Shot my 20” 6.5 CTR today.

130 Berger hybrid, 38.5 Varget, once fired and trimmed Hornady brass, CCI 200. Velocity is unknown (didn’t measure it but think 2850-2900 FPS). 2.175 BTO.

0.53” five shot group @100 yards

American Gunner 140 BTHP 0.68” five shot group @ 100 yards

And if I hadn’t blown one shot, the group was 0.14” x 0.15”

Hard to justify hand loading when it shoots like that.


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