Copper Creek has some of the new 156's loaded up. 2930 fps. 40" flatter at 1,000 yards then their 143 load. I may try a couple boxes before I load them. I'm running an extreme hunter. G7 .347
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What was your COAL? Wondering if these 156 are way to long for DBMFirst little bit of testing done today, I failed a little too conservative but I can live with that. It'll be Monday before I can get back out and push a little farther. The barrel only has 111 rounds through it including these 11 in the pressure test, I wouldn't be surprised if it still speeds up a little more on it's own.
Somebody’s Extreme Hunter is gonna fling some 156’s for T&E, I guarantee you that!
first time out with the 156 berger today
24' bartlein bbl, GAP original reamer, Manners T3, Bushnell LRS 3-12 scope, about 250 rounds on the bbl, 50 F 30% hum in La
all once fired brass and all WOLF large primer and all H1000
Harris bipod and bag on the bench at 100 yds
Lab Radar stats at the muzzle
Hornady 2nd gen brass
2.900 COAL, 2.210 CBTO
56 gr - 2785 avg
58 gr - 2871 avg
59 gr - 2910 avg ---good accuracy, ES 12 SD 5
2.205 CBTO
58 gr - 2873
59 gr - 2917 ----good accuracy
60 gr - 2944---hot
61 gr - 2977 ---too hot
2.195 CBTO
61 gr - 2993 ----smokin hot
61.5 gr - 3007----smokin hot
RP 7saum nk'd down to 6.5mm
2.210 CBTO
58 gr - 2882
59 gr - 2901 avg, ES 12 SD 6 ----v good accruacy
Maybe it's just me, but isnt 61.5gn a bit warm for that combo?
Not saying you can’t but have a hard time thinking components will live long at that speed. You might get a couple firings from the brass is what I’m thinking. My 2 cents
Just joining this thread. Some great information here. Thanks to all who have posted list data.
I'm hoping for 3100~ or more fps with the following;
Desert tech 6.5 saum barrel, 26in 1/8 twist, .298nk .120 fb
Ultra 338 suppressor
RL 26
Bertram brass is what I currently have (if needed will go Hornady or adg)
215 magnum primers
berger 156
From what I've read here this isn't terribly unreasonable.
I'm running a 26 proof 7.5 twist, 150 SMK, Norma brass BR2 and 60 gr of Retumbo with a speed of 3106 average... So its very doable and I have some brass with 10 plus firings.
Just joining this thread. Some great information here. Thanks to all who have posted list data.
I'm hoping for 3100~ or more fps with the following;
Desert tech 6.5 saum barrel, 26in 1/8 twist, .298nk .120 fb
Ultra 338 suppressor
RL 26
Bertram brass is what I currently have (if needed will go Hornady or adg)
215 magnum primers
berger 156
From what I've read here this isn't terribly unreasonable.
Where did you get your barrel? Those specs look like the same ones I’m looking at for my SRS.
and I presume you're annealing in between to keep the brass alive?
I really like the 156... my goal was 3050 FPS. I have shot almost 200 of the 156s now with HBN coating; also HBN coated my barrel before I shot them. I found a good node at 3080, but pushed them all the way to 3170 with Retumbo. If I could have stayed at 3140 I would have... but it was just too close to pressure and a good amount of compressed powder.
FYI... They shoot well at .005 off and .035 off the lands.... I ended up at .005.
I shot H1000 and Retumbo, Retumbo was better on both 150 SMK and 156 Berger’s... both HBN coated.
Hey I've had wonderful success with 135 Atips and 130 bergers with 62 grains of h1000 and 153 Atips using 59.6 grains of h1000. Does anyone have similar loads for RL26? Just looking for a starting point.
Just joining this thread. Some great information here. Thanks to all who have posted list data.
I'm hoping for 3100~ or more fps with the following;
Desert tech 6.5 saum barrel, 26in 1/8 twist, .298nk .120 fb
Ultra 338 suppressor
RL 26
Bertram brass is what I currently have (if needed will go Hornady or adg)
215 magnum primers
berger 156
From what I've read here this isn't terribly unreasonable.
so the HBN is helping a lot with speed? and it appears you're coating the barrel as well as the bullets?
here is a spreadsheet with load data i have collected from my own rifle plus others
RSAUM load data.xlsx
drive.google.com
I'd prob start around 48-50gr. Case fill will be low as that's a very fast burn powder to run in a 65 short mag. 560, 565 are much more common. Believe 540 is closer to Varget burn rate.Anyone happen to have done a work up with N540? Or a good place to start?
Using 215M, ADG brass, Lapua 139gr
26" Brux SS barrel, 7.5 twist, Sendero contour
Geared toward being suppressed
Thanks
N165 would be a much better choice. Rl23, rl26, H1000, Retumbo, 7977, 8133, would all be better than 540. 540 is pretty much a 6br powder no?Thanks @4O6shootist
There is limited reload data for the 6.5 SAUM, I found a few on here and other forums. So was just wondering as I finally got some N540, along with N165 which will be my starting powder for the load development.