Cartridge
.243 Winchester
0.243" (6mm) · .243 Win · centerfire
81 factory loads from 16 manufacturers, on 70 projectiles.
Factory loads
81
Bullet weight
55–100gr
Muzzle velocity
2,789–3,925 fps
Muzzle energy
1,402–2,139 ft-lbs
Bullet Drop (inches)
One load from each of the 5 most-loaded bullet weights, plotted from the bore line to 1000 yards in ICAO sea-level air — measured from the muzzle rather than from a sighted-in rifle, so these curves compare the loads against each other and are not holdover figures. Compare these at your own conditions →
Weights are the ones with the most factory loads; within each, the load visitors compare most often. See every load →
Bullet weights loaded
- 55gr2
- 58gr2
- 65gr2
- 70gr3
- 75gr4
- 76gr2
- 80gr11
- 85gr6
- 87gr2
- 90gr15
- 95gr13
- 96gr1
- 100gr18
13 bullet weights across 81 factory loads.
Factory loads
See all 81 →
Barnes
65xHarvest
.243 Winchester · 90gr · Tipped GameKing
Federal Premium
47xELD-X
.243 Winchester · 90gr · ELD-X
Nosler
29xVarmageddon
.243 Winchester · 55gr · Varmageddon
Hornady
19xSuperformance
.243 Winchester · 95gr · SST
Hornady
11xSuperformance Varmint
.243 Winchester · 75gr · V-MAX
Federal Premium
10xBerger Hybrid Hunter
.243 Winchester · 95gr · Classic Hybrid Hunter
Fiocchi
8xField Dynamics Big Game
.243 Winchester · 100gr · Soft Point
Hornady
8xAmerican Whitetail
.243 Winchester · 100gr · InterLock BTSP
Remington
8xCore-Lokt
.243 Winchester · 100gr · Core-Lokt Pointed Soft Point
Hornady
7xSuperformance Varmint
.243 Winchester · 58gr · V-MAX
Remington
7xPremier Scirocco
.243 Winchester · 90gr · Scirocco
Remington
6xCore-Lokt Tipped
.243 Winchester · 95gr · Core-Lokt Tipped