Thread: 6.5 Swede loads

I have the bullet seated about .30 into the case I think last I measured. Groups were pretty poor except for two loads which were nice. Not sure what to make my max with the 760. Maybe 44-45. There is shit loads of empty space in the case now with the ball powder. Probably 75% full.

Not sure if much use to you but try 120smks. No matter what load I had they all shot well in mine

Originally Posted by Beavis

Worked up the ladder today with 140gr SST and RL22. Pretty disappointing. I got tight groups with two of the charges, but couldn't get much better than 2400fps, even over book max. Perhaps because my rifle has a huge throat and I have the projectile's seated out to the limit (46.5gr is meant to be a compressed load, nowhere near). Have got a bottle of 760, starting at the .260 max load and working up.

46.5 grains of RL22 is meant to be at 101% case capacity (as you said meant to be compressed) going by the online data from nosler their OAL was 3.025 inches any chance of getting the rifle barrel set back and re reamed to shorten the throat on it as the rifle may have the long throat to accomodate up to 160 grain bullets.

RL is apparently prone to wild temperature variations where as 2209 is very stable.

I use a T3 23 3/4" barrel (had it threaded). 44.02gn of 2209 / cci primers / lapua brass now 6 times fired = 2735ft/sec on a normal warm day (DA of about 350m elev 1013hpa)
I was using Amax but I'm trying bergers atm. When I pulled my dies apart i found that the Amaxs had a good wobble in the std insert, while the bergers were snug in the micrometre insert that is specifically designed for that projectile.

I'm seating them right back at 3.026" OAL because that is producing better results than I am capable of bettering. Like someone said before, trying to get to the lands is fruitless pursuit with modern T3. My dies allow for a max of about 3.150" but that's using the last flimsy thread on the redding die!

Are you guys (who are reaching the lands on a T3) using custom dies?

Na I don't want to fuck around like that. It can obviously shoot with the right load. I just have to find something that gives the accuracy I want and not 19th century velocity.

I use a VDL seater in my redding competition die for the 140amax.

Yea my Lee seater makes the tips of the sst's look pretty ugly. Will get a Hornady seater and vld plug from Brownells when I get round to it.

Originally Posted by Toby

Not sure if much use to you but try 120smks. No matter what load I had they all shot well in mine

You ever shoot any game with em?

Thought the new Howas were meant to be shorter throated. Have a OAL guage coming so will measure my chamber when it arrives in the next few days

Yup, always killed whatever I pointed them at. Only stopped using them because I have nearly run out. Probably wont buy more. Once I run out of 140amaxs I wanna try 130 swifts

Na the throat on mine is loooooong. Like with the length of the magazine and throat, the bullet can be falling out the case mouth.

ream it out to 264 win mag or 6.5-06AI that will sort the throat issue and the 19th century velocity issue

Which ADI powder gives best velocity & accuracy with 140's? 2209, 2213....anybody tried 2217???

iv try 09 and 2217 want to try 2213
with 2217 i just started getting good speed but run out of case room

Got a friend that shoots the 129 hornady out of his tikka with the 2213 with good accuracy, not what you asked for but an option.

I'm up to 46.5gr of 760 for around 2500fps. Still no pressure signs.