.243 Win. 90gn ELD-X and 90gn Gamechanger Deer Hunting Loads @ 3,100 FPS.

[@davidzakrzewicz707]

I’m glad I found this video, as I’m working with the same powders in search of a deer load for my grand daughter’s .243. I shot a .243 for many years and it killed everything I hit properly even at 2700 fps velocity. When you mentioned 4831SC I said to myself, “He’ll top out a bit over 2800 fps.” That was my experience also. You remind me of one of my old hunting buddies and I subscribed.

[@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009]

Thanks for your comment and for Subscribing.

[@bobcatforever3485]

Dave. Thanks another very good video. And with really great shooting. I was out today with my .308 and it looked like I was shooting a shotgun! Happy Father's Day and take care.

[@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009]

Thanks Bobcat. Happy Fathers day to you as well.

[@luvtahandload7692]

Those groups, while not all are stellar, will get you your venison all day every day. With a magnum cap and some COAL tweaking, the W760 loads could be very impressive. That powder, while not adorned with modern accouterments such as a decoppering agent and temperature insensitivity, just seems to keep working well time after time. I thought the cops were after you there for awhile. Illegal Pulverization of Gravel. Haha, thanks Dave!

[@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009]

I may try Magnum primers someday. Thanks for your suggestion.

[@richardt.4224]

Hi there Dave, I watched your video because I saw you were using the same combination of bullet and powder! I'm using the 90grn ELD-X and the H4350. Unlike you, I'm trying to shoot accuracy and not velocity. My rifle of choice is a Tikka T3X in 243Win with a set trigger. However I no longer use the chono like you have because I hunt with a suppressor and being strapped to the barrel it changes the harmonics. I now CHRONO with the shoot through type. My rounds averages 2900fps. At 100yds I group like your BOTTOM LEFT target. At 400yds I'm putting all three inside your outer ring on your target. This will improve when I start annealing my brass better (more consistant). I would be interested in seeing the ELD-X bullets with the different powders you have. Thank you for the video Dave.

[@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009]

Thanks for watching and for your comments here. Glad your rifle/ammo combination works well for you.

[@cw2a]

Morning Dave! Awesome stuff!!❤❤

[@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009]

Thanks CW.

[@tripplebeards3427]

All my 243's love 90 grain ballistic tips handloaded about 2/10's grains over max book loads with no pressure signs. Both my bolts are bedded and free floated. One has an hs prescion stock. Both have 1 1/4 pound triggers. Both my AR10s have 2.5 pound single stage triggers. They both the bolts will shoot .3" at 200 yards and the ARs best are both .3" at 100 yards with 55 and 60 grain bullets. With your wood stock and probably not bedded that's going to be the tightest your going to get it to shoot. If you glass bed it you should get it down to around .5" with a load it likes. I use to stick business cards between my barrel and stock back in the 90s before i bedded it. It would change POA and open up dependimg on how much pressure was created by the cards.

[@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009]

Thanks for your comments here. The rifle is bedded. Any anomaly is due to this preliminary test load development and shooter error.

[@tripplebeards3427]

@@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009 The way I would always test my guns is after ladder testing I would take the tightest grouping load and shoot it again after bedding to see if it shrunk or opened up. IMO that will tell you how good, or poor, the bedding job is. With glass bedding normally I can get it down to pretty consistent.5” at best. The only one that shoots tighter is my little 600 chambered in 243. Probably because the trigger is set a 1 1/4 pounds. If I want tighter my goto in years past we’re just bolting the gun to a HS prescion stock with extra glass bedding. Just plug and play.

[@hoffpbass]

thought They were coming for you for a while 😅 after I realized it wasn't the Minneapolis PD buzzing around my neighborhood.

[@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009]

HaHa! Hope it wasn't a traffic accident though.

[@Off-target-xy6bx]

Nice shooting and nice rig. I was wondering if the gun might not be completely broken in and might be speeding up depending on how many rounds you have put through. Keep up the good work. 2A💪

[@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009]

Good question, because it is unknown how many rounds were shot in the rifle before I got it. Because I hand load, all speed is different with any change in powders, powder charges, and varying any components. Thanks for watching.

[@nicholasbarcomb2324]

Y'all running magnum primers with tha Win 760? I'm willing to bet that you could squeeze a bit more out of that Win 760 charge with that and some COAL tweeking. Otherwise, everything looks great!!! Good luck and stay safe!!! 😉😉😉

[@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009]

No just standard primers. This rifle just seems to be on the slow side with the heavier weight for cartridge bullets. See my 243 playlist for previous results. Thanks for your comment here.

[@clintonlayne9253]

That Siren is getting closer. lol Good news is the I didn't hear any verbal commands over the PA speaker. lol.

[@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009]

HaHa! Yeah and they'll never take me alive! LOL.

[@JackFrostTheDeerHunter]

love your videos and the 243. great shooting too.

[@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009]

Thanks for the kind words and for watching.

[@lloydryan-e4l]

I watched one of your videos about the .243 Winchester and obsessing about getting 3000'+ velocity with 100 grain bullets. In it you showed some really small groups at 2800-2900fps a deer hit in the vitals can't tell the difference. Accuracy is king not velocity.

[@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009]

Glad to have your comment here.

[@danalim9670]

worried about case stretching with those slow powders. .041" is a super tight group👍

[@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009]

Case stretching on the .243 is common after full length resizing. That will be addressed in a future video. Thanks for watching.

[@BlackDogII]

Look at that you say a little 🙏 and Bam ya have 2 holes touching to make it look like the #8. I like that thumb hole stock I have 2 of them one for my .22 and another one on my .308.

[@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009]

Thanks for watching and for your comment here.

[@roosterfish3248]

Good shooting. I cant get the 90 grain game changers to stabilize in my old a bolt. It a 1 in 10 twist. They are long bullets.

[@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009]

That is unusual indeed. 1-10 should stabilize them OK. Thanks for watching.

[@RickNethery]

Looks pretty good to me. Especially for a hunting rifle. 👍

[@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009]

Thanks Rick.

[@livingintheLight.]

You must have a good wife. I love 243, it's probably what I load for most. I'm a 6mm fan in general.

[@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009]

Yes, she's a keeper, both the rifle and the wife.

[@MrBoo1963]

You have my thumbs up before you start. I have been looking at the H4350, but I had been using W748. Hum, W760! H4350 wasn't bad! 3831 , NAW!

[@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009]

Thanks for watching.

[@lmbear]

It's alright to "go home", when you put 5 through the same hole. Didn't see that here though. Keep working on it..

[@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009]

This rifle with other ammo has done just that, but my ability is limited and I rarely shoot 5 shot strings when testing loads. These groups @ 100 yards are just first tests. Thanks for watching and for your comment here..

[@zacharyathearn-ne1ur]

Thanks for sharing.

[@pdam6131]

I wouldn't be accuracy testing with a device on my barrel. Keep accuracy testing separate from velocity testing if you are using a barrel mounted device.

[@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009]

Asked and answered. The Magnetospeed is used to gather the numbers. But narrowly effects group size. (Over 5,000 rounds tested on many different cartridges.) However point of impact is affected with or without it on and a simple scope adjustment is in order after the final load development is determined.

[@pdam6131]

@@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009 It's your choice but if you are looking for groups below .5MOA the barrel needs to free of anything that can change harmonics. If you are satisfied with MOA group size then it doesn't matter.

[@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009]

@@pdam6131 Yes, I am not a competition or match shooter. My channel emphasis is geared toward Hunter accuracy for in the field conditions, extending maximum point range, building confidence in rifle/ammo repeatability with bullets/components made for hunting. Thanks for watching and for your comment here.

[@rgthomson1]

A lot of 2 and 1 groups suggesting you may need a slight adjustment in seating depth, may just be a 2 thou movement, whats the twist rate on that rifle, my one would not shoot the Gamechanger

[@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009]

9.25 twist. Thanks for watching.

[@outdoorswithjt6652]

Your aparatis on the end of the barrel? Do you find it effects group? Referring to harmonics. Good shooting

[@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009]

Not by much. There is a point of impact shift with and without the magnetospeed. This may help. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZapd2N_ZZWIfNk

[@joelclark2130]

Maybe you have a high-class gun, Berger bullets, or Barnes bullets. You might want to try some of the heavier bullets from 115 down to 103 . Either way you'll get it game. And yes I really do appreciate brother that you stopped and prayed for those people who might need a answer from GOD.

[@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009]

Thanks, this rifle has a 1-9.25 twist, so it maybe possible to shoot the 103's but nothing heavier.

[@joelclark2130]

Not true my friend, You'll just have to crank up the velocity. And go to the ultimate pressure signs.

[@coyotiess]

Boyds 243 chassis?

[@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009]

Yes.

[@johnandrosemarywyatt977]

What is your preferred twist rate for .243?

[@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009]

1-9.25 to 1-10 twist are generally standard. I have both and can shoot up to 100gn bullets.

[@johnandrosemarywyatt977]

@@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009 👍

[@dirtroadsoldier8359]

Dave, where are you finding the Sierra 90gr game changers at?

[@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009]

I bought a 500 bulk of pulled bullets from America Reloading. The bulk had 50 or so of black with yellow translucent tipped Gamechangers made by Sierra for Sig/Sauer ammo. They are Sierra Gamechangers with identical dimensions and BC's www.sigsauer.com/243-win-90gr-elite-tipped-hunting.html www.sierrabullets.com/product/6mm-243-caliber-90-gr-tgk/

[@dirtroadsoldier8359]

@@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009 Thank you. I will have to look into that company.

[@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009]

You can order the bullets directly from Sierra's web site. See the second link.

[@kennylavay8492]

Try 4064 powder IMR

[@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009]

Thanks for your suggestion and for watching.