6.5 Creedmoor ammo question

[fastford]

you guys with the creedmoor gas guns using the 120 or 140 factory Hornady amax load?

 

[264shooter]

Re: 6.5 Creedmoor ammo question

What are you asking ?

 

[GasLight]

Re: 6.5 Creedmoor ammo question

I think he wants to know what people using the gas guns prefer either the 120 or the 140 load from the factory...

DD

 

[fastford]

Re: 6.5 Creedmoor ammo question

exactly DD

 

[SONIC SAAMI]

Re: 6.5 Creedmoor ammo question

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: fastford</div><div class="ubbcode-body">you guys with the creedmoor gas guns using the 120 or 140 factory Hornady amax load? </div></div>
And what barrel length are you using?

I just PM George Garner about building a barrel chambered in 6.5CM for a AR-10.

 

[fastford]

Re: 6.5 Creedmoor ammo question

20"

pof group buy

 

[louboyd]

Re: 6.5 Creedmoor ammo question

I'm using the AMAX 140 grain in my 24" DPMS 6.5 CM. Reasons for the choice was twofold. First on paper it has slightly better downrange energy, a little longer supersonic range, and a little less wind deflection though not as flat of trajectory (at least to 1000 yards) as the 120s.

The second and more important reason is that right after I bought the rifle I found a case of 140 Hornady ammo at a gunshow a little cheaper than the factory list price and nothing else anywhere in stock, not even mail order. I'm satisfied with the 140's performance, though I haven't shot anything else to compare it to.

 

[bowslngr]

Re: 6.5 Creedmoor ammo question

Mine seems to like the 140 grain A-max loads slightly better than the 120's. So does my dads. Both are 24 inch.

 

[Scottmilk9]

Re: 6.5 Creedmoor ammo question

My POF likes both, groups about the same, but I choose the 120's because I'm pushing them at 2830fps out of the 20" barrel and the 140's were about 2600fps.