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6.5X47 Improved

I have a reamer being made to shoot the 123's and 130 grain bullets and was wondering who may have one and what powder they are shooting in it.
Thanks
Terry Pohl
 
Johara1 why did you give it up? Barrell life not enough bang for the buck?
Preacher I plan on using mine at a 500 meter fly shoot in a light gun, your opinion on this decision if you will please.FYI it will be on a Bat M with a 29'' #17 8.5 twist Kreager.
Thanks
Terry Pohl
 
Johara1 why did you give it up? Barrell life not enough bang for the buck?
Preacher I plan on using mine at a 500 meter fly shoot in a light gun, your opinion on this decision if you will please.FYI it will be on a Bat M with a 29'' #17 8.5 twist Kreager.
Thanks
Terry Pohl
Sounds like a plan to me, most any bullets have been really accurate in both of mine..
Settled on the 130 AB for hunting purposes only...
If I was looking for tiny groups, I would use the 120's and 123's....
 
Johara1 why did you give it up? Barrell life not enough bang for the buck?
Preacher I plan on using mine at a 500 meter fly shoot in a light gun, your opinion on this decision if you will please.FYI it will be on a Bat M with a 29'' #17 8.5 twist Kreager.
Thanks
Terry Pohl

My plan was to drive the 140 at 2800 with H4350 and it wouldn't do it and it didn't shoot as good as the 6.5x47. With the the 130 I could get .1 accuracy around 3000, straight 47not much more gain with the improved. jim
 
My plan was to drive the 140 at 2800 with H4350 and it wouldn't do it and it didn't shoot as good as the 6.5x47. With the the 130 I could get .1 accuracy around 3000, straight 47not much more gain with the improved. jim

You couldn't get 2800 with a 140 in an improved? What action, barrel length and FB was it?
 
You couldn't get 2800 with a 140 in an improved? What action, barrel length and FB was it?
Hell I can't remember back that far, with H4350 and no it wouldn't do it without compression and the heel of the boat tail was well in the sized part of the neck. I was not interested in other powders. plus I was looking for .1 accuracy or less and it won't do it..... jim

Don't worry bud this wasn't my first rodeo
 
Sounds like a plan to me, most any bullets have been really accurate in both of mine..
Settled on the 130 AB for hunting purposes only...
If I was looking for tiny groups, I would use the 120's and 123's....

I was looking for tiny groups for a 1000 yds, pretty hard to beat the 6.5x47..... nothing much gained with the improved.... jim
 
Hell I can't remember back that far, with H4350 and no it wouldn't do it without compression and the heel of the boat tail was well in the sized part of the neck. I was not interested in other powders. plus I was looking for .1 accuracy or less and it won't do it..... jim

Don't worry bud this wasn't my first rodeo

I know it's not, mine either that's why I asked. I've had good luck with H-4350 and 140's in standard 47L's, all came in @the mid 2700's and again well north of 2800, running .198"FB. in a 28" tube. Was just curious, not questioning your knowledge.
 
I know it's not, mine either that's why I asked. I've had good luck with H-4350 and 140's in standard 47L's, all came in @the mid 2700's and again well north of 2800, running .198"FB. in a 28" tube. Was just curious, not questioning your knowledge.

IT was long, but I sure can't remember the exact number but the heel was up half way in the neck and I was using a Bat 1.530 B and a 28" Kreiger and 5 different lots of 4350 and it will not shoot small and at 2800. It ain't a race but it has to shoot and repeat and it won't do that. I can make the 47 do it with different powder but it won't shoot. All depends on the lot of powder, I had one lot of Varget that flat hammered, then when it was done, not one lot would do the same. I found that H4350 was the same deal, find the right lot and it is golden..... I never found it with the Improved....... jim
 
I was looking for tiny groups for a 1000 yds, pretty hard to beat the 6.5x47..... nothing much gained with the improved.... jim

Did you like the plain 6.5x47 for 1000? I have Jim Borden building me one right now on a BRL drop port. Figured the 6.5x47 would give me a bit more oomph than a 6BR variant without having to resort to a heavy hitter like a 284 or 300WSM.
 
Did you like the plain 6.5x47 for 1000? I have Jim Borden building me one right now on a BRL drop port. Figured the 6.5x47 would give me a bit more oomph than a 6BR variant without having to resort to a heavy hitter like a 284 or 300WSM.

Yes it shot very well, but at the expense of high recoil. I don't know about more oomph though, the 6mm with 110's and a BC over 600 seems to fill the bill too with less recoil.... jim
 
Think about this and run the numbers on it for wind deflection at 1000. a 6mm imp. at 2920 shooting in a .1 or less ES of 1 to 6, with a .600 bc. bullet verses a 140 bullet 6.5 bullet at 2800....... jim
 

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