Thread: A few questions on 6.5 creedmoor loading stuff

I also went down the Lee collet die road for minimal working of brass. And it's very cheap!

About to purchase a Redding body die to push back those pesky cases that are firm to chamber currently.

I have a Howa with the crappy Hogue stock that had the foreend stiffened and action bedded with the kits from Ballistics Research. The rifle shot under half MOA when my aging eyes behaves themselves! Load is 41.5 of AR2209 in Lapua brass with CCI 450 primers and 140 grain Hornady ELD-M. Coal of 2.84 which happily feeds from the magazine and is 20 thou from the lands. Substitute a 140 Interlock at 50 thou off the lands and they shoot more than adequately for game and most importantly to the exact same point of impact at 100m.

Am currently using a Hornady seating die as it came with the set - bought the FL die in case I 'acquire' brass from the range etc. And you can retrofit the micrometer adjustment, and they make seating stems for super long projectiles like the 143 ELD-X or 147 ELD-M. And they're cheap ��

The next step is to anneal the brass on the AMP machine for super consistency.

Like others are saying here, you don't have to spend Megabucks to get good results. Definitely get the factory trigger lightened slightly and you're good to go.

Originally Posted by Steelisreal

Definitely get the factory trigger lightened slightly and you're good to go.

Yup, I used these springs. Perfect now.

https://www.gunbloke.com/ecommerce/i...8&product_id=2

Originally Posted by Steelisreal

...About to purchase a Redding body die to push back those pesky cases that are firm to chamber currently.

I have a fairly new one I don't need as I can just use the Wilson F/L bushing die without the bushing. Make me an offer I can't refuse and it's yours.

Rambo-6mmrem, lots of good dies Redding, Forster, Whidden. Forster ultra micrometer seating die is great value. It combined with a Whidden non bushing full sizer die would be a better combo than the Redding premium set imho. As for small primer v large primer, there has been some documented issues with regards ignition using srp in the 6.5 creedmoor. As for bullets take a look at the 130 berger ar-hybrids, heres a short article written by a friend of mine.
http://panhandleprecision.com/berger...ce-evaluation/

I found a good set of Redding dies 2nd hand
A match grade 2 die set competition seater and full length die

Yep going to be testing the 130 ar hybrid aswell as the 130 vld hunting and 135 gn classic hunter also with the 143eldx as a 4th try back up i would prefer to shoot a 130 if possible so the 2 Berger options are 1st to test followed by 135gn berger
I have seen people getting smokeing speeds in the 2850+ range with reloader 26 from a 22inch tube so that will be the 1st powder i try
Followed by reloader 17 if the 26 doesn’t work out

I tried the Lee collet method...... maybe I am just clumsy but they dont work for me. I read somewhere they work at their best when used with a Lee press?

I'm using the Lee collect die in a Lee press and work's fine. Using horned brass and superformance powder with 143 eldx going 2790 fps. Using same load for targets, gongs, and animals. Not too much problem hitting gongs at 800m all going well.

I'm using the Lee collect die in a Lee press and work's fine. Using hornady brass and superformance powder with 143 eldx going 2790 fps. Using same load for targets, gongs, and animals. Not too much problem hitting gongs at 800m all going well.