads Article Long Rangers,
- says in essence, that for deer sized game you need a minimum of 1000 ft/lbs of energy and 2000 ft/sec velocity at the impact range for adequate bullet expansion.
For deer the bullet needs a sectional density between .215 to .265 and a high ballistic coefficient for long range shots.

Sectional Density is the same irrespective of bullet shape, here is a list of 6mm SD's: 70-gr .169; 75 .181; 80 .194; 87 .210; 90 .218; 95 .230; 100 .242.
Here's the SD equation: SD is the ratio of bullet weight to the square if the bullets diameter.
Example: | .243 X's .243= .059049 (65-gr  / 7000 grs per pound = .0092857 / .059049= .157-SD) Figure your own caliber/bullet SD.
The 6mm 55 grain Nosler bullet ( .133-SD) has a higher BC "than the 55 grain bullet .224 bullet" which has a higher .157-SD; 60-gr  is .171-SD.
Otherwise, it's my 243/06 wildcat 95% of the time on coyotes, with the 87 grain V-Max bullet, SD .210, BC .400.

Rick Jamison considers, an Sectional Density of .140 as a minimum for coyotes, an a lower limit of .210-SD for deer!
A 150-gr .308-Cal, SD is .225; 165-gr has a .248-SD, .243 Win 100 grain is .242 SD.

The WI 2008 Deer Hunt Public-TV program 11/13/08 on Deer meat lead poisoning;
WI DNR page emphasized using cartridges with bonded bullets
or all copper bullets to reduce the lead fragmentation in deer meat & lead poisoning

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