Load suggestions 74 gr bullets

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2frogs posted this 17 April 2023

I have a NOE mold that makes a 74 gr plain base and gas check one. I am not finding any load data for it. I'm using a 14 bhn alloy. So I'm looking for suggestions on loads .. It's a 243 cal. I was thinking I might be able to use 84 gr data,just reduce it some. I have a bunch of Winchester wst on hand as well. Thanks for any advice..

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Bud Hyett posted this 17 April 2023

You start low and work up anyway. You'll be okay using the heavier bullet data.

Farm boy from Illinois, living in the magical Pacific Northwest

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Tom Acheson posted this 17 April 2023

I use an NOE .22 bullet that weighs 80-82 grains. Sadly out of print but 4756 works good. I did recently find that WST can work. CBA Pres John Alexander has success with Tite Group.

Tom

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Rich/WIS posted this 18 April 2023

Had a damaged Lyman 243 mold I salvaged by milling it down and making it a plain base and about that weight range. Only shot it subsonic with 4-5 grs Bullseye in a Rem 788. Accuracy was excellent and no leading but never went past 50 yards with it. I sold the mold and rifle years ago and when I moved here five years ago cleaned out a lot of stuff so don't have my notes on what mold it was.

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Waleone posted this 18 April 2023

Assuming you have the NOE 243-74-FN-C5;

Go to the NOE website
Click on Bullet Dimensions
Click on 243 bullet size
Click on 245-74-FN-C5
There is a chart with data for 243 Win.

It's limited data, but it's something to start with.

For data on a variety of bullet weights;

Go to NOE website
Click on Loading Data
Click on Load Data by Cartridge
Type 243 in empty box below 'Filters Active', 243 Win. will come up in the box
Click on the # to the right of 243 Win.
Feast your eyes on data for a variety of NOE bullet weights

Edit: Please read and heed the disclaimers and warnings on the NOE website.

Wayne

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bullshop posted this 22 April 2023

Not a powder suggestion but a velocity suggestion from experience With the plain base and your BHN-14 alloy keep velocity under 1500 fps with a best target velocity of 1300 fps. With your gas checked version and your BHN-14 alloy keep velocity under 2000 fps with a best target velocity of 1700 fps. The best target velocity is the velocity at which you should easily find good accuracy. . If you are not getting good accuracy at the target velocity reduce rather than increase velocity.