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.243 Win factory loads

Every .243 Win factory load we have sourced (60 from 11 makers): G1 BC, muzzle velocity, drop at 500 and energy at 500 side by side, with a drop chart and max ethical hunting range for each.

Load	gr	BC	MV fps / barrel	500 yd mil	500 yd ft·lb	Transonic yd	Source
Nosler 55 gr Varmageddon FB Tipped	55	G1 0.252	3,800 / 24″	1.9	448	750	maker
Winchester Varmint X Lead Free 55 gr Zinc Core Lead Free Polymer Tip	55	G1 0.195	3,910 / 24″	2.3	300	600	maker
Hornady Superformance Varmint 58 gr V-MAX	58	G1 0.250	3,925 / 24″	1.8	505	750	maker
Winchester Varmint X 58 gr Polymer Tip	58	G1 0.250	3,850 / 24″	1.9	482	750	maker
Browning 65 gr BXV Polymer Tip	65	G1 0.280	3,400	2.4	469	750	maker
Winchester Varmint X 65 gr Extreme Point	65	G1 0.272	3,620 / 24″	2.1	526	750	maker
Nosler 70 gr Ballistic Tip Varmint	70	G1 0.310	3,500	2.1	622	850	maker
Nosler 70 gr Varmageddon FB Tipped	70	G1 0.305	3,500 / 24″	2.1	609	800	maker
Federal Varmint & Predator 75 gr Hornady V-Max	75	G1 0.330	3,425 / 24″	2.1	682	850	maker
Hornady Superformance Varmint 75 gr V-MAX	75	G1 0.330	3,580 / 24″	1.9	759	900	maker
Remington Premier AccuTip-V 75 gr	75	G1 0.330	3,375 / 24″	2.2	658	850	maker
Federal Varmint & Predator 75 gr JHP	75	G1 0.234	3,375 / 24″	2.8	398	600	maker
Norma 76 gr Tipstrike	76	G1 0.332	3,445 / 24″	2.1	706	850	maker
Norma 76 gr VerminXtreme	76	G1 0.147	3,445 / 24″	4.6	176	400	maker
Federal 80 gr Power-Shok JSP	80	G1 0.365	3,330 / 24″	2.2	761	900	maker
Barnes VOR-TX 80 gr TTSX BT	80	G1 0.331	3,325 / 24″	2.3	680	850	maker
SIG Sauer Elite Copper Hunting 80 gr Elite Copper (lead-free)	80	G1 0.320	3,425 / 24″	2.2	701	850	maker
Barnes VOR-TX Reduced Recoil 80 gr TTSX BT	80	G1 0.310	2,810 / 24″	3.6	408	600	maker
Hornady Outfitter 80 gr CX	80	G1 0.273	3,200 / 24″	2.8	476	650	maker
Remington High Performance Rifle 80 gr Pointed Soft Point	80	G1 0.255	3,350 / 24″	2.7	481	650	maker
Winchester Super-X 80 gr Pointed Soft Point	80	G1 0.255	3,350 / 24″	2.7	481	650	maker
Federal 85 gr Trophy Copper	85	G1 0.391	3,200 / 24″	2.5	665	800	maker
Winchester Copper Impact 85 gr Copper Extreme Point	85	G1 0.344	3,260 / 24″	2.4	689	800	maker
Federal 85 gr Barnes TSX	85	G1 0.333	3,200 / 24″	2.6	603	750	maker
Nosler Trophy Grade 85 gr Partition	85	G1 0.315	3,225 / 24″	2.6	599	750	maker
SIG Sauer 85 gr Marksman Hunter BT-SP	85	G1 0.311	3,200 / 24″	2.7	577	700	maker
Federal 85 gr Power-Shok Copper HP	85	G1 0.233	3,200 / 24″	3.3	366	550	maker
Remington 85 gr Core-Lokt Copper HP	85	G1 0.233	3,200 / 24″	3.4	364	550	maker
Hornady Custom 87 gr V-MAX	87	G1 0.400	3,240 / 24″	2.3	804	900	maker
Hornady Custom Lite 87 gr SST	87	G1 0.400	2,800 / 24″	3.3	552	750	maker
Federal 90 gr ELD-X	90	G1 0.409	3,150 / 24″	2.4	771	900	maker
Hornady Precision Hunter 90 gr ELD-X	90	G1 0.409	3,150 / 24″	2.4	771	900	maker
Nosler Expansion Tip 90 gr E-Tip	90	G1 0.403	3,050 / 24″	2.7	699	800	maker
Barnes Harvest Collection 90 gr Sierra Tipped GameKing	90	G1 0.390	3,200 / 24″	2.4	763	850	maker
Remington Premier Scirocco 90 gr Swift Scirocco Bonded	90	G1 0.390	3,120 / 24″	2.6	715	850	maker
Sierra GameChanger 90 gr Tipped GameKing (TGK)	90	G1 0.390	3,200	2.4	763	850	maker
Nosler Trophy Grade 90 gr AccuBond	90	G1 0.376	3,100 / 24″	2.7	674	800	maker
SIG Sauer Platinum Hunter 90 gr Nosler AccuBond	90	G1 0.376	3,110 / 24″	2.6	680	800	maker
Nosler 90 gr Ballistic Tip Hunting	90	G1 0.365	3,100 / 24″	2.7	651	750	maker
Lapua 90 gr Naturalis	90	G1 0.230	2,985 / 24″	4.3	290	450	maker
Federal 95 gr Fusion Tipped	95	G1 0.428	3,050 / 24″	2.7	754	850	maker
Winchester 95 gr Ballistic Silvertip	95	G1 0.400	3,100 / 24″	2.6	730	800	maker
Federal 95 gr Fusion	95	G1 0.376	2,980 / 24″	2.8	713	800	maker
Browning 95 gr Max Point Polymer Tip	95	G1 0.363	3,100	2.8	649	750	maker
Winchester Deer Season XP 95 gr Extreme Point	95	G1 0.363	3,100 / 24″	2.8	649	750	maker
Hornady American Whitetail TIPPED 95 gr SST	95	G1 0.355	2,960 / 24″	3.2	558	650	maker
Hornady Superformance 95 gr SST	95	G1 0.355	3,185 / 24″	2.6	678	750	maker
Remington 95 gr Core-Lokt Tipped	95	G1 0.355	3,140 / 24″	2.7	653	750	maker
Norma 95 gr Jaktmatch FMJ	95	G1 0.351	2,953 / 24″	3.2	546	650	maker
Federal 95 gr Berger Hybrid Hunter	95	G7 0.223	3,050 / 24″	2.5	846	900	maker
Hornady American Whitetail 100 gr BTSP InterLock	100	G1 0.405	2,960 / 24″	3.0	669	750	maker
Federal 100 gr Nosler Partition	100	G1 0.384	2,850 / 24″	3.2	667	750	maker
Nosler Trophy Grade 100 gr Partition	100	G1 0.384	2,950 / 24″	3.1	621	700	maker
Winchester Power Max Bonded 100 gr Bonded Protected Hollow Point	100	G1 0.372	2,960 / 24″	3.1	601	700	maker
Browning Silver Series 100 gr Plated Soft Point	100	G1 0.356	2,960	3.2	567	650	maker
Remington 100 gr Pointed Soft Point Core-Lokt	100	G1 0.356	2,960 / 24″	3.2	567	650	maker
Winchester 100 gr Power-Point	100	G1 0.356	2,960 / 24″	3.2	567	650	maker
Federal 100 gr Power-Shok JSP	100	G1 0.355	2,960 / 24″	2.9	693	750	maker
Norma 100 gr Oryx	100	G1 0.261	2,986 / 24″	4.0	356	500	maker
Norma 100 gr Whitetail SP	100	G1 0.257	2,953 / 24″	4.2	338	500	maker

Best .243 Win load for…

Coyote Pronghorn Whitetail deer Mule deer Wild hog Black bear Elk Moose

Standard conditions, 100 yd zero, the maker's test barrel. Open any load for the full chart, or build the rig in the app and it corrects for your barrel and your air.