Home Forums Reloading Big Game Rifles 6.5 Creedmoor 147 Gr Load Data needed

I got this from Hodgdon. It doesn't have the RL's but a good assortment of powders from their line:

Cartridge: 6.5 Creedmoor
Load Type: Rifle
Starting Loads
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Bullet Weight (Gr.) Order BW Powder Bullet Diam. C.O.L. Grs. Vel. (ft/s) Pressure Grs. Vel. (ft/s) Pressure
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147 GR. HDY ELD-M 147 Suprform .264" 2.800" 39.7 2456 48,100 PSI 45.2 2746 61,100 PSI
147 GR. HDY ELD-M 147 H4831 .264" 2.800" 40.4 2432 47,700 PSI 46.0C 2695 61,400 PSI
147 GR. HDY ELD-M 147 Hybrid 100V .264" 2.800" 38.2 2480 46,600 PSI 43.0 2741 59,800 PSI
147 GR. HDY ELD-M 147 H4350 .264" 2.800" 36.7 2389 44,700 PSI 41.8 2680 60,800 PSI
147 GR. HDY ELD-M 147 H380 .264" 2.800" 36.6 2396 48,400 PSI 40.7 2635 61,400 PSI
147 GR. HDY ELD-M 147 IMR 4955 .264" 2.800" 40.1 2383 48,300 PSI 44.6C 2615 60,400 PSI
147 GR. HDY ELD-M 147 IMR 4831 .264" 2.800" 38.9 2394 45,300 PSI 44.3C 2705 60,700 PSI
147 GR. HDY ELD-M 147 IMR 4451 .264" 2.800" 37.1 2367 45,300 PSI 42.2 2680 61,500 PSI
147 GR. HDY ELD-M 147 IMR 4350 .264" 2.800" 37.3 2385 44,300 PSI 42.4 2697 60,500 PSI

I think I will run a ladder test of some sort with the H4350 at a grain or two over max @ 200yd. Maybe track the POI and chronograph at the same time depending on how busy the range is.

Hi guys, I'm new here but I've been shooting 6.5cm a couple of yrs now. Have a Ruger rpr with a Proof Research SS 24'' barrel, and a rifle I built with rem action and Criterion 26'' remage barrel. Best loads I've come up with are 42.0 rl 16 for the rpr and 41.8 for the other rifle. Both will shoot half moa easily. We (my son &I) mainly shoot steel out to 1000 yds. The 147 eldm has worked better for us than anything else. Used rl 17 before trying rl16 had good results but is very temp sensitive. Can hardly ever find h4350 so I haven't spent time working with it. I know it's good but I don't see it being better than what I've been using.I don't spend much time playing with seating depth as I just load as long as I can to get them to work in the magazine. That's one thing I love about the 6.5cm is that it's so easy to load for, especially the rpr it will shoot just about anything well.

Lapua brass CCI 450 primer, 42 grains of reloader 16, velocity is 2670 fps

Tikka T3 CTR 24 inch barrel, very accurate under half moa also very temperature stable!

Ed

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