Originally Posted by GSSP
Originally Posted by ldholton
ok 6.5 Lapua shooters how's the throats holding up as compared to the higher case volume with lower pressures rounds such as a .260 or 6.5X55


I've burned out about .09" of throat of my first 6.5x47 Lapua by round 800 at which point it has yet to grow anymore by round 1400. Still shooting in the .2's and .3's when I'm having a good day and .5 on my average days. My load is the 130 VLD, 40.8 gr H4350 and CCI 450's for about 2850: not a hot load.

One of these days I'll measure my 2nd -47. I know I've run hotter loads through it. It's still very accurate with around 1000 rds down.

Alan



My buddies 6.5x47 has really come along.
He won the two day event at Ridgway last month and last week he took third against 107 other shooters with 28 targets out of 40.
The rifle is a hammer.
We scoped it at the 1000 round mark and it had just a faint amount of the beginnings of checking.I was totally impressed.Its a Rock Creek MTU barrel.
I have almost the very same set up.Only mine has a break.
Hes running a hot load of VV550 with he 140g Berger Hybrid.
So Am I .


dave

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