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We've included data on most of the most popular 6mm medium to long-range match bullets in our Bullet Comparator. Tell us how you load these pills to achieve tight groups and match-winning scores.
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BountyHunter
6 BRH improved: Trim necks down .200 with KM turner, then neck up to 6.5mm. Resize down until leave small false shoulder on case and bolt is tight to close on empty case. Primer pockets reamed with modified Hart primer pocket reamer.
Load fireforming load, fire and perfectly aligned case without all the cream of wheat/tissue fuss. Very accurate practice/ground hog load.
Bullets are 100 gr Clinch Rivers sorted by bearing surface with Buhay Ogive checker,page 19 of RW Hart catalog and $125). BC of this bullet is .540-.560 reportedly and is accurate as heck and quality is the highest.
Varget or N540 are powders of choice. BR2 or BR 450 primers are choices. 450 cut my ES in half. With careful reloading, ES should be single digit. BR is super easy to load and accurate as heck. Great and inexpensive cartridge to shoot. -- BH
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ReedG
I am shooting a Savage 12 BVSS-S that has a 1:14 barrel, 22 inches long and a Rifle Basix Sav-2 trigger. Otherwise a factory rifle. I have spent ever since the snow melted this spring working up loads and have found this to be a very accurate and easy-to-load caliber. I have loads for Sierra 55-gr. BlitzKings and 70-gr. HPs; Hornady V-Maxes in 58, 65 & 75-gr.; but what it likes best so far is 68-gr. Bergers,the standard flat base HP) with 34.2-gr. of Varget. I just tried 74-gr. Bergers yesterday and it looks like they will shoot as good as the 68s. I have put 2,083 rounds through this rifle since March, and the average of all the 5-shot groups is .528",you gotta love a spreadsheet!). It will regularly shoot into the "3s" at 100 and if I'd stop fooling around "working up loads" and learn to shoot it, it probably would do a lot better. It has shot 5-shot groups in the "1s",.142" and .159" last week), but I haven't done it consistently yet.
If any of you are shooting 1:14 twists,seems most have 1:8s or so) and want me to post some loads, let me know. I use Lapua cases, BR4 primers and Benchmark and Varget powders have been the best. Mickey cut a minimum spec factory chamber with .272" neck and I use Redding dies with .268" button. I have cases that have been loaded 18 times that still mic exactly the same as factory new.,And, by the way, this was a "used BR" barrel that Mickey installed for me. His work is meticulous.)
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Moderator
Read--Thanks for the info. This is actually very helpful. Richard Franklin of Richard's Custom Rifles just pulled the 1:10 bbl off his 6mm gun and is shooting a 1:14 now with 75gr V-maxs. We were surprised he could stabilize a 75-grainer in a 1:14 but he says it works fine. So you may be on to something...
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MarkS
Richard has chambered 3 BR's & 1 6AI for me, And I have a BAT action coming next month, that will be the 4th BR. He does Great work. Check out his stocks too. His 1000 yds stock is the best on the market, That I have seen.
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PatL
Re the 75 grain pills @ 1:14, I've shot 80 grain Bergers that grouped very close to my 70's. Go figure! Conventional wisdom had me thinking 1:14 was too slow. Any ideas? Was I just lucky?
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BountyHunter
6 BRH improved: Trim necks down .200 with KM turner, then neck up to 6.5mm. Resize down until leave small false shoulder on case and bolt is tight to close on empty case. Primer pockets reamed with modified Hart primer pocket reamer.
Load fireforming load, fire and perfectly aligned case without all the cream of wheat/tissue fuss. Very accurate practice/ground hog load.
Bullets are 100 gr Clinch Rivers sorted by bearing surface with Buhay Ogive checker,page 19 of RW Hart catalog and $125). BC of this bullet is .540-.560 reportedly and is accurate as heck and quality is the highest.
Varget or N540 are powders of choice. BR2 or BR 450 primers are choices. 450 cut my ES in half. With careful reloading, ES should be single digit. BR is super easy to load and accurate as heck. Great and inexpensive cartridge to shoot. -- BH
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ReedG
I am shooting a Savage 12 BVSS-S that has a 1:14 barrel, 22 inches long and a Rifle Basix Sav-2 trigger. Otherwise a factory rifle. I have spent ever since the snow melted this spring working up loads and have found this to be a very accurate and easy-to-load caliber. I have loads for Sierra 55-gr. BlitzKings and 70-gr. HPs; Hornady V-Maxes in 58, 65 & 75-gr.; but what it likes best so far is 68-gr. Bergers,the standard flat base HP) with 34.2-gr. of Varget. I just tried 74-gr. Bergers yesterday and it looks like they will shoot as good as the 68s. I have put 2,083 rounds through this rifle since March, and the average of all the 5-shot groups is .528",you gotta love a spreadsheet!). It will regularly shoot into the "3s" at 100 and if I'd stop fooling around "working up loads" and learn to shoot it, it probably would do a lot better. It has shot 5-shot groups in the "1s",.142" and .159" last week), but I haven't done it consistently yet.
If any of you are shooting 1:14 twists,seems most have 1:8s or so) and want me to post some loads, let me know. I use Lapua cases, BR4 primers and Benchmark and Varget powders have been the best. Mickey cut a minimum spec factory chamber with .272" neck and I use Redding dies with .268" button. I have cases that have been loaded 18 times that still mic exactly the same as factory new.,And, by the way, this was a "used BR" barrel that Mickey installed for me. His work is meticulous.)
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Moderator
Read--Thanks for the info. This is actually very helpful. Richard Franklin of Richard's Custom Rifles just pulled the 1:10 bbl off his 6mm gun and is shooting a 1:14 now with 75gr V-maxs. We were surprised he could stabilize a 75-grainer in a 1:14 but he says it works fine. So you may be on to something...
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MarkS
Richard has chambered 3 BR's & 1 6AI for me, And I have a BAT action coming next month, that will be the 4th BR. He does Great work. Check out his stocks too. His 1000 yds stock is the best on the market, That I have seen.
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PatL
Re the 75 grain pills @ 1:14, I've shot 80 grain Bergers that grouped very close to my 70's. Go figure! Conventional wisdom had me thinking 1:14 was too slow. Any ideas? Was I just lucky?
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