Home Forums Hunting & Shooting The Lefty Forum Tikka T3X Lite LH 6.5 Creedmoor Pre Sale....

Yep just need the water capacity.

49.7 is 59.6k psi
50.2 is 62.1k psi

With that brass and 143eld-x 46.5grs of rl26 is at 61k psi projected velocity out of 24 inch barrel 2895.

Factory 143 Hornady ELDX loads chrono at 2600 FPS so thinking I have a slow barrel.

Any one else chrono there Factory Hornady 143 Gr load in there 22" Tikka 6.5 Cr Moor if so post speed, or speed with comparable loads.
My other 22" 6.5 CM are quite a bit faster similar loads.


Tikka T3 X LH 6.5 Creed moor 22"



Speeds with other loads Hornady Brass

Fact Horn 6.5 Creed Moor Precision Hunter 143 ELDX 2600 FPS

42 Gr H 4350 143 Horn ELDX 2618 FPS Rem 9 1/2

42 GR RL 17 143 Horn ELDX 2677 FPS show pressure Max reduce Rem 9 1/2

41.8 Gr RL 16 143 Horn ELDX 2667 FPS show pressure Max reduce Rem 9 1/2

46.5 GR RL 26 143 Horn ELDX 2642 FPS Max show slight pressure signs CCI 200

42.5 GR RL 17 Barnes 127 GR LRX 2855 FPS Fed 215 Same speed as my other 22" Cr Moors?

My buddy using max load of super performance with 143 was getting over 2800 FPS out of his kimber hunter. Was getting excellent groups as well. So might want to try it out.

kk, I'm wondering if your barrel will speed up after 100-200 rounds. It would not surprise me if it does.

I'll chrono mine next week.

Shot it today with Horn Case, CCI 200 , 46.5 GR RL 26, 3 @ .136" pulled the 4th to 1.01" 2620 FPS seating them shorter to match factory
OAL did the trick! 2.827" OAL if groups stay similar who cares if its a little slow!

The Alpha case does not do well with RL 26 in the Tikka and 143 ELDX based on limited tests. 2754 FPS with 140 Gr Nosler AB
and 43 GR of RL 17 Horn cases, no excess pressure signs.

I just bought a lefty Tikka T3X in a 6.5 creedmore. I'm not sure which scope I want for it. What does everyone else have on their 6.5?

Not sure what you're going to use it for but if you're going to hunt with it, you may want to stay within a 10-12X upper power range. I have a Swarovski 3-10x42 on mine.

Glad to know you found a Tikka 6.5 Creed to replace the Ruger RAR 65 Creed you sold.

Update:

The rifle finally arrived yesterday. Thanks a bunch to Darrik & Co, so great to deal with. As for IRunGuns- using them was a failed experiment. The rifle was initially suppose to be here late May, but arrived a few days before Sept sheep season opens here. Needless to say, I will avoid doing business with them ever again.

I cleaned the bore, torqued action screws, mounted/torqued/Loctited EGW 20MOA rail and mounted/torqued a LRHS 3-12x44 in Burris XTR Sigs w/ approx 40MOA of inclination between the rail and rings. Loaded up a bunch of 147ELDs with H4350 in half grain increments.

Range trip today with a friend and fellow 24HCF member. Shot 3 shot groups of multiple charge weights up to 0.5 grains above book max. All were at least under 1" @ 100 meters. Highest charge going into 0.6 MOA with single digit ES & SD. Plugged the data into BallisticAE and checked come-ups on steel, at 100 meter increments, out to 500 meters, all bang on for elevation.

Very, very pleased with the rifle thus far. Will load up a bunch of the top load and work on a larger sample size for better data. But first... I'm going to try kill a ram with it next week!

Lugged her up a hill or two. Found bighorns on a few different days, but never any big enough that it was legal to put a bullet into.

Still loving this rig.

Nice looking 6.5 Wrongside!! I put Talley one piece base and rings and the Leupold VX6 2-12x42 with the Boone and Crocket reticle on my Tikka T3X 6.5....Haven't shot it yet but can't wait to take it to the range.

Nice write up on the gun and spectacular scenery mate, well done.

Thanks, Sika! Please let us know how your setup does when you do get a chance to get to the range. I'm betting it'll be pretty good!



Thanks, Castle_Rock. Glad you enjoyed, hope it was helpful. It's been a very easy rifle to work with so far.

Second range trip yesterday. And last time I'll spam this thread with this rifle. 😋
53 rounds total thru the gun thus far, and accuracy keeps improving with each shot. Still not quite there with my LH RAR-P 6.5CM, but it's getting very close. I was planning on upgrading the rail, but am afraid to take it apart now. LOL.

Last three groups of the day. This range is only 100 yards, versus the 100 meters I did initial load development at. (For reference- the grid on my targets is 0.1 Milliradian, so 1CM) Only 3 shot groups- that's all I do with my lighter hunting rifles. If they are repeatable over time and multiple attempts, I'm satisfied for hunting.

good shooting, Wrongside. You're ahead of me in round count.

Thank you Sir. I shot it again yesterday and had similar results, 0.625. At this point I'm quite certain that the rifle is much more accurate and consistent than I am. 😉

My round count will slow for the next few months. There's hunting to do! Best of luck to you and yours this fall.