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H4350/ RL16 works very well for me with 120's.
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In my experience with close to 10 6.5 Creedmoors, it's one of the most "powder tolerant" cartridges. With the 120 BT have had excellent results with any powder in the approximate 4350 burn-rate range, including H4350, IIMr4350, RL-16 and Ramshot Hunter.
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In my experience with close to 10 6.5 Creedmoors, it's one of the most "powder tolerant" cartridges. With the 120 BT have had excellent results with any powder in the approximate 4350 burn-rate range, including H4350, IIMr4350, RL-16 and Ramshot Hunter. Would big game give you more velocity with the 120s vs Hunter? I’m using big game with 130 TGK and get great velocity and accuracy
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In my experience with close to 10 6.5 Creedmoors, it's one of the most "powder tolerant" cartridges. With the 120 BT have had excellent results with any powder in the approximate 4350 burn-rate range, including H4350, IIMr4350, RL-16 and Ramshot Hunter. It is to the 4350 range what the 308 is to the 4895 range.
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Anyone have some proverbial "tried & true" loads for the 120 gr NBT in 6.5 CM?
Thanks in advance if you do. My fav load for 120 grain bullets in the 6.5CM is the same one that Hornady chose when they introduced the cartridge: 39 grains of Varget with a standard primer. Depending on the rifle, you might find that varying the charge weight by half a grain or so (+/-0.5 grain) might improve the accuracy a little. However, if your 6.5CM won't shoot this load well, then the problem lies with something other than the load. One can get a little more velocity with the H4350 range powders and I have used them successfully. But the H4350 range powders won't turn the 6.5CM into a 264 Win Mag. The 39 grain Varget load is super accurate and at the 'sweet spot' of ~2,800 fps it does all that needs to be done for 99% of all hunting in NA...
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