Thread: 6.5x55 loads that work in the t3

Originally Posted by chalkeye

It appears the AMAX is discontinued, so you might as well go straight to the ELD-X or ELD-M for the ongoing availability (and the difference is a little academic unless you're really pushing things range-wise).

For what it's worth, I'm using 46.2gr 2209 with a 143gr ELD-X, Federal 210M primers & Lapua brass.

just wondering what rifle and the coal as I have a heap of the eld-x and havn't started development yet for my tikkas

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i thought the sst was nearly the same as an amax

I use Lapua brass, N560 powder, CCI BR2 primer and Scirocco Swift 130grn in my 6.5x55. 2600fps. Shoot's an honest 0.6" and just works.

Originally Posted by andyanimal31

just wondering what rifle and the coal as I have a heap of the eld-x and havn't started development yet for my tikkas

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Howa, I think ~82mm OAL, not sure of COAL.
The load is a fair way above book max so don't start there.

Run a 129sst in my 6.5x55 t3, 50 grains 4831 (compressed load), 2750 fps, will shoot under .5" when i do my part. Got some 140sst & 140amax which group good also just 2" low & 2" to the left. Always wanted to try some nosler partition to see how they go, but the 129sst works great, got a mate thats got the same rifle but his doesn't like the 129s at all.

I'm using the same powder but uncompressed (47gns). Getting just on 2900 using a 29" barrel. 2209 is pretty much the powder of choice for a shorter barrel for consistency. I've heard RL17 can get better velocity but has more variation across temperature (never tried it myself)