Cartridge
.243 Winchester
0.243" (6mm) · .243 Win · centerfire
57 factory loads from 9 manufacturers, on 51 projectiles.
Factory loads
57
Bullet weight
55–100gr
Muzzle velocity
2800–3925 fps
Muzzle energy
1402–2139 ft·lb
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
- 70gr2
- 75gr4
- 76gr2
- 80gr6
- 85gr6
- 87gr2
- 90gr8
- 95gr10
- 100gr11
12 bullet weights across 57 factory loads.
Factory loads
See all 57 →
Barnes
Harvest
.243 Winchester · 90gr · Tipped GameKing
Barnes
VOR-TX Reduced Recoil
.243 Winchester · 80gr · TTSX
Barnes
VOR-TX Rifle
.243 Winchester · 80gr · TTSX
Browning
BXV
.243 Winchester · 65gr · Rapid Controlled Expansion Polymer Tip
Browning
Max Point
.243 Winchester · 95gr · Polymer Tip
Browning
Silver Series
.243 Winchester · 100gr · Plated Soft Point
Federal Premium
Barnes TSX
.243 Winchester · 85gr · TSX
Federal Premium
2xBerger Hybrid Hunter
.243 Winchester · 95gr · Hybrid Hunter
Federal Premium
ELD-X
.243 Winchester · 90gr · ELD-X
Federal Premium
Fusion
.243 Winchester · 95gr · Fusion
Federal Premium
Fusion Tipped
.243 Winchester · 95gr · Fusion Tipped
Federal Premium
Nosler Partition
.243 Winchester · 100gr · Partition