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243 Winchester Load Data: 4,097 Published Loads from 12 Sources

Empirical Precision indexes 4,097 published loads for 243 Winchester from 12 reloading sources, covering 80 bullets and 85 smokeless powders. Most published tables were tested in 24-inch and 15-inch barrels, and 26% of entries include published pressure measurements.

Published Loads4,097
Sources12
Bullets80
Powders85

Always start low and verify against the original published source before loading.

Coverage by Source (12)

PublisherPublished Loads
Hornady1,132
Sierra823
Hodgdon666
Berger392
Lyman304
Vihtavuori182
Nosler180
Speer162
Barnes124
ShootersWorld80
Alliant32
Reload Swiss20

Powders Covered (85)

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Bullets Covered (80)

Grouped by bullet manufacturer with projectile weight and model.

Barnes (9)

  • 58 gr Varminator FB
  • 62 gr Varmint Grenade FB
  • 68 gr Match Burner FB
  • 72 gr Varminator FB
  • 80 gr TTSX BT
  • 85 gr TSX BT
  • 95 gr LRX BT
  • 105 gr Match Burner BT
  • 112 gr Match Burner BT

Berger (18)

  • 68 gr FB Target
  • 69 gr High BC FB Varmint
  • 80 gr FB Varmint
  • 87 gr VLD Hunting
  • 88 gr High BC FB Varmint
  • 90 gr BT Target
  • 95 gr Classic Hunter
  • 95 gr VLD Hunting
  • 95 gr VLD Target
  • 105 gr BT Target
  • 105 gr Hybrid Target
  • 105 gr VLD Hunting
  • 105 gr VLD Target
  • 108 gr BT Target
  • 108 gr Elite Hunter
  • 109 gr Long Range Hybrid Target
  • 115 gr VLD Hunting
  • 115 gr VLD Target

Hornady (15)

  • 58 gr V-MAX
  • 65 gr V-MAX
  • 75 gr HP
  • 75 gr V-MAX
  • 80 gr GMX
  • 85 gr InterBond
  • 87 gr BTHP
  • 87 gr InterLock SP
  • 87 gr V-MAX
  • 95 gr SST
  • 100 gr InterLock BTSP
  • 100 gr InterLock SP
  • 105 gr A-MAX
  • 105 gr BTHP Match
  • 108 gr ELD Match

Lapua (6)

  • 77 gr HP G490
  • 89.5 gr Scenar
  • 90 gr Naturalis
  • 90 gr Scenar-L
  • 105 gr Scenar GB478
  • 105 gr Scenar-L

Nosler (9)

  • 55 gr Ballistic Tip Lead Free
  • 70 gr Ballistic Tip Varmint
  • 80 gr Ballistic Tip Varmint
  • 85 gr Partition
  • 90 gr AccuBond
  • 95 gr Ballistic Tip
  • 95 gr Partition
  • 100 gr Partition
  • 105 gr RDF

Sierra (16)

  • 55 gr BlitzKing
  • 60 gr VarmintKing HP
  • 70 gr BlitzKing
  • 70 gr MatchKing HPBT
  • 75 gr VarmintKing HP
  • 80 gr SBT Blitz
  • 85 gr GameKing HPBT
  • 85 gr VarmintKing Spitzer
  • 90 gr GameKing FMJ BT
  • 90 gr Tipped GameKing
  • 95 gr MatchKing HPBT/CN
  • 95 gr Tipped MatchKing
  • 100 gr GameKing SBT
  • 100 gr Pro-Hunter Spitzer
  • 107 gr MatchKing HPBT
  • 110 gr MatchKing HPBT/CN

Speer (6)

  • 70 gr TNT HP
  • 75 gr 6mm HP
  • 85 gr Spitzer BTSP
  • 90 gr 6mm Spitzer SP Hot-Cor
  • 100 gr Grand Slam SP
  • 100 gr Spitzer BTSP

Swift Bullet Company (1)

  • 90 gr Scirocco II

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