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A bunch of my shooting buddies are running 6.5-'06s for long range matches. They have to throttle them back to stay under the 3250fps speed limit with 140's
H-1000 and Lapua 30-06 brass Are your buddies using standard or Ackley Improved chambers? The 26 Nosler is bragging about numbers like those, and holds 31grs more water than the 6.5-06. +1. 3250 for a 140 in the 6.5-06 sounds awful fast! +2, Doing a load work up for pressure signs, started blowing primer pockets at 3140-3150.
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In my experience with a couple different rifles, 2950 is pretty good real world speed with 140 grainers. This is one of those rounds that for some reason people love to hotrod.
3250 is very warmish for a 264 Winchester.
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My guess is that is with a long match barrel. A friend gets 3000 fps with 180 Bergers out of his .280 Rem long range prone rifle with a 30" barrel.
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A bunch of my shooting buddies are running 6.5-'06s for long range matches. They have to throttle them back to stay under the 3250fps speed limit with 140's
H-1000 and Lapua 30-06 brass Are your buddies using standard or Ackley Improved chambers? The 26 Nosler is bragging about numbers like those, and holds 31grs more water than the 6.5-06. +1. 3250 for a 140 in the 6.5-06 sounds awful fast! +2, Doing a load work up for pressure signs, started blowing primer pockets at 3140-3150. I misstated the velocity. Sorry. There is a 3200 fps speed limit. They are throttling it back to 3150 but are getting poor case life. Like 5 loadings. LOL
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I have a 6.5-06AI and have had the conventional 6.5-06 as well. Using double based powders like RL26 and N570 in the AI you can push 140s over 3300. Using H4831sc I had ejector swipes at 3200 and settled around 3170. Brass life (Win) was horrible (4 or 5) until the primers got loose. I'm not through with playing with the nitro powders, so I can't say where that will end up. In both barrels H4831sc gave great accuracy when loaded hot, accuracy was good going up, but great only at firebreathing levels.
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I must have the slowest 6.5/06 ever made. My 264 win mag can not keep up with the Internet speed of some 6.5/06s.
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Looking to try RL26 with 140/147s in my 6.5-06 later this spring. Based on how well it is reported to do with 270 Win and 150s, I am expecting a bit more velocity there. Would love to see 2950-3000 or so.
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