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Tried some 130 gr Sierra Game changers in my Sig Cross 6.5 CM.

koger

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I picked up a box of the 130 gr Game changers the other day and loaded 10 rounds of 2 different loads. One with Rel 15 and it shot about .850 for 2 5 shot groups. The other one with H4350 was the winner, one 5 round groups went .196, the other one .215. This is a bone stock Cross, have not even adjusted the trigger. I seated them the same depth as 123 gr SST. I loaded up 50 more rounds and aim to shoot it, planing on using it for wild hogs in Tenn, and for deer here in KY. Scope is a Sig Buckmaster, 4x16x50, BDC reticle, 30 mm tube. I really like this rifle and so far it shoots lights out with 3 different bullet weights, 95 gr, 123 and 130. I think it is good anyway for a relatively light weight hunting rifle, under $200 scope.
 
I picked up a box of the 130 gr Game changers the other day and loaded 10 rounds of 2 different loads. One with Rel 15 and it shot about .850 for 2 5 shot groups. The other one with H4350 was the winner, one 5 round groups went .196, the other one .215. This is a bone stock Cross, have not even adjusted the trigger. I seated them the same depth as 123 gr SST. I loaded up 50 more rounds and aim to shoot it, planing on using it for wild hogs in Tenn, and for deer here in KY. Scope is a Sig Buckmaster, 4x16x50, BDC reticle, 30 mm tube. I really like this rifle and so far it shoots lights out with 3 different bullet weights, 95 gr, 123 and 130. I think it is good anyway for a relatively light weight hunting rifle, under $200 scope.
Rarely does H4350 fail or become second to any other powder for the 6.5 CM
 
Sounds like you have found your hunting load.
The 130 Game Changers shot well in two different 6.5mm CMs and shot just a bit larger groups by a few thousandths that the 130 TMKs.
I did notice that the POI for the Game Changers was about 1/4 to the right of the TMKs at 100 yards.
I thought the thinner game jackets might have imparted more spin.
 
I picked up a box of the 130 gr Game changers the other day and loaded 10 rounds of 2 different loads. One with Rel 15 and it shot about .850 for 2 5 shot groups. The other one with H4350 was the winner, one 5 round groups went .196, the other one .215. This is a bone stock Cross, have not even adjusted the trigger. I seated them the same depth as 123 gr SST. I loaded up 50 more rounds and aim to shoot it, planing on using it for wild hogs in Tenn, and for deer here in KY. Scope is a Sig Buckmaster, 4x16x50, BDC reticle, 30 mm tube. I really like this rifle and so far it shoots lights out with 3 different bullet weights, 95 gr, 123 and 130. I think it is good anyway for a relatively light weight hunting rifle, under $200 scope.
Hoping you can publish the H4350 charge weight, OAL, and primer.
Or, at least the velocity -can work backwards from that.
Inquiring Cross owners want to know!
Thanks
 
129g Hornady Sp never ceased to astound me on deer and hogs, acts like a partition with better accuracy.
 
Not sure providing load will help you. Barrels tend to be different in load preferences, and I am shooting long barreled target rifles with mostly target bullets, not hunting loads.
I was shooting two different Savage model 12s with 26-inch barrels from a bench with an F-Class bipod and rear rest.
H4350 41.6 @ 2726 fps MV seated at 2.869 with CCI BR-4 primers averaging 0.328 for 5-round groups at 100 yards and one load at 0.320 with 41.2 grs and one load at 0.325 with 41.3 grs.
IMR4451, which is now unobtanium, shot one load better than that but when averaged with similar loads, the average was 0.345.
H4350 was much more consistent.
 
OAL was 2.770 and load was 42.8 gr H 4350, primer was WLR
Thanks!
Will load some 42.8gr tonight. Will use LP brass, just to match yours.
That bullet, in my Cross, TBAC Ultra7, loaded to OAL 2.810", H4350, CCI450, Peterson sp brass, 5 shot tests:
43.0gr 2746fps ES 6 SD3(!)
43.2gr 2760fps ES 20 SD7
43.4gr 2767fps ES 9 SD4
All three loads grouped within a bullet hole of the same 3" at 300yds; all same POI. I only test at 300.
To be fair to the Cross, a good 1" of that was visibly due to my lack of solid bags, and fighting the so-so
factory Cross trigger; the best I can adjust is to 2lbs, 3oz, but not even remotely close to a triggertech break.
 

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