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Cliff,

Thanks for the nice compliment. I really enjoy tagging steel or paper out to 1k.

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If I lived closer, would love to tag along. Glad you are 'ringing' that rifle out! Lol.


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My 6.5x47 Lapua rifles are not pushed that hard as I like to know that a load I use in winter for deer will also work in summer on pigs.

FWIW, my 27inch barrel posts 3050fps with a 123gn load that the 24in barrel posts 3000fps with, and the 20in barrel posts 2800fps with.

I have come to a (not very scientific) conclusion that a barrel in the region of 22inches will deliver optimum velocity/handling characteristics.


2900fps with a 140gn bullet is what I am building a 6.5/06 for.

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Who needs a 270...or 6.5-06 w/speeds like that? smile Nice.

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I am very fond of the 6.5 Lapua. I have a game load worked up for this rifle that is nice and mild now. 130gr Interbonds with 40gr of H4350 and CCI SRM primers doing 2900 and change out of its 25" Krieger.


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ok 6.5 Lapua shooters how's the throats holding up as compared to the higher case volume with lower pressures rounds such as a .260 or 6.5X55

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Shooting bud just won the two day event at Ridgway,Pa. running a 6.5x47L.
Thats 10 crows at 850.
10 woodchucks at 900.
10 bobcats at 950
10 coyotes at 1000.
His two day total against 86 shooters was 49 for the overall.
He did it with 140g Berger Hybrids,VV550 and CCI 450s.
Defiance Rebel action.
Rock MTU 1-8 twist finished at 28 inches
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Nightforce 12-42x56 NSX. NP-2DD.
I spotted for him.
He spotted for me.
I blundered into 3rd overall with a 44.
The 6.5x47 is a damm fine round.


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Originally Posted by ldholton
ok 6.5 Lapua shooters how's the throats holding up as compared to the higher case volume with lower pressures rounds such as a .260 or 6.5X55


I've burned out about .09" of throat of my first 6.5x47 Lapua by round 800 at which point it has yet to grow anymore by round 1400. Still shooting in the .2's and .3's when I'm having a good day and .5 on my average days. My load is the 130 VLD, 40.8 gr H4350 and CCI 450's for about 2850: not a hot load.

One of these days I'll measure my 2nd -47. I know I've run hotter loads through it. It's still very accurate with around 1000 rds down.

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Originally Posted by JimBobwsm
You can achieve this easily with Vit N540 and N550 with CCI small rifle magnum primers. I am getting I got 2780 with 39grs of N540 and I am running a 22" barrel.
I believe it! WOW........look at McWhorter!!!!! This is SMOKIN!!!!!!

http://www.mcwhorterrifles.com/accuracy/

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ok 6.5 Lapua shooters how's the throats holding up as compared to the higher case volume with lower pressures rounds such as a .260 or 6.5X55


I've burned out about .09" of throat of my first 6.5x47 Lapua by round 800 at which point it has yet to grow anymore by round 1400. Still shooting in the .2's and .3's when I'm having a good day and .5 on my average days. My load is the 130 VLD, 40.8 gr H4350 and CCI 450's for about 2850: not a hot load.

One of these days I'll measure my 2nd -47. I know I've run hotter loads through it. It's still very accurate with around 1000 rds down.

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My buddies 6.5x47 has really come along.
He won the two day event at Ridgway last month and last week he took third against 107 other shooters with 28 targets out of 40.
The rifle is a hammer.
We scoped it at the 1000 round mark and it had just a faint amount of the beginnings of checking.I was totally impressed.Its a Rock Creek MTU barrel.
I have almost the very same set up.Only mine has a break.
Hes running a hot load of VV550 with he 140g Berger Hybrid.
So Am I .


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Good stuff Dave. Once I burn my barrel out and get it rebarreled, I might try the Hybrid's.

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As SOON as I get mine in on next month the Hybrid's will be what I'll start with first along with N550!

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I've got 1lb of N550 and it scares me! I'll likely find an excellent load with it and have to pay the BIG bucks to keep buying it.

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I had quite a bit left over from loading it in my 300wsm.........so ready to try it!

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Originally Posted by GSSP
Good stuff Dave. Once I burn my barrel out and get it rebarreled, I might try the Hybrid's.

Alan



The hybrids are not touchie at all about seating depth.
That why they are.
Work up to around 40g of VV550 with the Hybrid and kick bootie.
Arter working with the Hybrid I dought ill mess with the VLD.
And I have 1000 of Hoovers finest.....

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