Best Powder and Availability for 6.5 Creedmoor Reloads

[Professor_Falken]

Had some relatively good results out of ramshot big game, but found it to be temp sensitive and dropped the cold shot 1" at 100yrds (2nd & 3rd shots were est @ 0.17" center to center)... but imagine it to be effective spring thru fall powder and have found it readily available

 

[JBT47]

Vihtavuori N550. Excellent accuracy and velocity. Meters slightly better than H4350.

 

[MSS]

There’s a good article in Gun World this month where they use H4350, R16, N550, Varget and N540. Varget for the lighter pills and H4350 for the heavier (no big surprise). N550 was used for the 136 gr Scenar with good results as was R16.

 

[Philip J.]

I've started load development and am using Alliant RL_ 16 (42.5) grains. Starline brass. with Winchester LR primers And the Horandy ELD 140 grain Match Bullet. I'm shooting .025" off the lands for a C.O.A.L of 2.860" MV average 5 shots = 2770 . Am shooting sub MOA @ 100 yards. This is just a Load development stage but the results are impressive. Very low powder residue left on cases, with no primer flattening or other indicators. .289 Diameter neck size bushing using Horandy Match grade die set. (worth the investment) TIR without adjustment runs from .0005" - .0025"
Hope this will help to get you started

 

[group therapy]

just a heads up y'all, this thread is over 3 years old