deerslayer303
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Hello all,
I bought a bunch of .243 Win 80 grain bullets (probably pulled) off of gun broker when .243 bullets were made of unobtainium not so long ago. They look like a Remington core lokt bullet, jacketed soft point but not alot of exposed lead on the tip. So I'm loading them over 37.5 grns of IMR 4064 (starting load) according to my Lee Modern reloading manual. But to get to the MIN COAL of 2.635 the bullet is NOT to the cannelure on the bullet. The round does chamber and the breech of my CVA Scout closes just fine. Seating the bullet to the cannelure results in a COAL of 2.54 ish. I didn't spend much time on measuring with the bullet at that depth. I just pulled the bullet and seated another to 2.635". I would like to use these bullets but I'm thinking I will have to crimp them out of the groove. What are your thoughts on this situation.
I do have some Hornady 80 grain GMX bullets But I don't have any of the powders listed in my Hornady manual under that bullet. The only powders I have is IMR 3031, 4227, and 4064.
Thank you for your time.
I bought a bunch of .243 Win 80 grain bullets (probably pulled) off of gun broker when .243 bullets were made of unobtainium not so long ago. They look like a Remington core lokt bullet, jacketed soft point but not alot of exposed lead on the tip. So I'm loading them over 37.5 grns of IMR 4064 (starting load) according to my Lee Modern reloading manual. But to get to the MIN COAL of 2.635 the bullet is NOT to the cannelure on the bullet. The round does chamber and the breech of my CVA Scout closes just fine. Seating the bullet to the cannelure results in a COAL of 2.54 ish. I didn't spend much time on measuring with the bullet at that depth. I just pulled the bullet and seated another to 2.635". I would like to use these bullets but I'm thinking I will have to crimp them out of the groove. What are your thoughts on this situation.
I do have some Hornady 80 grain GMX bullets But I don't have any of the powders listed in my Hornady manual under that bullet. The only powders I have is IMR 3031, 4227, and 4064.
Thank you for your time.