Thread: 6.5 PRC Load Development Begins

Originally Posted by matto1234

I went out today and had average results, the chronograph didnt like rain. Shooting the 156berger over 60.4gr of h1000 gave 3060fps with average bolt lift, 60.6 had severe ejector marks on one case,heavy bolt lift and second case even lost its primer on ejection.

I think ill be loading up at 60.3 and playing with seating depths, should end up around 3050fps for the 156 which is plenty!

That’s way to hot mate dangerously fast for the combo my 6.5 saum did 3080fps with the 156 with rl26 and that was hot backed down to 3000 the saum has greater case capacity and rl26 is faster for less pressure I was at 62gns of rl26 . Prcs seem to run 2900 well with 22” barrels and rl26 I’d be looking for a node at 2950ish with 2217 and 24” . For example of speed and pressure it takes me 3gns less with reloader 26 for 50fps faster and no pressure than it did to get 50fps less and on right on the ruggered edge of pressure for 2217