Barnes recently released a 6.5 mm bullet with a G7 BC of .350 and a G1 BC of .703. They sure look pretty. Load development to come. Picture next to a 140 eld for reference.
145 grain 6.5 Barnes Match Burner
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This looks very interesting. It'll definitely compete with the ELD-M & ELD-X bullets from hornady. How much did you pay for them?
Would be hell coming out of a 26" PRC. The new 156 bergers are jack hammers
$32/100 pack, $152/500 bulk pack is MSRP. I actually picked these up from a prize table. So new I didnt even see them on the web sight yet.
I’ve had good luck with the Barnes 6mm 112 match burners in my 6 creed.
What cartridge are you loading these for?
Any rumours on release date? I didn't see them on any websites after a cursory search....
Any rumours on release date? I didn't see them on any websites after a cursory search....
A little update on this new bullet. This baby is long. I mean I guess that is to expected but OAL to touch the lands in 2.95". I will be jumping them .050" to keep them magazine friendly. This rifle has a little longer than average chamber and to touch the lands with a 140 ELD i am at 2.86". I decided to do initial load development with imr4831. I have lots of it and it is slower burning than H4350. I hope that means less pressure overall. If I get 2800 fps from my 27 inch barrel without pressure I will be happy. I will update this thread with my results.
That should be doable in a 27" barrel, the 150smk with a moderate charge of H4350 in new Lapua brass at .015" jump averaged 2680fps from my 23" Bartlien barrel.
Would like to see some of your test results on these.
I was able to get some load testing done today. I loaded 17 rounds up. I am using IMR4831. Starting at 42 and ended a ways above max at 46.5 grains. I am doing 2 things. Checking where the pressure ceiling is in my rifle and looking for flat spots in velocity. My results are as follows.
42.0 2710 fps
42.3. 2747
42.6. 2763
42.9. 2788
43.2. 2807
43.5. 2831
43.8. 2860
44.1. 2887
44.4. 2898
44.7. 2902
45.0 2928
45.3. 2935
45.6. 2972
45.9. 2955
46.2. 2981
46.5. 3011
I have a 15 fps spread from 44.1-44.7 and I think I will look into this a bit more. This barrel is a bit faster than others I have had but I did not expect this much speed.
Book max is 44.3 gr according to the hodgon load manual. I did not see pressure till 45.9gr and have no intention of loading that high.
42.0 2710 fps
42.3. 2747
42.6. 2763
42.9. 2788
43.2. 2807
43.5. 2831
43.8. 2860
44.1. 2887
44.4. 2898
44.7. 2902
45.0 2928
45.3. 2935
45.6. 2972
45.9. 2955
46.2. 2981
46.5. 3011
I have a 15 fps spread from 44.1-44.7 and I think I will look into this a bit more. This barrel is a bit faster than others I have had but I did not expect this much speed.
Book max is 44.3 gr according to the hodgon load manual. I did not see pressure till 45.9gr and have no intention of loading that high.
Seems fast as fuck! I'd find something around 2750 a be blessed with long barrel life.
They are not on the website yet. Barnes employees tell me this is schedule for a 2020 release. I won these at a local finale for my shooting league. Barnes had a very large presence there.
Man that’s screaming fast. Wow! These peaked my interest for sure!
24” but all my rifles seem slow compared to other folks, my bra does 105h at 2890 it seems everyone else runs about 2920-2940. My 6creed is the olny one that does well 3150 with 108’s and it’s not smoking fast
I won these bullets off a prize table after my local club series finale. Sources tell me they should be available early next year.
With an extra long barrel, slower than usual powder and pressure signs... yes. I started to see a very slight ejector swipe around 45.5
I guess the 145 will be loaded in 6.5prc, but hasn't hit the shelves yet. I'm pretty excited to try this out.
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Only $20 a box... When these come out they should pickup a lot of steam..
Barnes Precision Match 6.5 PRC Ammo 145 Gr Match Burner OTM BT - Ammo Deals
Barnes Precision Match 6.5 PRC Ammo 145 Grain Match Burner OTM BT for sale at Target Sports USA with free shipping available. Enjoy deals on 6.5
Only $20 a box... When these come out they should pickup a lot of steam..
Saw the same thing- Has to be a typo. The remington version is bascially the same, it too shows $20 per box. My guess is they will be $39.
I gave them a call this morning after I saw that, they ran into some issues getting it to Sammi spec, but said they should be on the shelves in about 2 months
Just got my bulk box of 500 in. My barreled action should also be in today. Will be loading these for 6.5 PRC. It'll be a week or so before I can test any loads.
Just ordered a few hundred straight from Barnes. Hopefully I have them before the weekend to see how they do in my creedmoor. I would like to see 2800fps with RL16 and a 24” barrel.
That shouldn't be too hard, with rl16 and norma brass I got a great node at 43.3 grn and a great group sd of 5.4 moving at 2834 with the 144 gr bergers. mine was out of a 26 inch barrel. If i was you I would try some loads between 43.0-44 grn.
Due note these we loaded long, probably around a coal of 2.900 or somewhere around there.
I think you have to go over $49, which is their standard shipping deal. Still pretty good though.
I cant find it listed, can anyone confirm the bc on these are still .700+?
How did they get that sort of bc with a 1.341 in bullet where the 153 is 1.500 tall.
How did they get that sort of bc with a 1.341 in bullet where the 153 is 1.500 tall.
Forgot about that, just said this item ships free and it was good enough to get my money!
