What powders are y'all getting good results with in this caliber? I'm down to 1 pound of h4350 and I'm having a hard time getting some more. I'll be shooting 136 gr lapua scenar-l.
6.5x47 lapua
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A couple pounds of varget but it's for my ftr rifle. A few pounds of imr 4064 and 8#s of 6.5 staball
joshb
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Use the Varget. Even the Berger reloading manual suggests it for accuracy. We all make choices, these days.
My powder varies by make of bullet. I use both Varget and RL 15 with such success and have never bothered to try anything else (at least yet). I have 2 different 22" barrels set up as hunting rigs. Between the two, I have 5 or 6 load combinations that deliver sub 1\4" five shot groups with 4 different bullets in the 120 to 130 grain weight range. Boy howdy do I like 6.5 x 47. Can't wait to move to the Texas Hill Country, get settled in, and get back to shooting (finally got both shots behind me).
Try, the StaBall 65 as I think that, IT will, surprise you !
The "Burn Rate", is slightly slower than, 4350 and Hogdon reloading, "should" have Data.
I use it with, my 100 gr Sierra SPBT, Hunting loads in .243 Win and with, 95 and 108 grain, Target / Varmint loads in my New, Rem 700, Criterion barreled, 6 XC.
The 108 Berger, Elite Hunters, are "Clover leafing" in the 3's with it and I'm NOT finished "Tuning", yet !
Extra "Bonus",.. StaBall, Meter's, plus / minus, ONE Tenth of, a grain !
The "Burn Rate", is slightly slower than, 4350 and Hogdon reloading, "should" have Data.
I use it with, my 100 gr Sierra SPBT, Hunting loads in .243 Win and with, 95 and 108 grain, Target / Varmint loads in my New, Rem 700, Criterion barreled, 6 XC.
The 108 Berger, Elite Hunters, are "Clover leafing" in the 3's with it and I'm NOT finished "Tuning", yet !
Extra "Bonus",.. StaBall, Meter's, plus / minus, ONE Tenth of, a grain !
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Was going to try the staball but everything I'd read on people trying it in a 6.5x47 was bad so I wasn't very optimistic.
RL17 has been good for 130 grain loads
StaBall 65 ( thus the 65 in the Name ) was designed by Olin ( Winchester's ) Engineers/ Chemists for, the 6.5 Creedmoor round, which is, very close in, case size / Volume to the 6.5 x 47 L ( IIRC ). I DON'T own either of those two rounds, but we shoot it in 3 Cartridge's in my Family,.. .243 Win, 6XC, ( 95 to 108's ) and in 7mm-08 ( with, 150 to168 grain, bullets ). GOOD accuracy and very near, Tip TOP,.. Velocities are, NO, problem !
OR, .. just send it to me and I'll happily, dispose of it,.. PROPERLY for, you ( LOL ! )
OR, .. just send it to me and I'll happily, dispose of it,.. PROPERLY for, you ( LOL ! )
StaBall, shoots as good as, ANY Gun Powder that,.. I've ever shot !
H-4350 might do, a "little" better, but very few places,.. HAVE,. any !
Do, a Ladder Test for, the amount of Powder / Velocity,.. THEN,.. "Tune" for, Bullet Depth.
StaBall, HAS the "correct" Burn rate for, your Cart. W/ 130 to 147 grain Bullets Good Luck !
CCI or, Win Primers, work great.
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Have you tried to buy any VV,. N-150 or, N160 ?
Sometimes IT can be had from, a WELL stocked, GS
Since fairly expensive, not everyone, shoots it !
You won't know for sure that, the StaBall, won't work, in your Rifle, Til' you try, tho
Sometimes IT can be had from, a WELL stocked, GS
Since fairly expensive, not everyone, shoots it !
You won't know for sure that, the StaBall, won't work, in your Rifle, Til' you try, tho
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Sorry to hear that !
Sounds like, 3-4 guys have had "Trouble", in the 6.5 x 47 L with StaBall
DHuffman
Silver $$ Contributor
Everyone should test in their rifle but in the initial test it was bigger and not worth pursuing for benchrest purposes.
Thanks
None of my lgs has any Powder and I haven't noticed it in stock anywhere online. To be fair I wasn't really looking for those particular powders
IMR-4064 does well in my 6.5x47. Not a speed demon; it pressures out too soon, but it produced good accuracy at 2600fps with 153.5 Bergers.
nakneker
Gold $$ Contributor
I’ve had excellent luck with Varget. I tried H4350 and it did good but the stars aligned with Varget for me. Shooting 140 grain Berger HVLDs. 37.5 grains with a CCI 400. I actually tried that load because it’s listed on the cartridge guide you can find here. Only down side is it’s Varget, but you do have 2 pounds of it.
That being said the 6.5 x47 would be a fun one to experiment with, CFE223 has been an eye opener for a lot of my smaller and mid sized cartridges.
A quick search brought these threads up For your browsing time.
That being said the 6.5 x47 would be a fun one to experiment with, CFE223 has been an eye opener for a lot of my smaller and mid sized cartridges.
A quick search brought these threads up For your browsing time.
We have 5 different Loads, worked up, in 3 Rifles, that shoot,.. "good" !
IF you have, a $3,000+ Target rifle, shooting Bench Rest at,.. 600- 1,000 yards,..
StaBall, might not be, the "perfect Match" Powder for, your Rifle !
UNTIL, H-4350 / Varget, "Pixie Dust" becomes available, again,.. the StaBall, WILL go,.. Bang !
IF you have, a $3,000+ Target rifle, shooting Bench Rest at,.. 600- 1,000 yards,..
StaBall, might not be, the "perfect Match" Powder for, your Rifle !
UNTIL, H-4350 / Varget, "Pixie Dust" becomes available, again,.. the StaBall, WILL go,.. Bang !
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