Thread: 6.5 creedmoor reloading

Originally Posted by Moose.

only issue i found was a slower burning powder needs MORE powder and cant fit it in the case

That's where superproformance comes in as it's a ball powder and fills the case nicely

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I'm running 120gr Nosler BT with RL16 in an 18" barrel. They're at about 2820fps and make a mess on everything I've shot. Good penetration but absolutely wreck the meat. Never had an animal move more than a few steps if whacked correctly, which is good.

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Originally Posted by Mathias

I'm running 120gr Nosler BT with RL16 in an 18" barrel. They're at about 2820fps and make a mess on everything I've shot. Good penetration but absolutely wreck the meat. Never had an animal move more than a few steps if whacked correctly, which is good.

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How much RL16 are you running for that?
I am considering playing the with the 120BT in my creedmoor and use RL 16 at the moment with a 140 sst

Originally Posted by Mick Hunter

How much RL16 are you running for that?
I am considering playing the with the 120BT in my creedmoor and use RL 16 at the moment with a 140 sst

44gr in ADG LP brass.

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Why do you need more energy? Have animals been getting away? As far as a flatter trajectory, all bullets drop. Another 100-150 feet per second may not shoot much flatter, you may need a lighter bullet to try and flatten it out. As has already been said, there’s no free lunch, the price of a short barrel is velocity loss. The higher the case to bore ratio the bigger the loss.

Originally Posted by Moose.

Hi all
I have built a tikka t3 bush rifle, it has a 16inch barrel with suppressor.
Shoots a great 1/2 inch group with factory sako ammo. Just had a too much bullet drop from slower speeds.

Trying to create a cartridge load that makes up for lost velocity caused by short barrel.
Have tried a few different things. But nothing that gets a good grouping

So far have 2850fps, but a pretty average group, like 2-3 inches at 100m

Compared to the factory sako ammo that shoots dead on but only 2550fps.

Trying to get velocity up to shoot flatter so there isn’t so much bullet drop out to 300m

Latest load is 100gr barnes projectiles with win748 ball powder. Speed was great but grouping it so good.
Any advice or does anyone have a better load?

Thanks

One question why use barns they need speed to proform, I would use a standard cup and core 129 sp or 120 Nosler BT

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Originally Posted by 25/08 IMP

One question why use barns they need speed to proform, I would use a standard cup and core 129 sp or 120 Nosler BT

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just because barnes was the only lighter 100gr i have come across for hunting bullet., otherwise i would have stick with Sako Blade projectile.

I'd probably give up on the Barnes bullet, they are pretty expensive and probably not the easiest to tune compared to something like the Nosler 100gr BT.
If you don't have the money/time to tinker with different loads then I think you'd be best to decide what's combination of speed, accuracy, and easy of tunning you want.

For as easy as possible I'd say buy some Sako projectiles, seat them the same depth as the factory ammo, and use ADI 2209.
Will probably be slower than you'd like though.

If you want more speed try a different powder that's been mentioned, RL16, RL26, or Superformance with ADI 2209.
Or try a different projectile with ADI 2209, something like the 100gr Nosler Ballistic Tip should be easier to tune than the Barnes TSX.

Or if you want as much speed as practical try a different powder and different 100gr bullet.

I dont know a thing about the topic but 25/08 IMP seems to wring the most out of the calibers he has so I would follow his path and try Hodgdon Superperformance

Originally Posted by Pommy

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What's this Gordon's tool thing? If I'm reading it correctly it's a bit of an eye-opener and worrying.
My loads are showing no pressure signs that you normally get.

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It's the free alternative to QuickLoad. It's very useful for simulating loads to attempt to quantify things such as pressure. Case heads and primers don't really tell you what's going on.

does anyone know why i cannot view the buys sell swap thread on the NZHS site?

Originally Posted by Moose.

does anyone know why i cannot view the buys sell swap thread on the NZHS site?

Not enough posts yet, superformace is a very fine powder fit more than enough in every case iv tried it in

Originally Posted by Kelton

Not enough posts yet, superformace is a very fine powder fit more than enough in every case iv tried it in

yeah sweet,
ok sounds like i should give superformance a go, if you guys think ill be able to get enough powder in with seating depth

factory reload data shows Vihtavuori 550 with COL 2.82 inch and 41.4 g with a full case.
so i would need to exceed that charge with Superformance, to get similar velocity in my shorter barrel