I know RL26, H1000, Retumbo are all good. Is there anything else that will work? Considering how hard it is to find anything these days, I’d like to keep my eyes open for anything.
6.5PRC powders??
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Here's what Hornady recommends: https://press.hornady.com/assets/site/hornady/files/load-data/6.5-prc-v2.pdf
Kind of a limited list ... but not shocking. No Accurate, no Winchester, others missing. They kind of hung with the "usual suspects".
I like N570 (with 153.5s or 156), N565, H1k, Retumbo and IRM 8133. I just re-barreled and am going to run the 142 SMK with N565. The 8133 and the H1k were identical in load and velocity with the 153.5s. I tested a bunch of powders before killing last barrel to build QL profiles. The N565 seems to get better performance with lower charge weights compared to the 8133 and H1k, and according to QL less pressure. For example QL profile shows a 58ish grains vs 56ish grains produce nearly same velocities with 142 SMK. 3030 vs 3k. I am going to test this on new barrel and if correct I will use the N565. Saving the N570 and Retumbo for the 338 Edge and 7/300 PRC
I had fair luck with IMR7828 shooting 140 class bullets. shot really well but Velocity was lacking for sure. Pretty much turned it into a creedmoor.... Would work in a pinch.
