I have a 6.5 creedmoor with a 26 inch 1-8 twist barrel. I want to use the hornady 147gr ELDm bullets. What powders do you recommend? Would like to have a temp stable powder. I picked up a pound of hybrid 100v to try out. Any others I should try? Also is there any real difference in normal rifle primers and the match primers?
6.5 creedmoor powder
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Everywhere you look on the inter-webs will tell you H4350. Everyone says it for a reason. it works. There is also a Reloaded powered out there that a lot of guys use but I am not sure which one it is.
H4350 and RL16 are designed to be temp stable(hybrid 100 is not), and they do a good job of it. H4350 is the historical choice and you can’t go wrong with it, but I’d pick RL16.
Rl26 is a big magnum powder but we’ve found that you can stuff a case full of it behind a 147 and get some pretty crazy velocities. RL26 is designed for speed, although it’s not terrible with temp stability.
Rl26 is a big magnum powder but we’ve found that you can stuff a case full of it behind a 147 and get some pretty crazy velocities. RL26 is designed for speed, although it’s not terrible with temp stability.
I tested RL16 when it was first released three years or so ago. What I found was the temp stability of RL16 was superior to H4350, as were the velocities when the charge weights were equal. I haven't used H4350 in my 6 or 6.5 Creedmoors since. The chief complaint with RL16 is it's a dirty powder. Varget is also an acceptable powder, but only with the lighter bullets, like the 120 class up to the 130s. If you want performance at the expense of being temp sensitive, RL17 and RL26 will get you some crazy velocities with 17 being more sensitive to the temp changes than 26. IMR 4451 is another option, though I haven't tried it. It isn't as temp stable as RL16, H4350, or even Varget, but it isn't terrible either.
I've used H4350, IMR 4451, and RL-26 behind 147s. H4350 - so far - has yielded the most consistent results with solid velocity. 4451 is fine, it just doesn't generate as much velocity for me, and has slightly less consistent results over the chrono. RL-26 can definitely push velocity, but I found that with max velocity, my groups open up significantly (greater than 1 MOA at 100y). At the next node down, it tightens back up - but then my velocity drops to the same speed I get out of H4350, so... I stuck with H4350...
I have personally used H4350 (130gr, 140gr, 147gr projo's), Reloder 17 (120, 130, 147gr projo's), Reloder 23 (147gr), Reloder 16 (130, 147gr), BL-C(2) (120, 130gr projo's). You can find nodes with all of them, some are better than others. H4350 does well all around, as does Reloder 16. Both are pretty stable at different powder temperatures.
I have 10 pounds of Reloder 26 on tap to use with the heavies (140+ gr). I may do a run with H1000 with the 150 grainers.
I have 10 pounds of Reloder 26 on tap to use with the heavies (140+ gr). I may do a run with H1000 with the 150 grainers.
H4831sc or RL26 if you want to push it fast. Depends on how far out you can seat the bullet and case capacity though.
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You gotta get the New Winchester StaBall 6.5! Everything you want is right there in the name. Lol
I'm getting along well with IMR4350 and RL15. It's cuz I'm hardheaded and can't just go with the flow. Life would be so much easier if I did.
I'm getting along well with IMR4350 and RL15. It's cuz I'm hardheaded and can't just go with the flow. Life would be so much easier if I did.
H4350 seems like a popular choice, Alliant recommends RE 16, I have tried RE 17 and H414 130g & 140g still working on loads but I think the H4350 is next.
Does anyone have a tried and true recommended H4350 load for 140g hornady ELD-M 6.5 Creedmoor 1-8 twist?
41.1 to 41.6 of H4350 has run in every gun / barrel I have had regardless of brand 140.
I was at a show last week and saw Winchester had a new 6.5 powder out... I didn't have time to ask questions, anyone know when it might be available??
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An NRA Shooting Sports Journal | Hodgdon Announces Release of Winchester StaBALL 6.5
A new powder almost tailor-made for new bullets from Berger.
Winchester Staball 6.5
Winchester® StaBALL™ 6.5 is the world’s first temperature-insensitive BALL® Powder, stable in extreme-hot or -cold conditions. It provides optimal loading density in cartridges appropriate for the burn speed, which is ideal for 6 Creedmoor, 6GT, 6.5 Creedmoor, 7MM-08, 270 Winchester and many...
Yes. There is an entire thread about it, search this site for it. Powder Valley had it in stock last week.
guess I should have read further down the thread before I posted..
