6mm Creedmoor Varmint loads?

[ashworth]

I'm just finishing up a 6mm Creedmoor build and looking for varmint loads. I have data for the 105g-115g loads. I looking for data to work up with the 70g-90g for Wyoming PD loads this summer. I'm thinking of using 6XC data and working from there, but I would prefer to use tried loads. Am I on the right track by using the 6Xc for a starting point?

 

[jamesh]

Since the case capacity is the same as the 243 Win I just use 243 Win data to get a starting point.

 

[Phil]

I believe the 6mm Creedmoor is just a tad smaller than a .243

I would back down some .243 loads and start there.

I`m tossing either a 6mm or 22 Creedmoor around for a calling gun to shoot coyotes.

Good luck with your project,keep us informed.

Phil.

 

[jamesh]

OK my 6mm Creedmoor (6.5 Creedmoor brass necked down to 6mm)brass has the exact same capacity as my 243 Lapua brass. There is as much variability within the brass of each as there is between the two.
Your brass may be different.

 

[Phil]

I haven`t made the jump yet to build one,but i decided to use the Creedmoor case because of the 30* shoulder...


Sorry i can`t comment on the case capacity,other than what i mentioned above,which is info i gleaned from the internet.

Phil.

 

[ashworth]

The 243 it is, thanks for the info.

 

[searcher]

If you get the hankering to blast some "long range" P.D's, you might want to take some of your actual heavier match loads as they are so much more "wind friendly" in a place where there usually is a lot of it. Just be sure of your backstop or lack thereof. Run the bullet comparison on a ballistic program. For light weight - look at the 95 V-Max!

 

[searcher]

Whoops! Re-read the post. The 95 V-Max I recommended was intended for a 6.5 - not 6mm. The 58 V-max is what I intended to say.... Sorry.

 

[ashworth]

I would shoot 58g if somebody else paid for the barrels and when Wyoming has a windless day...I run 85g Sierras in my 6.5 CMR, this bullet has more of a "lift factor" impact than the V-Maxs. I tried the 95g VMaxs in my 6.5CMR for a couple of years before switching. So far, it is hard to beat Berger's Varmint on the lift factor as long as they stay in a normal twisted barrel. It is fun to download a little below vaporizing where 8 out of 10 rds impact with a white tail following. I'm set up to load 88g Berger FB Varmint, just looking for tested loads. It is too easy to run 400 rounds w/ different powders, bullets, primers, seating depths on and on...to finally find a couple of laser loads. Thanks for the help and comments.