95 vmax in 6.5x47

[MahtewsSB]

Anyone using the 95 vmax? I'm going to try it out in my 6.5x47 lapua. I have an 8 twist barrel though so i am concerned about over spinning these 95s. Will this be an issue or should i be okay to shoot them accurately?

If anyone is using them in a 6.5L what is your load? As there is no load data available for this combo. I will obviously start below whatever load(s) is posted and work up to see what my rifle will handle but just looking for a starting point.

 

[Jtate]

I shoot them out of 1 in 8- 6.5 Grendel 29grains of Benchmark half MOA or less. Two foxes and one bobcat so far this month. Jon

 

[MahtewsSB]

I have varget and H4350 on hand so I would like to use one of those if I can.

 

[6xcshooter]

I shoot them out of 1 in 8- 6.5 Grendel 29grains of Benchmark half MOA or less. Two foxes and one bobcat so far this month. Jon

can't imagine there was much left of them critters. i also shoot them with benckmark. Pretty much like a bomb goes off in the animal when it hits

 

[MahtewsSB]

Has anyone used varget, H4350, or H4895 with the 95s?

 

[areaone]

I used benchmark with the out of production 85 gr varmint in my 6.5x47l. 8.5 twist and they were 3500 fps into one little hole in a 3 shot group less than .18 ..

 

[MahtewsSB]

It seems that the consensus is benchmark and seems to give great results, I will get some to try out. What loads are you guys using? There isn't really any data for these bullets in a 6.5x47 L

 

[cocopuff]

use the same data as with 100 grain,if that is in the book..

 

[Eric Leonard]

 

[6xcshooter]

37.5 to 38.5grs should be able to find a accurate load somewhere there. barrel doesn't seem to heat up much also

 

[MahtewsSB]

37.5 to 38.5grs should be able to find a accurate load somewhere there. barrel doesn't seem to heat up much also

Ok thanks I will start at 37.5 and work up until I hit something good

 

[MahtewsSB]

I'm curious to try H4895 as i believe it will give a little more velocity than the benchmark. What do you guys think? Or should I just go with benchmark?

 

[6xcshooter]

benchmark
mine with 38 grs go 3200 fps

 

[MahtewsSB]

37.5 gr benchmark has provided groups in the .2s-.3s while seated at 20 thou off. i would prefer to see more bullet in the case neck, what OAL are you guys using?

 

[6xcshooter]

oal is relative to the firearm shooting it. experiment with it to find where your rifle shoots best.

 

[Jtate]

The ojive design of the 95 grain vmax has not been finkie for me in the Grendel in fact I do not move the seating steam at all any more when swapping back and forth between the 95 vmax and 123 amax. I would just seat them to the length you like and I would bet they shot with the benchmark load you have worked up. Jon

 

[MahtewsSB]

The ojive design of the 95 grain vmax has not been finkie for me in the Grendel in fact I do not move the seating steam at all any more when swapping back and forth between the 95 vmax and 123 amax. I would just seat them to the length you like and I would bet they shot with the benchmark load you have worked up. Jon

Ok I will see how they shoot when I leave my die set up for my 130 vlds. That should give me enough bullet in the mouth to feel a little more comfortable. I guess if all else I can keep seating them at 20 thou off but there is very very minimal bullet/neck contact. They still have enough tension to pass a "push against the bench" test and not change length so it would probably be okay.