Need to look into the satterlee method of load development. Only way to go. Used it on 3 guns and will never use any other method again. Too fast and too easy
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So I settled on the 29.5gr of N540 powder over a 105gr Berger hybrid. Over a 20rd average it was 2831fps. SD of 7 and ES of 24. 8.1 mil of elevation to 1085yds and holding 1.7 miles for wind.
Well just for the heck of it I shot it over the chrono with just 25 rounds on the barrel. 105 hybrid, 30.0 RL-15, Fed 205M, Peterson brass got me 2860 fps over 15 rds. Sd wasn't great at 14 but I think switching to CCI 450's will help with that.I'd like to know what it gets you. That is likely the direction I will go on my next one.
Well just for the heck of it I shot it over the chrono with just 25 rounds on the barrel. 105 hybrid, 30.0 RL-15, Fed 205M, Peterson brass got me 2860 fps over 15 rds. Sd wasn't great at 14 but I think switching to CCI 450's will help with that.
Yes as thats what I’m running with mine with 105’s and varget through a 27” kreiger barrelFor the 6BR is 2850/2900 fps with 105’s is doable with a 27 inch barrel of it’s asking too much?
Anyone have data on the 110 Atips?
You really had that high of an SD with the 205m primers?? I had quite the opposite. I had a sd of 2.9fps with the 205m’s and with BR4’s I had a sd of 4.I have to agree on the 450s. My SD was in that 16-18 range with federal match primers and dropped to 7 with the 450s.
It feeds really well. Zero issues. I have the MDT 12rd mags and I haven't had any feeding issues. 1 out of maybe 30 will not eject properly. But it's only happened twice now.
Are ejection issues common with 6BR? If so, what can be done about it?
Though to the uninitiated one might see this as a harsh response. My first custom action was a Defiance Devient tac. At first I was nervous that it would Jack up my round if it didn't feed right and so I ran the bolt like a pussy. However, when I learned the error of my ways and if you run the bolt with full commitment....... It was as though it was a completely different action. So smooth. Fed perfectly. So avoid my learning curve and drive that bitch like ya stole it!!!!Don't run the bolt like a pussy!!
For the 6BR is 2850/2900 fps with 105’s is doable with a 27 inch barrel of it’s asking too much?
Anyone have data on the 110 Atips?
Its out there, it took me about a month, but within a week I was able to get 26lbs and that was only due to purchase restrictions.I wish I could find varget.
Yes as thats what I’m running with mine with 105’s and varget through a 27” kreiger barrel
26" Bartlien 5R 1-8 w/ Berger 105gr HT, CCI BR4's, and 30.4grs of Varget gets me 2895fps
I’m on my 5th firing currentlyAt those speed how many reload are you guys getting?
At those speed how many reload are you guys getting?
Ordered a barrel, berger hybrid 105's, and lapua brass.
Need to order dies and bushings. What's everyone liking?
I really like the rcbs seater dies with the window. I also have le wilson fl bushing dies for 6.5 creed and valkyrie. Thinking of going that route again.
What size neck bushings should I order with lapua brass and 105 hybrids?
Thanks
i recommend getting harrels fl bushing sizing die. you shoot 3 rounds and send them your brass. they send you a die that closest matches your chamber. and they are only $80.
i use a .265 (some use .264) bushing to oversize the necks, then run them back over a mandrel to set final neck tension.
i use the rcbs match master die for my .223 and it is really nice.
however i stick with my forster micrometer for seating on my 6br
Those are the dies I have, just non bushing dies. It has the micrometer seating die. I did have to take a bullet and 600grit sandpaper to the seating stem because it was leaving a ring around the tip of the bullet. I use the berger hybrid 105s.Ordered a barrel, berger hybrid 105's, and lapua brass.
Need to order dies and bushings. What's everyone liking?
I really like the rcbs seater dies with the window. I also have le wilson fl bushing dies for 6.5 creed and valkyrie. Thinking of going that route again.
What size neck bushings should I order with lapua brass and 105 hybrids?
Thanks
Ordered a barrel, berger hybrid 105's, and lapua brass.
Need to order dies and bushings. What's everyone liking?
I really like the rcbs seater dies with the window. I also have le wilson fl bushing dies for 6.5 creed and valkyrie. Thinking of going that route again.
What size neck bushings should I order with lapua brass and 105 hybrids?
Thanks
No. Just posting for anyone who wonders what the MDT mags look like.Is this for sale?
At those speed how many reload are you guys getting?
I might need to by a small base die.
Let me know when you find a place that makes 'em...
small base 308 die.
Close, but not quite the same.
The ring die I have has zero chamfer at the base, and sizes *all* the way down the case web as far as it can get to the shell holder, whereas a SB die squeezes a *little* smaller, and has less radius/chamfer at the base than a regular F/L die... but it physically cannot size as far down the case web as a true ring die, both because of the chamfer/radius, and because you have to be conscious of not pushing the shoulder back too far.
I need (well, 'want' would probably be more accurate) a ring die or two in other case head sizes to go with the one I have. That one was custom made, but the guy has gone radio-silent since then. PVA was supposed to be making something similar that they called a 'small base' die that used bushings... but they don't even have it on their web site anymore.
Like I said, let me know when you find someone who makes a ring die. I'm interested.
It will depend on your reamer and if you want to turn necks.What size neck bushings should I order with lapua brass and 105 hybrids?
It will depend on your reamer and if you want to turn necks.
Not sore on reamer and no mention of neck turning.
Called bugholes and told them I wanted a
6br and I wanted to use lapua brass and 105 hybrids.
Will give them a call and see what they say.
Thanks
I use CLR to clean the bore in my other rifles. Not every cleaning but will with this barrel b/c I’ll be using Varget.
Thanks for the heads up, ordered some 5 minutes after you posted!1# canisters of H4895 are in stock at Powder Valley. I just watched the 8# go out of stock so you’d better hustle.
My regular load for 6mmBR is with H4895. I have Varget & H4895 on hand but I am weighing my options for future powder scarcity. My question is does anyone have a load using Norma 203B ( I know not temp stable) or Vihtavuori N540 with either 105 hybrid or 108 ELDM? just looking to expand my powder options.