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In my tikka, a stiff charge of ramshot magnum and a 140 hornady sp produced consistent sub - 3/4 moa groups. Not as much velocity as I'd hoped for and I'm all out of that powder now. Hoping to find some more.
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40 grains of 4064 or IMR 4895, and a 140 grain Rem Corelokt...
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I tried some 143 ELD-X the other day. They showed some accuracy potential. I just wasn't having a good day at the range with any rifle. One of those days.
143 ELD-X, Lapua Brass, CC Magnum primers, 3.10 AOL.
45 H4350- 2675 FPS 45.5 H4350- 2710 FPS That should be a great Bullet at 6.5 SE speeds. Might have to grab some.
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My 120 NBTs are still back ordered, so I'm still waiting. I have 4350, IMR 4831, Surplus 4831 & IMR 7828 powders. IMR 4831 is my first choice but I have options.
My 120 N BT didn't come in till JULY. By then we were having a very hot-dry Summer. Stayed that way till Oct. I didn't hunt the Swede in 2015. Finally--I'm fixing to start load development. Got my chronograph fixed like I want it. So hopefully I'll get to make some progress the next few weeks. Thanks to all who posted their 120-123 loads. We'll see. Jerry
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40 grains of 4064 or IMR 4895, and a 140 grain Rem Corelokt... forgot 40 grains of RL 15, until I loaded some up today... 140 grain Hornady SP....
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To add to the loads I posted on the first page, I did some more work with the 120 gr Ballistic Tip in my wife's T 3.
47 gr H 4350 - 120 gr Ballistic Tip - W-W case - CCI 200 - 2835 fps and very accurate. This load is done and does well in Lapua cases as well, great deer load.
44 gr H 4350 - 140 gr Hornady SST - Lapua case - CCI 200 - 2669 fps and very accurate.
Working up higher with the 140 gr Partition and H 4350 and will report back. When I get my hands on some IMR 4955 I'll give it a go with the 140's, Hodgdon's data looks very good with this powder.
Hope to get a really good load with the 140 gr Partition to pair together with the 120 gr Ballistic Tip. Getting pretty close.......
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Don't overlook the 140 gr Sierra GameKing in the 6.5x55
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Don't overlook the 140 gr Sierra GameKing in the 6.5x55 I'm not being critical. If I wanted to shoot 140 grainers, I'd look to a larger case>>more vel, flatter. Guys, not to be humorous, I can't help myself. Jerry
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My thinking, too.
But, my 6.5x55 did great with the 139 Scenar, not as impressive with lighter bullets. So, with that one, it's 139 Scenars over MRP.
My new 6.5 Creedmoor seems to like a lot of stuff. With that one, I'm working with 120, 123, 125 and 130 gr. bullets.
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I have some 130 AB's, 130 Swift SII's, and some 155 Lapua Mega's loaded over RL26 right now. Got to shoot some of the Mega's and they clocked an easy 2600.. Haven't gotten to the rest of them yet. The Mega's looked very nice on paper with two just about touching, throwing the 3rd out a hair.. Very fun rifle and just seems really accurate with everything I have shot through it.
Used a Min book load of H4895 (think it was 34 grains) with a 123 AMax and 120 BT. Both shot really well, unsure of the speeds on them though.
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My 6.5x55 days are behind me (maybe), but back when I thought the sun rose and set out my 1986-vintage M70 Featherweight barrel (oh why dear lord did I ever sell that rifle) I settled on 46grains IMR-4831 and the 129 Hornady spire point. Not a hot load but it served me well for many years in the deer woods and at the range. Bullets were seated out to fill the throat (it was throated like a Swedish Mauser), but still fit in the magazine. I could depend on MOA accuracy whenever and wherever.
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Scott, a very old killer w/a wonderful and colored history. I'm building one now on a Turk SR '98. powdr
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Currently working with 140 interlock and h4350. Seem to have have two nodes showing stellar accuracy but both are above published maximums. I went about a grain beyond the top node (which is the more accurate one) and am comfortable that I'm in safe territory
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Does anyone know where to find load data for the Scenar-L in 136 grain? I downloaded the VihtaVouri 8th edition reloading guide, but it doesn't have any 136 grain data at all. Crap, sorry, I just found it. They don't have it in their guide, but they do on their website: http://www.vihtavuori.com/en/reloading-data/rifle-reloading/6-5-x-55-swedish-mauser.html
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How about anyone working with either 140 gr Amax or NBT & IMR4350?
Question was asked earlier in the thread about comparative loads between a 260 and the Swede. Any have an answer?
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I had some 142 gr NABLR's that I use in my 264 WM. Loaded up some with IMR4350 at 45.5 gr. 4 shot group measured .330 @ 100 yards. I'll load up some more and run them over the magnetospeed and see what they're doing. Regardless, I'd say I found a load that should work. Here's the picture.
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My Swede: FN 98/23" Shilen in McWoody, custom bolt handle, Canjar, swing safety. I'm going to try that 142 gr. LRAB load, have the bullets and the powder. DF
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That Mcwoody came out NICE! Interested to see how the load works for you DF. I'm hoping to get back out and run it over the chrony as well as try it out to 400 or so here soon.
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