New to reloading 243 win

Take that back it was a 1.5" group not bad I made up 5 more uped the powder 1 gr hope it pulled them in closer 1.5" group not bad for first time but I want better
 
You really need to do some research about how to develop a load for a rifle. You don't just take a load that someone else has had some success with and if it does not work in your gun just start willy nilly adding a grain of powder here and there. Most reloaders when the start a load development they start 10% or more below max and work up in .2 of a grain until they find a load that look good and then go back and start .2gr below the good group and work up in .1 of a grain to where it opens back up. Then uou have worked the load up for your gun.
 
Originally Posted By: 13B-A/BATI'm trying to avoid hazmat as much as possible I have shot the loads from last night fairly disappointed the only decent group was 2.5" with 58 vmax over 48gr of 760 with WLR primers. I'm gonna see if bumping up a grain will help only problem is it's a max load and although I have no pressure signs it's nerve racking for me to go to a max load


According to the Hornady book I don't see the win760 till you get to a 70gr pill and max load is 46.9.
It doesn't even show a load for a 58gr pill. I could be wrong but I Shure wouldn't throw another grain of powder in it.....
 
It is listed in the Hodgdon web site. Looks like it does quite well with the 58! Good to know.


BULLET WEIGHT58 GR. HDY V-MAX
ManufacturerWinchester
Powder760
Bullet Diameter.243"
C.O.L.2.600"
Starting Load
Grains46.0
Velocity (ft/s)3,633
Pressure43,600 CUP
Maximum Load
Grains49.0
Velocity (ft/s)3,806
Pressure49,000 CUP
 
This is a load I looked into the hodgdon site gives a max of 49gr of 760 I wouldn't load it without research I don't want to hurt anyone
 
I have the 9th edition of hornady but also use hodgdon site because different sources reference different components so as for research iv done enough to know there is more than just one source of info
 
Well guys I went with an extra grain of powder and it brought them within a half inch at 100 yds I put three 58gr vmax's inside a quarter coin at 100 yds I'd love to put up the pics but idk how
 


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