BEST LOADS for 6.5-06!

[antelopedundee]

Anyone care to share their best powder suggestions for 130 grain bullets in the 6.5-06. I have been using mainly IMR 4831 or IMR 7827. I have a few days yet to order some powder at a good price with no hazmat fee so I might consider trying some others.

 

[fyrewall]

6.5-06 ---- Try Re23 with 120's, 123's & 130's. With 140's I like H1000.

 

[WyleWD]

WW760 or H4350 with the 120's & 123's. N560 or 4831ssc with the 130's and 140's. JME. WD

 

[JSH]

With the luck I had with R26 in the 270 I would be inclined to taste test it in a 6.5-06.

 

[AckleymanII]

130g Accubond, Win 25/06 brass, 52g of R#22, .020 bullet jump, cci 250 sealed the deal, tiny groups

123g Sierra MK, Winchester brass, 53g of R#22, cci 250, .020 jump is 1/4" groups in this Pac Nor barrel

140g SST shot bug holes also with R#22

 

[Walt Krafft]

I found 6.5-06 and 6.5-284 load data was interchangeable in the rifles I have. H4350 50grns and a 140 Berger works well.

 

[mikeeg02]

Paging @R.Morehouse

 

[R.Morehouse]

Paging @R.Morehouse

I was running a 6.5-06 improved with both RL-22 & RL-25 shooting Bob C.'s 141's. I was running it at the top node and really don't want to list it because it is no place to start......The above info. is very helpful, I found some good accuracy with H-1000 but I liked the speed of the Reloader powders.......Just not so much the barrel life. It was definitely a " Hot Rod " chambering for 1000BR, just a bit too hard on brass & barrels for me. I wouldn't hesitate to make another one in a hunting platform.......Best of luck.

Regards
Rick

 

[fyrewall]

Re23 is very much like Re22 and Re22 start loads may be used when working up loads for Re23. Both Re22 & Re23 give real zippy velocities, I am now shooting some 130 Nosler RDF's with Re23 & necked up .25-06 PPU brass. H1000 is very difficult to find at my LGS'.

 

[ebb]

VV165

 

[antelopedundee]

Thanks for the suggestions.

 

[STOMP442]

I've never bothered running anything lighter than 140s in that particular caliber, but H1000 has always worked well for me.

 

[antelopedundee]

I've never bothered running anything lighter than 140s in that particular caliber, but H1000 has always worked well for me.

That's about $25 a pound + tax. Our "gun club" usually does a large component buy once a year. Fed 210 large rifle match primers are $32/1000 + 7% tax. Time to stock up.

 

[Wal39080]

I found 6.5-06 and 6.5-284 load data was interchangeable in the rifles I have. H4350 50grns and a 140 Berger works well.

Hi Walt. I've search and searched for 6.5-06 load data here in Australia and can find very little which is relevant. I have just chambered in 6.5-06 LA. I'm will be running 140 gr Hornady ELD-M's. I have ADI AR2209 powder, which is equivalent to H4350. I have a 24 " barrel. I was hoping to get 2900 fps with that combination. Can you please give me the powder weights you used for the 6.5-06 using H4350 and 140 grn projectiles.

You posted you use 50 grns of H4350. Nosler load data has a max of only 48.5 grns (2808 fps).

Many thanks
Jason

 

[Walt Krafft]

Jason, I was using this for 1000 yard competition in a 30 in barrel. 50 grs was safe in my rifle with my chamber. I suggest you start at 44-45 grs and work up in your rifle.

 

[Wal39080]

Jason, I was using this for 1000 yard competition in a 30 in barrel. 50 grs was safe in my rifle with my chamber. I suggest you start at 44-45 grs and work up in your rifle.

Thank you for your quick reply Walt

 

[jr600yd]

In my any/any rifle (6.5/06) I was using winchester 25/06 brass necked up. Had excellent results at 1K using H-4831 In my 30” Krieger barrel. I’d start about 52 grs and work up. Also used either Wolf LRP or Federal 210M’s

 

[TTE]

N560 works quite well. In my 6.5/06 AI, I was at 3120fps with 140's
IMR 7828 not far behind. Both shot pretty well

 

[NZ_Fclass]

N560 works quite well. In my 6.5/06 AI, I was at 3120fps with 140's
IMR 7828 not far behind. Both shot pretty well

Thanks for that, I recently bought one to play with. Lightweight varminter - BSA with a Pac-Nor barrel. I gather the previous owner ran it on H1000. Do you use magnum primers with those loads?

 

[TTE]

IMR 7828 ... yes, CCI mag primers
N560 ... BR2's