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Re: Good 6.5 Creedmoor loads MZ5 #11740239 01/15/17
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OP prm Campfire Outfitter P Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 8,748	Originally Posted by MZ5 Thanks, prm. Looks like the fill is a little greater/higher with 16. Is that about at the bottom of the neck? (sorry, I think I must have walleyevision today) Also seems pretty similar to the H4350 fill. I don't use that powder, but I remember it leaving me a bit less room than 17. Yes, bottom of the neck for RL16. No tapping to get it to settle. The picture really isn't very helpful. The 140 Partition may just start to touch it, certainly not compressed. Last edited by prm; 01/15/17.

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Re: Good 6.5 Creedmoor loads prm #11911411 03/19/17
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MtnBoomer Campfire 'Bwana M Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 31,402 59644	Back up for reference. Any more 129LRAB loads? "I can't be canceled, because, I don't give a fuuck!" --- Kid Rock 2022 Holocaust Deniers, the ultimate perverted dipchits: Bristoe, TheRealHawkeye, stophel, Ghostinthemachine, anyone else?

Re: Good 6.5 Creedmoor loads prm #11912863 03/20/17
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David_Walter Campfire Ranger Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 17,386	Originally Posted by prm I had a chance to shoot some 140 ELD Ms with RL16 and RL 17 in cooler temps (12 deg). Ammo set out all night. 43.5gn RL16 2742/2749. Was a 2725 avg at 70 deg. 41.5 RL17 was 2578/2595. Averages 2630 in 70 deg (accuracy load) What rifle and what OAL? “Live free or die. Death is not the worst of evils.” - General John Stark.

Re: Good 6.5 Creedmoor loads prm #11912938 03/20/17
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OP prm Campfire Outfitter P Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 8,748	Ruger American Predator. 22" barrel, 2.815 for all.

Re: Good 6.5 Creedmoor loads prm #11913033 03/20/17
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David_Walter Campfire Ranger Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 17,386	Thanks! “Live free or die. Death is not the worst of evils.” - General John Stark.

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Re: Good 6.5 Creedmoor loads MtnBoomer #11915761 03/21/17
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RNF Campfire Regular R Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 2,923 SE Okla	Originally Posted by MtnBoomer Back up for reference. Any more 129LRAB loads? The center and right side were shot with Nosler 129 gr. ABLR and RL17 in a 22" barrel Kimber Hunter. I plan on working with the center load but will have to wait to summer. Fishing most days now. Cartridge overall length should read 2.790 instead of 2.890 Last edited by RNF; 03/21/17. A gun in the hand is worth more than the entire police force on the phone.

Re: Good 6.5 Creedmoor loads prm #11916423 03/21/17
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kk alaska Campfire Outfitter K Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 7,947 Eagle River Alaska	CCI 200 primer, Hornady Case, 39 Gr of Varget, 123 GR Horn A Max, 4 shots at .57" today at 100 yards. LH Ruger 24" Hawkeye FTW 6.5 Creedmoor. kk alaska Alaska 7 months of winter then 5 months of tourists

Re: Good 6.5 Creedmoor loads prm #11947846 04/03/17
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MtnBoomer Campfire 'Bwana M Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 31,402 59644	Encouraging, new Hornady brass, Fed 210, 140 Nos CC, 42.5gr RL17, kissed. Back up for the believers. LOL "I can't be canceled, because, I don't give a fuuck!" --- Kid Rock 2022 Holocaust Deniers, the ultimate perverted dipchits: Bristoe, TheRealHawkeye, stophel, Ghostinthemachine, anyone else?

Re: Good 6.5 Creedmoor loads prm #11961531 04/09/17
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kk alaska Campfire Outfitter K Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 7,947 Eagle River Alaska	OK looking for 147 GR loads got bullets on the way! kk alaska Alaska 7 months of winter then 5 months of tourists

Re: Good 6.5 Creedmoor loads prm #11968688 04/12/17
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alaska_lanche Campfire Tracker Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,831 Wasilla, Alaska	Was able to get 143 eldx going 2812 fps average and an ES of 13 and pretty good grouping for 5 shots out of my 24" Creedmoor using RL-16 and Lapua brass.

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Re: Good 6.5 Creedmoor loads prm #11968714 04/12/17
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OP prm Campfire Outfitter P Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 8,748	^^Thats nice! RL-16 is pretty good in the CM to say the least.

Re: Good 6.5 Creedmoor loads prm #11977952 04/17/17
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kk alaska Campfire Outfitter K Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 7,947 Eagle River Alaska	6.5 CM 24", 143 ELD, Horn Case, CCI 200, 43.5 GR RL 16 2822 FPS, 3 @ .78" pretty impressed with RL 16. kk alaska Alaska 7 months of winter then 5 months of tourists

Re: Good 6.5 Creedmoor loads prm #11978022 04/17/17
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gemby58 Campfire Outfitter G Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 10,365 Central, PA	use RL-19 out of all 3 of my 6.5CM

Re: Good 6.5 Creedmoor loads prm #11978996 04/17/17
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gemby58 Campfire Outfitter G Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 10,365 Central, PA	use RL-19 out of all 3 of my 6.5CM

Re: Good 6.5 Creedmoor loads prm #11979169 04/17/17
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OSU_Sig Campfire Ranger O Joined: May 2011 Posts: 15,861 Oklahoma	darn nice shooting Alaska lanche. There are 2 rules to success: 1. Never tell everything that you know.

Re: Good 6.5 Creedmoor loads alaska_lanche #11979224 04/17/17
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OP prm Campfire Outfitter P Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 8,748	Originally Posted by alaska_lanche Was able to get 143 eldx going 2812 fps average and an ES of 13 and pretty good grouping for 5 shots out of my 24" Creedmoor using RL-16 and Lapua brass. I just noted the Lapua brass. This is the new brass with small rifle primers (vice something else reformed)? Looks promising based on that one data point.

Re: Good 6.5 Creedmoor loads prm #11980454 04/18/17
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OSU_Sig Campfire Ranger O Joined: May 2011 Posts: 15,861 Oklahoma	Did/does Lapua make CM brass that uses LR primers or is it SR primer only? There are 2 rules to success: 1. Never tell everything that you know.

Re: Good 6.5 Creedmoor loads prm #12128319 07/05/17
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twwilson1 New Member T Joined: Jul 2017 Posts: 6	Originally Posted by prm Tried the 125 Partition with H4350 and the 140 ELD-M with RL16. Only used two powder weights for each. 125 Partition shot 1.1" for both 44 and 44.5 with velocities of 2790 and 2804 respectively. RL17 was both faster and grouped a bit better. The 140 ELD-M was shot with 43.5 and 44 RL16. Two shots with 43.5 were clocked at 2727 and 2721. The three shot group was .6". The RL17 groups a bit better, but is almost 100fps slower where it groups well. I will continue to play with RL16. Just wanted to comment. I've read the thread and everyone is stating speeds with RL16, for 140's in the 26's, or 2700's??? PRM, i loaded up 43.4gr of RL16, with a 140gr Nosler RDF running 2,894fps, solid node I found. 44gr of RL16 pushed the 140 @ 2964. The only load I was below 2,800fps was with below 42.0gr of RL16. I'm running the same string of powder charges with the 140 ELD's this week. Will report back those velocities.

Re: Good 6.5 Creedmoor loads prm #12128397 07/05/17
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OP prm Campfire Outfitter P Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 8,748	^^What length barrel? Mine was measured with a Magnetospeed, so I'm confident in the numbers. Maybe one of our scales is off!

Re: Good 6.5 Creedmoor loads prm #12128683 07/05/17
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alaska_lanche Campfire Tracker Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,831 Wasilla, Alaska	Originally Posted by prm Originally Posted by alaska_lanche Was able to get 143 eldx going 2812 fps average and an ES of 13 and pretty good grouping for 5 shots out of my 24" Creedmoor using RL-16 and Lapua brass. I just noted the Lapua brass. This is the new brass with small rifle primers (vice something else reformed)? Looks promising based on that one data point. Just saw this sorry for the late reply. Yes it's lapua brass with small rifle primers I am using CCI 450 primers. Both 44 grains of RL16 and 48 grains of RL26 continue to give me 1/2" 5 shot groups consistently now. However the RL26 is 40 fps faster and I had more of that powder on hand so loaded up 150 at 48 grains and am continued to be more impressed with this load. Hard to not like 2853 fps average with a .314 G7 BC

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