6.5X47 Long Throat

[Old Navy]

I had so much fun shooting my 6.5X47 out to a mile I decided to step up in bullet weight with better BC numbers. I tried the 147 ELD-M last summer and managed a couple 6" 1K groups. This was in spite of seating the bullet past the donut and seriously crunching powder. I have several hundred of these with two different lot numbers. I rented a reamer from 4D rentals and reamed the throat enough to keep the base out of the donut. Ran my same loads over the Magneto Speed today. I lost 48 fps but gained it back with another grain of powder. My last group went .293" @ 2809. This will keep me trans sonic to a mile. No sign of pressure so I am going to see if I can safely get 2850 to give me a little margin. Evan gave me the BTO of the Berger 153.5 and they are real close to the 147. Looks like I am off to the range maybe this weekend.

 

[Idaho-Lefty]

The ELD-M 147's, seem to be, an, impressive Bullet for, Distance in, a 6.5 !
I have a couple hundred of, them to "Play with" this Winter, in my 6.5 Creed, 24 " bbl. and will be using, StaBall 65.
Hoping to, have some Fun "Plinking" at, Steel out to,.. 7- 800 Yards IF, my Tikka shoots them,.. well enough !

 

[SweaterDood]

I had so much fun shooting my 6.5X47 out to a mile I decided to step up in bullet weight with better BC numbers. I tried the 147 ELD-M last summer and managed a couple 6" 1K groups. This was in spite of seating the bullet past the donut and seriously crunching powder. I have several hundred of these with two different lot numbers. I rented a reamer from 4D rentals and reamed the throat enough to keep the base out of the donut. Ran my same loads over the Magneto Speed today. I lost 48 fps but gained it back with another grain of powder. My last group went .293" @ 2809. This will keep me trans sonic to a mile. No sign of pressure so I am going to see if I can safely get 2850 to give me a little margin. Evan gave me the BTO of the Berger 153.5 and they are real close to the 147. Looks like I am off to the range maybe this weekend.

What length barrel are you running for those speeds? Seems pretty fast for the 47L, at least from something like a 26” tube.

 

[Old Navy]

28" Shilen SM.

 

[6ShotsOr5?]

@Old Navy did you consider the Berger 144s?

 

[Old Navy]

@Old Navy did you consider the Berger 144s?

Not yet or the 153.2. I haven't had a chance to shoot the 147 past 300 yet.