Thread: 6.5 Creedmoor load development

Geez this has sort of put me off the Creedmore, was on my maybe list at some time.

Originally Posted by viper

Geez this has sort of put me off the Creedmore, was on my maybe list at some time.

The 6.5 Creedmoor has a reputation for being an easy cartridge to develop an accuracy load for. I've found this to be true in my case, however that's with the caveat of only trying five powders and nine different bullets of various brands, weights and designs for only 800+ shots. Even the worst groups were well under an inch at 100m regardless of load I tried. Obviously though, Wingman's experience differs and he's done a very fine job of explaining his intelligent and methodical approach to come up with an accuracy load that suits his particular rifle. You may find your 6.5 Creedmore, if you obtain one, equally as frustrating or equally as easy I did to find a good accuracy node for the bullet you want to use.

Originally Posted by viper

Geez this has sort of put me off the Creedmore, was on my maybe list at some time.

I’d caution against being out off Viper - haven’t digested everything above yet, will go through it this evening - but neither my experience or that of my business partner (who I copied) were anything like this. We’re not benchrest fussy, far from it, but achieving 2800fps and sub MOA was easy.

I’m also with @10-Ring, my AR2209 has behaved itself and I’ve also been quite high but not as high as him before selecting a node that worked for my purposes. Haven’t checked the lot number yet, will do later.

Love the detail @Wingman, already got a long list of questions, sure others will to.

I’ll also throw out a bone and say that I’ve already told @Wingman by pm that my Creedmoor load dev was done with a dodgy chrono that was proven wrong by drop testing first time out in the field.