Thread: 6.5x55 142gn Accubond Long Range loads

Originally Posted by GWH

Im running 143 eldx in my T3 6.5 swede with 46.5gr of 2209, very accurate and 2780 fps

Useful information from all.

Any more updates from others?

There's a big difference between 43 and 46.5 grains of powder with the same but different rifles.
I use 47.3 grain of 2209.

I'm thinking those sneaky manufacturers are heading to the highest elevation they can find in the usa to record those velocities. I keep talking to people in NZ who are stating mv's that are within 5ft/s of my own. The one thing we have in common? An elevation range of 20-200m above sea level. Being up at 2000m would make a huge difference to mv

@Puffin - your Quickload information was spot on. 45 gr gave an average of 2664fps.

Any updates?
I'm at 46.5 of 2209 in a R8 for some good groups.
This last group was at 275 yards and it was the best at this range, the others are well over 500yds but as I don't have a chrony it's hard to finalise my information yet.
Will load some R19 this afternoon.
I should add 140 Amax.

Great thread. @Puffin and @quentin I have similar results in my T3 with 140 VLDs doing 2650 with 44.5 of AR2209. I'm currently working up some 140 partitions got to 2570 with 47 gn of N560 but looks to me that I'll do better with 2209 so I've got some more partitions loaded from 44 to 46gn of 2209. I expect that will take me to a little shy of 2700 based on your results. As soon as my new chrony arrives I'll get to the range and find out! I would really like to get to 2700ish with the partitions and then maybe look at developing an ELDX load to complement this. Then partitions out to 250-275 yards and ELDX maybe to 300-350. Something like that anyway. I'm a 225 yard guy for now 😃

you should be able to get some more velocity out of that @WillB. 140gr is where its at for the 6.5x55

i see hornady are doing a 147gr ELD as well

Cool thanks I'll see how I go. I forgot to say the ADI manual is much closer to what I get with 2209 than Nosler with H4350

I have been given some N560 to try, ive got the 143 eldx going well with 2209 and 7828ssc, but will give the 560 a go, i have test groups made up to 50gr, off to range bright and early in the morning to see if it likes it.

Originally Posted by GWH

I have been given some N560 to try, ive got the 143 eldx going well with 2209 and 7828ssc, but will give the 560 a go, i have test groups made up to 50gr, off to range bright and early in the morning to see if it likes it.

How heavy a load are you giving the 2209?

Originally Posted by Danny

How heavy a load are you giving the 2209?

Accuracy at 46.5

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Me to. Thanks.


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what seating depth/COAL are you guys using?

Originally Posted by scoped

what seating depth/COAL are you guys using?

140 AMax oal 3.140"

140 sierra GK oal 2.920"

Hi Guys

So I am really liking the ELDX 143 in my tikka 6.5. Got some really good groups yesterday and also decent speed. I did a graph! But it might be hard to read, I'll chuck it up anyway. Looks like I'm going to be looking at 46.5-47.0 gn 2209 for something in the region of 2700. COAL for these was 3.034 which gives full neck contact. Much better accuracy with these projectiles than I ever got with the 129 SSTs.



Slight complication added by the fact that I got to the end of one powder lot before I'd finished making up these loads. So I duplicated the 45.0 load in the new lot to make sure it was close to the old one. The last two groups were with the new lot. Funnily enough the duplicate 45.0 fills in a step in the graph - was noticeably faster than the older lot.

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