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Load data for .243 Ackley Improved + .243 | 77gr | IBEX TRD

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant Reloder-17, Ramshot Big Game, ReloadSwiss RS 60, SNPE Vectan SP 11, Somchem S365

.243 Ackley Improved + .243 | 77gr | IBEX TRD

Load Specifications

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Bullet:
.243 | 77gr | IBEX TRD
Manufacturer SKU:
T9018
Bullet Weight:
77gr | 5.0g
Bullet Diameter:
0.243" | 6.17mm
Bullet Length:
1.004" | 25.5mm
Caliber:
.243 Ackley Improved load data
Case Length (l3):
2.045" | 51.9mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):
2.458" | 62.4mm
Seated Depth:
0.591" | 15.0mm
Shank Seated Depth:
0.465" | 11.8mm
Case Capacity:
57.0 Grains of Water | 3.70 cm³
Primer Size:
Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:
55259 psi | 3810 bar
LID:
LID_B7003_C1011
Last updated:
2025-01-01
Recommended Twist Rate:
1:10 - 1:8

Load data for 126 loads in caliber .243 Ackley Improved with .243 | 77gr | IBEX TRD bullet and 63 powders such as Alliant Reloder-17, Ramshot Big Game, ReloadSwiss RS 60, SNPE Vectan SP 11, Somchem S365. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above.

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Powder
Charge
FR
MaxP
%
V(0)
z
ADI AR 2208
<<locked>>
86%
49168
89%
**82
98%
[ADI AR 2209]*
<<locked>>
96%
47268
86%
**92
92%
[Accurate 2700]*
<<locked>>
87%
49588
90%
**14
94%
[Accurate 3100]*
<<locked>>
97%
41989
76%
**61
94%
Accurate 4064
<<locked>>
84%
49676
90%
**92
100%
Accurate 4350
<<locked>>
92%
49023
89%
**58
98%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5
<<locked>>
86%
49197
89%
**09
99%
Alliant Reloder-15
<<locked>>
84%
49588
90%
**32
98%
Alliant Reloder-16
<<locked>>
94%
49182
89%
**94
98%
Alliant Reloder-17 👍
<<locked>>
90%
49530
90%
**20
99%
[Alliant Reloder-19]*
<<locked>>
97%
47311
86%
**02
92%
Alliant Reloder-23
<<locked>>
97%
39711
72%
**84
97%
Alliant Reloder-26
<<locked>>
97%
44222
80%
**55
96%
Hodgdon CFE223
<<locked>>
85%
49647
90%
**58
98%
Hodgdon H380
<<locked>>
85%
49284
89%
**99
97%
Hodgdon H414
<<locked>>
88%
49197
89%
**51
95%
[Hodgdon H4350]*
<<locked>>
95%
48747
88%
**73
94%
Hodgdon Hybrid 100V
<<locked>>
96%
48921
89%
**28
99%
Hodgdon LVR
<<locked>>
91%
49298
89%
**58
97%
[Hodgdon Superperformance]*
<<locked>>
91%
49443
89%
**68
94%
Hodgdon VARGET
<<locked>>
86%
49574
90%
**89
98%
Hodgdon TrailBoss
<<locked>>
97%
34650
63%
**77
100%
IMR 3031
<<locked>>
83%
49342
89%
**15
100%
IMR 4064
<<locked>>
87%
49603
90%
**86
98%
IMR 4166 Enduron
<<locked>>
87%
48791
88%
**36
95%
[IMR 4350]*
<<locked>>
93%
49037
89%
**86
94%
IMR 4451 Enduron
<<locked>>
88%
49066
89%
**69
95%
IMR 4831
<<locked>>
96%
47282
86%
**96
97%
Lovex S062
<<locked>>
84%
49240
89%
**79
100%
Lovex S065
<<locked>>
91%
49719
90%
**76
96%
Lovex S070
<<locked>>
92%
49676
90%
**99
95%
Norma 203B
<<locked>>
84%
48950
89%
**22
99%
[Norma 204]*
<<locked>>
93%
49400
89%
**19
92%
[Norma MRP]*
<<locked>>
96%
43192
78%
**76
92%
Norma URP
<<locked>>
93%
49298
89%
**55
98%
Ramshot Big Game 👍
<<locked>>
84%
49676
90%
**48
99%
Ramshot Hunter
<<locked>>
94%
48921
89%
**58
96%
ReloadSwiss RS 14
<<locked>>
97%
35302
64%
**26
100%
ReloadSwiss RS 50
<<locked>>
85%
49168
89%
**79
96%
ReloadSwiss RS 52
<<locked>>
84%
49168
89%
**51
100%
ReloadSwiss RS 60 👍
<<locked>>
90%
49182
89%
**43
100%
ReloadSwiss RS 62
<<locked>>
93%
49545
90%
**91
98%
ReloadSwiss RS 70
<<locked>>
93%
49458
90%
**04
97%
Rottweil R 903
<<locked>>
87%
49385
89%
**15
99%
[Rottweil R 905]*
<<locked>>
97%
46122
83%
**82
92%
[Rottweil R 907]*
<<locked>>
89%
49342
89%
**63
94%
SNPE Vectan SP 11 👍
<<locked>>
87%
49211
89%
**41
99%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000
<<locked>>
86%
48733
88%
**84
100%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 7000
<<locked>>
90%
49414
89%
**20
95%
Shooters World Long Rifle
<<locked>>
91%
49719
90%
**76
96%
Shooters World Precision
<<locked>>
84%
49240
89%
**79
100%
Somchem S355
<<locked>>
87%
49719
90%
**05
99%
Somchem S365 👍
<<locked>>
96%
49632
90%
**17
100%
[Somchem S385]*
<<locked>>
97%
47065
85%
**66
93%
Vihtavuori N135
<<locked>>
88%
49255
89%
**43
100%
Vihtavuori N140
<<locked>>
83%
49124
89%
**43
100%
Vihtavuori N150
<<locked>>
92%
49110
89%
**63
100%
Vihtavuori N160
<<locked>>
91%
49588
90%
**19
98%
Vihtavuori N550
<<locked>>
90%
49110
89%
**45
97%
Vihtavuori N555
<<locked>>
96%
43192
78%
**73
97%
Winchester 6.5 StaBALL
<<locked>>
92%
48849
88%
**86
99%
Winchester 760
<<locked>>
88%
49197
89%
**51
95%
Winchester StaBALL HD
<<locked>>
96%
35665
65%
**61
96%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder
Charge
FR
MaxP
%
V(0)
z
ADI AR 2208
<<locked>>
81%
42656
77%
**45
97%
[ADI AR 2209]*
<<locked>>
94%
43627
79%
**10
90%
[Accurate 2700]*
<<locked>>
81%
41843
76%
**43
91%
[Accurate 3100]*
<<locked>>
90%
34200
62%
**61
90%
Accurate 4064
<<locked>>
81%
45745
83%
**17
100%
[Accurate 4350]*
<<locked>>
81%
34200
62%
**04
93%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5
<<locked>>
81%
42786
77%
**77
98%
Alliant Reloder-15
<<locked>>
81%
45658
83%
**46
98%
[Alliant Reloder-16]*
<<locked>>
81%
33765
61%
**94
92%
Alliant Reloder-17
<<locked>>
81%
37362
68%
**31
96%
[Alliant Reloder-19]*
<<locked>>
94%
42801
77%
**00
90%
[Alliant Reloder-23]*
<<locked>>
84%
27470
50%
**94
90%
[Alliant Reloder-26]*
<<locked>>
88%
33547
61%
**46
91%
Hodgdon CFE223
<<locked>>
81%
43932
79%
**43
97%
Hodgdon H380
<<locked>>
81%
43468
79%
**74
96%
[Hodgdon H414]*
<<locked>>
81%
38537
70%
**09
91%
[Hodgdon H4350]*
<<locked>>
87%
39160
71%
**56
90%
[Hodgdon Hybrid 100V]*
<<locked>>
81%
31270
57%
**89
94%
[Hodgdon LVR]*
<<locked>>
81%
36390
66%
**46
93%
[Hodgdon Superperformance]*
<<locked>>
85%
39842
72%
**38
90%
Hodgdon VARGET
<<locked>>
81%
42235
76%
**35
97%
Hodgdon TrailBoss
<<locked>>
81%
27572
50%
**03
100%
IMR 3031
<<locked>>
81%
46441
84%
**66
100%
IMR 4064
<<locked>>
81%
42235
76%
**22
97%
[IMR 4166 Enduron]*
<<locked>>
81%
41756
76%
**76
92%
[IMR 4350]*
<<locked>>
85%
38667
70%
**40
90%
[IMR 4451 Enduron]*
<<locked>>
81%
39479
71%
**49
91%
[IMR 4831]*
<<locked>>
81%
30182
55%
**59
91%
Lovex S062
<<locked>>
81%
45513
82%
**07
99%
[Lovex S065]*
<<locked>>
81%
37927
69%
**10
93%
[Lovex S070]*
<<locked>>
81%
36274
66%
**77
90%
Norma 203B
<<locked>>
81%
45005
81%
**33
98%
[Norma 204]*
<<locked>>
89%
43758
79%
**97
90%
[Norma MRP]*
<<locked>>
93%
39233
71%
**77
90%
[Norma URP]*
<<locked>>
81%
34243
62%
**00
93%
Ramshot Big Game
<<locked>>
81%
44686
81%
**50
98%
[Ramshot Hunter]*
<<locked>>
83%
35128
64%
**17
90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14
<<locked>>
81%
28181
51%
**52
100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 50]*
<<locked>>
81%
43816
79%
**61
94%
ReloadSwiss RS 52
<<locked>>
81%
44396
80%
**50
99%
ReloadSwiss RS 60
<<locked>>
81%
36332
66%
**22
97%
[ReloadSwiss RS 62]*
<<locked>>
81%
33518
61%
**04
92%
[ReloadSwiss RS 70]*
<<locked>>
82%
33982
61%
**00
90%
Rottweil R 903
<<locked>>
81%
41017
74%
**28
98%
[Rottweil R 905]*
<<locked>>
94%
42482
77%
**94
90%
[Rottweil R 907]*
<<locked>>
81%
38754
70%
**17
90%
SNPE Vectan SP 11
<<locked>>
81%
41162
74%
**64
97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000
<<locked>>
81%
42177
76%
**53
100%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 7000]*
<<locked>>
81%
37057
67%
**41
91%
[Shooters World Long Rifle]*
<<locked>>
81%
37927
69%
**10
93%
Shooters World Precision
<<locked>>
81%
45513
82%
**07
99%
Somchem S355
<<locked>>
81%
41220
75%
**28
98%
Somchem S365
<<locked>>
81%
31024
56%
**48
95%
[Somchem S385]*
<<locked>>
91%
39363
71%
**89
90%
Vihtavuori N135
<<locked>>
81%
40045
72%
**66
100%
Vihtavuori N140
<<locked>>
81%
46340
84%
**87
100%
Vihtavuori N150
<<locked>>
81%
35273
64%
**54
97%
[Vihtavuori N160]*
<<locked>>
81%
36477
66%
**23
94%
[Vihtavuori N550]*
<<locked>>
81%
37072
67%
**66
94%
[Vihtavuori N555]*
<<locked>>
82%
28065
51%
**46
90%
Winchester 6.5 StaBALL
<<locked>>
81%
35244
64%
**64
96%
[Winchester 760]*
<<locked>>
81%
38537
70%
**09
91%
[Winchester StaBALL HD]*
<<locked>>
89%
28601
52%
**76
90%

Start Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

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FR ... fill rate of the cartridge in percent

MaxP ... max. pressure of load in psi or bar

% ... max. pressure of load in percent of the maximum allowed pressure for this caliber 

V(0) ... muzzle velocity in feet per second (fps) or  meters per second (m/s)

z ... powder burnt in percent

[...] *... not dangerous but load has suboptimal powder burnt with possible characteristics such as extensive muzzle flash or inaccurate loads.

[...] ²... fill rate low - you might want to consider using a filler to ensure proper ignition.

[...] ᴾ... possible press load - work up slowly to this load while watching for signs of excessive pressure.

👍  ... recommended powder/load for this caliber and bullet combination based on its ballistic performance.

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