My standard load in my own 6.5-06 (26" barrel) is the 140-grain Berger VLD at 2950 fps, using 56.0 grains of H1000.

In the same length barrel, a Ruger Hawkeye in 6.5 Creedmoor gets just under 2800 with the same bullet and Ramshot Hunter. This is just about what the 1/4 Rule calculates the difference should be.


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