6.5 Creedmoor / 140 Hornady A-max loads

[garandman]

I've gotten my 6.5 Creedmoor (26" barrel) loads with 140gr Hornady A-max up to avg. 2670 fps with 40.5 gr of H4350.

Max load on my data sheets shows 40.9 gr.

What are y'all running as a max powder charge? What velocity?

Thanx.

 

[gau17]

You can go higher.

 

[garandman]

You can go higher.

I was hoping for something a little more specific than that.

 

[dirtking]

I have seen some running as high as 42.5 to 43 but every rifle is different. Hornady lists there load on the side of there box at 41.5grs. Hopefully in about 2 months i will be loading for my creedmoor when it gets back from PCR. Good luck.

 

[dirtking]

Here is a link to the 6.5 Creedmoor loads here on this site. http://www.snipershide.com/shooting...ng-depot/98041-**6-5-creedmoor-loads**-4.html

 

[hognuts]

I ripped off a load from some of the guys I shoot with and we are running 41.6 grains of 4350, I have ran up to as high as 42.5 grains in a previous rifle. With a 28" tube we have been getting mid 2800's. The fastest I have pushed it was the 42.5 grains with a 28" truck axle bartlein 1.250" no contour and I was getting 3050. (atleast by my shitty CRONY cronograph)

 

[gau17]

Move up in .2 increments while looking for pressure signs. See what your barrel likes. 40.5 seem to be on the low end. You should be able to hit 2750-2850 safely with a 26" barrel.

 

[Kentucky Jelly]

I am at 43.5 with no pressure signs in a factory savage. 2870fps per actual dope to 1k. Just work it up.

 

[OneShotJim]

I'm using 42.0gn of H4350. MV of 2751, with no pressure signs in my rifle, 26in barrel. Seeing consistent <0.5MOA with this, so, since hotter loads can reduce barrel life, I stopped there. Heed the above cautions to work up slowly. Safety first!

 

[garandman]

I'm using 42.0gn of H4350. MV of 2751, with no pressure signs in my rifle, 26in barrel. Seeing consistent <0.5MOA with this, so, since hotter loads can reduce barrel life, I stopped there. Heed the above cautions to work up slowly. Safety first!

I got to 0.51 MoA with 41.5 gr H4350 pushing an avg of 2,777fps. Def improvement in group size. If this is repeatable, I may just stop right here.

 

[johncx0]

I am running 42.7 gr. of H4350 at 2700 fps. Accurate with no pressure signs thru 26" bbl.

 

[garandman]

I am running 42.7 gr. of H4350 at 2700 fps. Accurate with no pressure signs thru 26" bbl.

My primers are slightly flattened. Should I back off?

Bolt handle turns easy, no difficulties extracting spent cases. No signs of case head expansion.

 

[ddavis]

My load with 140's is 42.6 H4350. Velocity was 2730 out of a 21" barrel. Now I run the 130's at 2800 fps with about the same BC, and less pressure. Win/win.

 

[6brshooter]

I run 42.4 h4350 and 140 amax in one creedmoor and 43.0 gr h4350 and 140 amax in another. Gets me 2775&2830 respectively, with groups in the hi .2s. Been playing with Imr4350 as my h4350 supply is dwindling and the 8 lb is still backordered. Imr shows real promise, going to wait and see how velocity maintains at August temps. I found two nodes that will stack them, one at 2745 and the other at 2850. Settled on the slower for now, will test when it is 110 and see what shakes out.

 

[VKC]

My primers are slightly flattened. Should I back off?

Bolt handle turns easy, no difficulties extracting spent cases. No signs of case head expansion.

With flattened primers, yes, back off. As depending on the temperature and conditions, you may run into major problems. If you want more velocity, switch to RL-17.

 

[sobrbiker883]

I'm gonna be doing load development when my 200 new cases get in, with H4350 and Hornady 140 BTHP's.
I've had good enough results (consistent honest half-.75 moa under field conditions) with both 140 Amax's and BTHP's on brass that's been ran multiple (6-9) firings in 4 chambers (one excessively HS'd and one a gas gun).
Now I'm down to two Bartlein barreled actions with the same headspace and looking forward to see what good brass can do. Hell, I even cleaned both barrels...
I've been running 42.6 H4350 with .015 jump, ~2840-2850 fps.
Anyone else playing with the Hornady 140 BTHP's or is everyone gone Berger/Lapua?

 

[lawman29]

I ended up settling on 130 bergers. Barrel is 8.5 twist Kreiger. H4350. Not shooting much past 600 yards and they are very good....