what is your coal? gotta be less than 2.80I shoot 140 hybrids—0.167” freebore
Bergers book shows a COAL at 2.80. I know this irrelevant but from this perspective 2.750 wouldnt be way out there. Bullet designs are different of course. But with a .163 freebore I am at best 2.740 with a 130 VLD target. I have found 1 bullet that I can seat out to 2.820 in the 130 category only. My eperience. I am not happy with the VLD targets at 2.740 as there is too much bullet in the case neck/ powder column. They will not seat farther without jamming and then, not much.I shoot 142 accubonds. just moved and all my data is misplaced. Have my reamer print and my load data... somewhere. I think velocity is 2750ish and i'm seated way out there.
RL series powders and barrel life that starts with a 1 seem to go hand in hand, but damn they shoot some good ones don’t they!0.166 freebore. 1k benchrest LG, 28" HV contour barrel. RL16 gave me 2820fps with the 153.5 Berger and shot 3-4" at 1000yards for 900 rounds before the barrel was torched. No free lunch!
Second barrel, I have calmed down and am running normal pressure loads and it's looking like it'll go 2x more. the 6.5x47 is just so strong that the only sign you'll get is heavy bolt lift and some brass smeared on the bolt face. Primers and everything else will be fine.RL series powders and barrel life that starts with a 1 seem to go hand in hand, but damn they shoot some good ones don’t they!
Your COAL which is irrelevant, must have been in the 2.720 range as a guess. Do you have any idea where it was? Just curious.0.166 freebore. 1k benchrest LG, 28" HV contour barrel. RL16 gave me 2820fps with the 153.5 Berger and shot 3-4" at 1000yards for 900 rounds before the barrel was torched. No free lunch!
Right about 2.92 actually.Your COAL which is irrelevant, must have been in the 2.720 range as a guess. Do you have any idea where it was? Just curious.
This may be true. I'm at 5000ft. elevation so a lot of things just work for me up here. My barrels are 8 twist Krieger 4 grooves.The 6.5-47 is not the issue with 150 grain bullets, it will shoot them albeit it slower than the 140s and 130s. But shooting one accurately depends on the twist rate of your barrel. I have a 6.5-284 and wish i could shoot them but not enough twist. Check your twist and look at what the bullet maker suggests.
Right about 2.92 actually.
This may be true. I'm at 5000ft. elevation so a lot of things just work for me up here. My barrels are 8 twist Krieger 4 grooves.
I jam them fairly deep. Maybe 0.020 or thereabouts. That said, I'm just going off what Jim told me the reamer had. Perhaps he was mistaken and it was longer. Have you worked with the 153.5? It's a pretty long pointy bullet with not that much longer of a bearing surface compared to the 140s:I've got a .163 and I just don't see how it is possible. 2.920 with a .166 fb?