.243 Winchester

Test barrel: 580 mm (23”), 1 in 10” twist
Primers: Large Rifle
Cases: Lapua, trim-to length 51,80 mm (2.039”)

Bullet	3,8 g / 58 gr		Hornady, V-Max		C.O.L. 65,5 mm / 2.579 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N135	2,31	35.6	1037	3402	2,55	39.3	1127	3698
N140	2,53	39.0	1043	3422	2,80	43.2	1137	3730
N540	2,45	37.8	1051	3448	2,87	44.3	1151	3776
N550	2,65	40.9	1067	3501	2,88	44.4	1165	3822
Bullet	4,2 g / 65 gr		Hornady, V-Max		C.O.L. 68,6 mm / 2.701 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N135	2,20	34.0	921	3022	2,49	38.4	1010	3314
N140	2,46	38.0	930	3051	2,75	42.4	1030	3379
N540	2,55	39.4	961	3153	2,81	43.4	1059	3474
N150	2,37	36.6	934	3064	2,71	41.8	1032	3386
N550	2,72	42.0	958	3143	2,94	45.4	1060	3478
N555	2,94	45.4	973	3192	3,10C	47.8C	1028	3373
N160	2,96	45.7	950	3117	3,23C	49.8C	1047	3435
C – Compressed load
Bullet	4,5 g / 70 gr		Sierra, Blitz King		C.O.L. 68,1 mm / 2.681 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N135	2,17	33.5	896	2940	2,49	38.4	988	3241
N140	2,37	36.6	913	2995	2,70	41.7	1009	3310
N550	2,76	42.6	936	3071	2,96	45.7	1037	3402
Bullet	4,9 g / 75 gr		Hornady, V-Max		C.O.L. 66,8 mm / 2.630 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N135	2,07	31.9	859	2818	2,31	35.6	945	3100
N140	2,20	34.0	868	2848	2,53	39.0	966	3169
N150	2,20	34.0	862	2828	2,52	38.9	957	3140
N550	2,50	38.6	932	3058	2,81	43.4	1005	3297
N555	2,80	43.2	925	3035	3,04C	46.9C	1018	3340
N160	2,80	43.2	898	2946	3,04	46.9	987	3238
C – Compressed load
Bullet	5,0 g / 77 gr		Lapua, HP		C.O.L. 67,0 mm / 2.638 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N135	1,99	30.7	855	2805	2,32	35.8	968	3176
N140	2,23	34.4	883	2897	2,54	39.2	992	3255
N150	2,24	34.6	881	2890	2,58	39.8	995	3264
N550	2,57	39.7	918	3012	2,80	43.2	1032	3386
Bullet	5,2 g / 80 gr		Fox Bullets, Classic Hunter		C.O.L. 68,5 mm / 2.697 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N540	2,25	34.7	854	2802	2,61	40.3	958	3143
N150	1,95	30.1	833	2733	2,25	34.7	893	2930
N550	2,39	36.9	853	2799	2,67	41.2	955	3133
N555	2,70	41.7	880	2887	2,99	46.1	978	3209
Bullet	5,2 g / 80 gr		Hornady, FMJ		C.O.L. 67,0 mm / 2.638 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N140	2,04	31.5	831	2726	2,41	37.2	949	3114
N150	2,06	31.8	840	2756	2,43	37.5	947	3107
N550	2,42	37.3	895	2936	2,79	43.1	1002	3287
N160	2,54	39.2	890	2920	2,94	45.4	993	3258
Bullet	5,5 g / 85 gr		Barnes, TSX		C.O.L. 67,0 mm / 2.638 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N540	2,19	33.8	857	2812	2,56	39.5	981	3219
N150	2,15	33.2	828	2717	2,55	39.4	949	3114
N550	2,56	39.5	934	3064	2,72	42.0	992	3255
N160	2,65	40.9	860	2822	2,98	46.0	972	3189
Bullet	5,5 g / 85 gr		Nosler, Partition		C.O.L. 68,0 mm / 2.677 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N540	2,17	33.5	860	2822	2,50	38.6	971	3186
N150	1,90	29.3	801	2628	2,28	35.2	922	3025
N550	2,36	36.4	866	2841	2,71	41.8	977	3205
N160	2,42	37.3	846	2776	2,84	43.8	969	3179
Bullet	5,6 g / 87 gr		Hornady, V-Max		C.O.L. 68,3 mm / 2.689 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N140	2,05	31.6	790	2592	2,35	36.3	883	2897
N150	2,10	32.4	799	2621	2,37	36.6	879	2884
N550	2,30	35.5	819	2687	2,64	40.7	929	3048
N555	2,65	40.9	859	2818	2,88	44.4	941	3087
N160	2,55	39.4	813	2667	2,88	44.4	908	2979
N560	2,80	43.2	838	2749	3,05	47.1	929	3048
Bullet	5,8 g / 90 gr		Berger, BT Target		C.O.L. 68,4 mm / 2.693 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N140	2,13	32.9	797	2615	2,42	37.3	880	2887
N540	2,25	34.7	825	2707	2,56	39.5	913	2995
N150	2,08	32.1	794	2605	2,38	36.7	880	2887
N550	2,45	37.8	836	2743	2,70	41.7	919	3015
N555	2,65	40.9	838	2749	2,91	44.9	931	3054
N160	2,47	38.1	802	2631	2,92	45.1	905	2969
N560	2,79	43.1	825	2707	3,02	46.6	914	2999
Bullet	5,8 g / 90 gr		Lapua, Naturalis		C.O.L. 67,0 mm / 2.638 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N540	2,26	34.9	840	2756	2,53	39.0	945	3100
N150	2,02	31.2	799	2621	2,39	36.9	903	2963
N550	2,44	37.7	846	2776	2,72	42.0	952	3123
N160	2,43	37.5	823	2700	2,85	44.0	942	3091
Bullet	5,8 g / 90 gr		Lapua, Scenar		C.O.L. 68,3 mm / 2.689 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N540	2,27	35.0	860	2822	2,54	39.2	962	3156
N150	2,08	32.1	817	2680	2,44	37.7	914	2999
N550	2,46	38.0	865	2838	2,68	41.4	967	3173
N160	2,52	38.9	847	2779	2,83	43.7	952	3123
Bullet	5,8 g / 90 gr		Sierra, FMJ		C.O.L. 68,3 mm / 2.689 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N540	2,17	33.5	842	2762	2,49	38.4	946	3104
N150	1,98	30.6	805	2641	2,30	35.5	902	2959
N550	2,31	35.6	848	2782	2,63	40.6	952	3123
N160	2,41	37.2	836	2743	2,76	42.6	941	3087
Bullet	5,8 g / 90 gr		Swift, Scirocco II		C.O.L. 68,3 mm / 2.689 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N550	2,17	33.5	788	2585	2,48	38.3	879	2884
N555	2,20	34.0	786	2579	2,72	42.0	895	2936
N160	1,81	27.9	714	2343	2,27	35.0	819	2687
N165	2,20	34.0	768	2520	2,80	43.2	870	2854
N560	2,46	38.0	776	2546	2,81	43.4	879	2884
Bullet	6,2 g / 95 gr		Berger, Classic Hunter		C.O.L. 68,1 mm / 2.681 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N555	2,45	37.8	806	2644	2,75	42.4	898	2946
N160	2,32	35.8	767	2516	2,67	41.2	862	2828
N165	2,71	41.8	804	2638	2,98	46.0	889	2917
N560	2,63	40.6	795	2608	2,89	44.6	887	2910
Bullet	6,2 g / 95 gr		Norma, FMJ		C.O.L. 63,7 mm / 2.508 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N550	2,25	34.7	777	2549	2,56	39.5	868	2848
N555	2,36	36.4	787	2582	2,75	42.4	884	2900
N160	2,25	34.7	750	2461	2,65	40.9	844	2769
N165	2,68	41.4	787	2582	2,93	45.2	867	2844
N560	2,59	40.0	777	2549	2,85	44.0	866	2841
Bullet	6,2 g / 96 gr		Brenneke, TOG		C.O.L. 67,0 mm / 2.638 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N540	2,15	33.2	820	2690	2,50	38.6	928	3045
N550	2,46	38.0	843	2766	2,68	41.4	939	3081
N160	2,60	40.1	824	2703	2,93	45.2	929	3048
Bullet	6,5 g / 100 gr		Speer, Grand Slam		C.O.L. 68,3 mm / 2.689 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N540	1,97	30.4	770	2526	2,33	36.0	878	2881
N150	1,86	28.7	722	2369	2,23	34.4	839	2753
N550	2,21	34.1	787	2582	2,48	38.3	885	2904
N160	2,23	34.4	769	2523	2,58	39.8	873	2864
Bullet	6,8 g / 105 gr		Lapua, Scenar(1		C.O.L. 68,3 mm / 2.689 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N150	1,95	30.1	729	2392	2,27	35.0	821	2694
N550	2,34	36.1	782	2566	2,59	40.0	890	2920
N160	2,43	37.5	766	2513	2,70	41.7	869	2851
N165	2,62	40.4	783	2569	3,00	46.3	894	2933
1) The test barrel rifle twist 1 in 8”
Bullet	7,0 g / 108 gr		Berger, BT Target		C.O.L. 68,8 mm / 2.709 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N550	2,14	33.0	747	2451	2,42	37.3	827	2713
N555	2,30	35.5	750	2461	2,62	40.4	836	2743
N160	2,20	34.0	723	2372	2,60	40.1	817	2680
N165	2,51	38.7	747	2451	2,84	43.8	834	2736
N560	2,52	38.9	749	2457	2,80	43.2	838	2749
Bullet	7,0 g / 108 gr		Berger, Elite Hunter		C.O.L. 68,8 mm / 2.709 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N550	2,20	34.0	750	2461	2,49	38.4	837	2746
N555	2,47	38.1	771	2530	2,71	41.8	849	2785
N160	2,36	36.4	731	2398	2,71	41.8	824	2703
N165	2,71	41.8	767	2516	2,96	45.7	843	2766
N560	2,55	39.4	758	2487	2,81	43.4	840	2756
N565	2,68	41.4	762	2500	2,94C	45.4C	843	2766
C – Compressed load
Bullet	7,1 g / 109 gr		Berger, Long Range Hybrid Target		C.O.L. 71,0 mm(2 / 2.795 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N550	2,19	33.8	742	2434	2,48	38.3	829	2720
N555	2,32	35.8	743	2438	2,71	41.8	840	2756
N160	2,06	31.8	698	2290	2,49	38.4	797	2615
N165	2,46	38.0	734	2408	2,92	45.1	834	2736
N560	2,47	38.1	745	2444	2,80	43.2	838	2749
N565	2,59	40.0	751	2464	2,92	45.1	838	2749

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