6.5 Creedmoor 140gr HPBT with IMR 4895 ?

[JP Harley Rider]

Hello,

I am brand new to this forum. I have been reloading .308 and 30-06 using IMR 4895 powder with good results for many years. I did a search on the forums here to find out about using IMR 4895 for 6.5 CM. I want to load up a few rounds for my brand new 6.5 Creedmoor Savage 110 Ridge Warrior rifle. I am desperately trying to find Hodgdon H4350 and everyone is completely Out Of Stock. I can't find any Reloader 16 either. I have plenty of IMR 4895. I have some new Starline brass 6.5 CM (LP) shipping to me and also some Sierra MatchKing 6.5 140 gr HPBT bullets. Has anyone tried using IMR 4895 for 6.5CM with 140 gr HPBT bullets ??
Just looking for any advice here. Just want to load up 50 rounds to do a basic zeroing at 100 yds. Thank you

 

[OREGUN]

If you go to Hodgdon’s load data site, they spec IMR4895 for all kinds of bullet weights in 6.5CM. I’ve never tried it but if it’s on the powder manufacturer’s own website, it can’t be too far off.

 

[JP Harley Rider]

H4350 is available, right now, from Selway Armory.

Hodgdon H4350 Smokeless Powder- 8 Lbs. (HAZMAT Fee Required) - Selway Armory

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www.selwayarmory.com

Thank you. I will check them out right now !!

 

[Huskydriver]

4895 will be slow

 

[Evlshnngns]

I would rather use 4831 over 4895. It fits the case volume

 

[JP Harley Rider]

Thanks for the great responses. Thanks to OREGUN I was able to find some H4350 at Selway Armory !!
So I will just wait for that to arrive and save my IMR 4895. Thanks again

 

[Sniperwannabee]

H4350 is available, right now, from Selway Armory.

Hodgdon H4350 Smokeless Powder- 8 Lbs. (HAZMAT Fee Required) - Selway Armory

Attention! HAZMAT Fee RequiredA HAZMAT fee will be applied to all orders that contain Powders and or primers. This fee covers 48 Lbs of Powder and Primers.(Orders over 48 Lbs will require an additional fee) Powder and Primers ship ground freight to the lower 48 states. Powder and Primers cannot...

www.selwayarmory.com

Gone in 30 min

 

[Northfl]

Thanks for the great responses. Thanks to OREGUN I was able to find some H4350 at Selway Armory !!
So I will just wait for that to arrive and save my IMR 4895. Thanks again

I got an alert and ordered a 8lb jug. Said there was two available. Guess you got one and i got one. Woohoo!!!

 

[JP Harley Rider]

I got an alert and ordered a 8lb jug. Said there was two available. Guess you got one and i got one. Woohoo!!!

Yes when I ordered mine it was the last 8 lber ... Wow ..... Hopefully things will get back to normal in 2021 .... I hope ...

 

[Sniperwannabee]

Gone in 30 min

Doing it now!

 

[Northfl]

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Yes when I ordered mine it was the last 8 lber ... Wow ..... Hopefully things will get back to normal in 2021 .... I hope ...

I damn near ordered them both when i ordered. Now if the alert will go off for some cci lrp. I will be on them like a fat kid on a cupcake. I have enough to last a bit, but more means more shooting and less headaches

 

[Newbie2020]

4895 will be slow

NOOB ALERT: Slow burning or slow MV?

 

[Huskydriver]

NOOB ALERT: Slow burning or slow MV?

4895 medium/fast burning rifle powder speed wise and will produce a slower mv than other slower buring powders like 4831sc, or 4350.

In short...you will hit max pressure with slower mv with 4895 than you will with 4350

 

[Newbie2020]

Thanks @Huskydriver we’re all learning a lot about alternative powders these days

 

[hesp]

Walked into Sportsman's Warehouse in Missoula yesterday afternoon. There was one 1 lb bottle of Rel 26 & two 1 lb bottles of IMR-4350. Walked out happy. They also had a considerable selection of other 1 lb bottles of powder. Must have just got a shipment in. And yes they had some 4895 also. Maybe things are loosing up a bit.

 

[clcustom1911]

4895 will be slow

Flip that coin over. IMR 4895 will be on the faster side. Sierra has 37.0 as max for 140's

 

[Huskydriver]

Flip that coin over. IMR 4895 will be on the faster side. Sierra has 37.0 as max for 140's

Slow mv homie... Fast burn rate

 

[clcustom1911]

Slow mv homie... Fast burn rate

Just got done with graveyard shift

 

[Huskydriver]

Just got done with graveyard shift

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