Home Forums Reloading Big Game Rifles Good 6.5 Creedmoor loads

I still haven’t washed my hand after we shook hands.. No need to mail me anything I’m back in Alaska took me 4 yrs but I’m back.. oh I buy seconds I can’t afford the non blemished bullets gees..

HAHA........riiiiiiiight

I have a bunch regular ol 140 a bombs to try out as well... I need to get some 140 partitions as well.. I’m no long range shooter and I’m setting this rifle up for my kid anyhow for caribou and moose..

Sounds like a good setup to me!!! As a kiddo gun was my excuse for getting the 6.5 I got as well. It certainly hammered the deer, caribou, and grizzly this year look forward to seeing what you kid ends up shooting with it.

Hey Alaska, can you tell about your grizzly please? Shot a big Whitetail myself but only that...drt w/1 shot (142ablr over R17).

Thanks,Mac

It wasn't mine, I just ran the scope and dope while my buddy used my rifle. It did take 2 shots to kill it, but so do other grizzlies I have killed with much larger cartridges at closer range...could be that unlike ungulates we shoot, we always keep shooting so long as the grizzlies are still moving.

Thanks, elk the same is what I was taught...shoot it til it's down.

Found a promising load.

Savage axis 2
IMR 4350- 41.5grs
Fed 210
Hornady brass
140gr hornady spire point (regular ol Flat base interlock)
Seated at 2.680
5 shot group avg .644 group.

Little more work, up the charge to 41.7 and 41.9 also going to try out the Eld-x as well and 140 accubonds along with the 140 hornady interlocks.

42.1gr IMR 4350
WLR primer
Hornady brass
143gr ELD-X
Seated at 2.181 at ogive

Good Load in my 6.5 Creed Moor 22" Ruger American Predator LH winter conditions so group size might be in effect.

Primer CCI 200, Case Horn, Powder RL 17 43 GR, Bullet 140 Nosler Accu Bond, 4 @ .83" 1-11-18, 4 @ .70" ,3 @.5" ,4 @ 1.17" Fog bad conditions, all at 100 yards, 2784 FPS

Here are a few loads that worked for me. I loaded for both a Howa and a Ruger American 6.5 Creedmoor, and I was surprised to find that both had the same preference for bullet, powder, and charge. Probably just luck. Both are 1-8" twist and 22".

130 ABs and 129 ABLR behind 42.5g of RL17 was probably the best overall hunting load. Around 0.5" for the Ruger and 3/4" for the Howa. Right around 2,800 FPS, and a little faster in the Ruger. I could load it hotter, but groups opened up I went up to 44.0g looking for another node, but didn't find it. I found the 130 AB and 129 ABLR to be interchangeable. Same POI and they always grouped the same at 100 yards, regardless of the gun or charge. 42.0g of H4350 had the same tight groups, but at around 2,720 FPS. Seating depth didn't matter much with these bullets.

A great youth load is a 100g NBT behind 36.5g of Varget at about 2,720 FPS. The Howa shot this under a half inch (6 in a row were touching) and the Ruger shot it about the same. Groups opened up if I tried to push it faster, but this load was the most accurate in both rifles.

The Ruger loved the 120 NBT behind 43.5g of RL17. 2,950 FPS into 0.7". The Howa preferred 43.0g of RL17 and shot the 120 NBT and the 120 Sierra Game King both right around 1.0". The NBT had a 2" higher POI, though.

Neither really loved the 140 bullets. I tried 140 ABs, 142 ABLR, and 143 ELD-X. The Howa did shoot the 142 ABLR just under an inch behind 41.5g of H4350 or RL17. Both powders at around 2,680 FPS.Groups opened when I went faster. I was surprised to find that neither shot the 143 ELD-X very well (1.5"-3"), despite everyone else seeming to have great luck with them.

An interesting observation was that H4350 and RL17 could almost be used interchangeably (within 0.5g) and get the same accuracy results. RL17 would run about 50 FPS faster with the 120-130g bullets, but they were about the same with the heavier bullets. At least in these two guns, anyway.

I never can use loads I see posted here. I just can't figure out how to get the bullet behind the powder.

The order of the bullet and powder is user choice

I have run 47.5 of RL 26 in a 22" barrel with the 147 ELD-M and am getting 0.75" consistently at 2768. Have gotten as small as 0.43" and more than a few groups at 0.60" or less.

I'm not super-crazy about running the ELD-M on game the size of elk so I am wanting to see what RL 26 can do with the 143 ELD-X and 142 ABLR. Anybody tried these two bullets with RL 26?

RL26
Nosler brass
cci200LR
47.3 @2861
143 ELDx
22"

RL26
Hornady Brass
BR2
47.7 = 2719fps (magnetospeed)
22”

The 143s were not bad on accuracy in either a few loads I tried or factory, while the 140 M was incredible.

Thanks. I picked up some 143 ELD-X and a box of 142 ABLR yesterday and will start working up loads this week.

I tried rl26 and goodnight it was a no go looks like I will stick with imr 4350

Tag.

Anybody have a really good 120 TTSX load? Mostly concerned with seating depths.

Anyone have good loads for the 139 Scenars? Going to give those a run in my Fieldcraft. Have RL16, -26, -17 and H4350 to start with.