RL16 loads in the 6.5 Creedmoor with 140s???

[Buzzsaw]

Not to good in my CORE , 20" Proof Carbon but i got velocity. This was first loads hurried for hunting season. I will work more with RL-16 after the season.

 

[K9I449]

Tried RL16 with Berger 135CHB from Alliant web. 22” barrel it was alittle warm. Shot under 3/4 but not as good as my H414. I looking for alittle more speed. Back off 1/2 grain try again.

 

[K9I449]

Had a good day to shoot and work with Chronograph.

Loading RL16 and H414 with 135gr Berger CHB: Remington 700 factory 22" barrel Timeny trigger 1.3lbs

Hornady Brass Trimmed Fed 210M, I found some. 35-55 degrees, start early.

RL16 43.5 2790fps SD 2.810

H414 43.5 2710fps SD2.825

H414 45.0 95grVmax 2962fps SD2.670

FYI: Going to kick the 95s up .5gr still under max by 1.5gr. JUST CAN"T be HAPPY

All loads under 3/8.

Shot some Hornday 140gr BTHP factory 2555fps also shot good.

 

[DrJ615]

I know this thread is about a year old, but I had some pretty interesting results the other day using RL16 and 140 grain Sierra match kings. Someone may find them useful
Cartridge components:
Caliber, 6.5 Creedmoor
Brass, starline (small primer)
Primer, federal gold medal match
Bullet, 140 grain Sierra match king
Powder, Reloader 16
COAL, 2.80 (fits magazine, and seats bullet to lands of rifling)
All loading was done with lee dies and a lee turret press
Powder was dispensed from a hornady auto charge
Rifle used was a Remington 700 with Nikon 3-12x scope, 20” bbl 1:8 twist, not shooting off the bipod




For testing I loaded 10 rounds each at 41.6, 41.8, 42.0, 42.2, 42.4
5 rounds of each were fired at 100 yards and then at 200. This is the longest range I’ve had the opportunity to test, I’m still pretty new to reloading and rifle shooting in general for that matter. Anyhow, here are my results at 100 yards.


The top left was 41.6, scope wasn’t quite on target.
The bottom right was 41.8, also still moving dials on the scope, best to ignore these groups.

Top right 42.0
Bottom left 42.2
Center 42.4 (starting to show pressure signs)

The best group by a long shot was 42.0, it’s almost 1/2 moa

Next, the 200 yard groups


Results for these groups are
Center 41.6
Top left 41.8
Top right 42.0
Bottom left 42.2
Bottom right 42.4 (starting to show pressure signs, primers beginning to flatten)

Once again, the 42.0 grain round was a significantly better .8” group. All rounds were fired off my backpack, placed on a table, used as a rest. All of the 100 yards shots were fired before moving out to 200 yards. I was very pleased to find that one round in particular stood out in both tests. For those looking for a nice shooting target round for the Remington 700, I’d recommend the 42.0 grain loading, it was also very comfortable to shoot compared to the hotter loads. I would also like to point out that I used small rifle primers which are not the standard. I also apologize for not having any info on velocity. I hope to load up some more rounds to chrono in the near future.

I hope someone finds this information useful, it’s a pretty common list of components from what I understand.

 

[10ring1]

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[loteksw]

Does anyone have any good data on shooting RL16 in the 6.5 Creedmoor??? Looking to shoot the 140s. Any thoughts and data would be appreciated. Thanks guys!!!

It's all I use now. Better in my rifle than H4350. My personal load is 42.3gr out of a Shlen 24" 8 twist barrel.

 

[bradb]

This was my final tweak on seat depth with 42 grains. As good as I can shoot.

 

[BlueWater]

This was my final tweak on seat depth with 42 grains. As good as I can shoot.
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A buddy shoots 6.5 Creedmoor 140gr ELD-M bullets with the RL-16 @ 42grs. Don't know that his 500yd groups are as tight as yours, there, but it's close.

 

[JB10]

Im loading mine with r16 42.0gr with hornady brass with 140 eld-m with good luck. I was at 42.4 but damaged a few primer pockets so i backed it off. Its still a little warm in my rifle but nothing scary.