6.5 creedmoor load data

[ricksaw]

I have a savage mod.10 pac-nor barrel,after trying several combinations this one is by far the best.Hornady 100 gr.a-max,fed.210 match primer,41.8 grs. cfe223,I opted to buy a Lee collet die and a wilson straight line seater.This loads is zippy 3222 fps.so start low and work up.Here's the interesting part,when I got the collet die I loaded up some ammo one batch with the neck squeezed down tight the other batch I left the neck loose so I could push the bullet in,I intentionally seated the bullets long so when I chambered a round the lands seated the bullet.Went to the 530 yd range and shot both types of ammo,the tight necked one's shot ok around minute of angle,the loose necked one's put 3 round into one and three quarter inch,thought it was a fluke ,tried it again same result.this is my praire dog load,any dog within 500 yds.is toast!plus cfe223 cleans the barrel of copper,get your cake and eat it too!

 

[Titan700]

ricksaw what the twist on yours ?

 

[Danattherock]

If it won't shoot 140s with somewhere between 41 to 43grs of H4350 then there is something wrong with the gun.

I totally agree with this comment. I load for several, and use nothing but H4350. Have had excellent luck with the 140 A-max as well....

Tony.

+2

Doing load development for my Ruger Precision 6.5 now, maybe done after today, just got back from range. 42.2 gr H-4350 with 139 Scenars seated 20 thou off lands is winner of the chicken dinner. Using Fed match primers and unprocessed Hornady brand new brass.

After fire forming all 250 cases, I trim to 1.910" on Forster, weight sort within 2 grains (looking like 149-151), among other basic prep/uniforming. Will keep the 200 most uniform weighted cases, loaded in four 50 round MTM boxes, marking with sharpe after each firing.

Point is, it can only get better from here. I've now 4x confirmed a solid 1/2 moa load at 42.2. I'm done with load development. Time to start shooting, making dope card, truing up ballistic curves, and reading wind. My interest is PRS and similar matches.


Dan