6.5x47L, 130 berger or SMK's, your best load data

[DennisH]

I have the 120's down pat.

I am looking for the perfect 130 gr load for my 28" 1/8 twist Mcgowen 6.5x47L.

 

[TX65]

130 Berger
38.2 Varget (would start at 37.4 and test in your barrel in .2 grain increments)
CCI 450
seated .010" into lands
2960 fps in a 28 inch barrel
Use at 1000 yards in F-Class

Reloader 15 also does well at 38.2 (start at 37.4 and test in your barrel in .2 grain increments)

 

[DennisH]

TX65, I also see you shoot a 308.

Do you have a favorite 1K yd load? I am shooting a 28" Broughton with a 12 twist.

 

[TX65]

Hi Dennis,

I only shoot the 308 W with a 17 twist barrel for use with light flat base bullets in the 110-135 grain weights. I use that at shorter ranges.

Arne

 

[DennisH]

Gonna try the 38.2, any other loads?

 

[TX65]

The most common recipes that people use are Varget or RL-15 with starting loads of 37.4 and working up.

There are some people who have had good success with H4350 and RL17. I tried H4350 and did not see the performance happen till I hit just past 100% case fill compressing the charge. (something not good when you are very precisely seated into the lands and have light neck tension). It shot good.


I did some minor testing with RL17 did get velocity, but did not perform well on target.. the groups really opened up. May try again when I have more time to mess with it.

 

[DennisH]

From all the reading/research I have done, it seems the answer is going to be with RL15, somewhere between 38.0 & 39.0grns! I will let you know!

 

[Nutjob]

Mine likes 40.5 h4350 and the 130 Berger. 2960 fps 25" Broughton.
Russ

 

[GSSP]

2960 from a 25" Barrel with 40.5 great H4350? My best load is 40.3 of H4350 yet I only get 2800 GPS from a 26" Krieger. I must have a very slow barrel that's still very accurate.