Need help w/6.5mm cm initial loading; component selection

[Lumpybrass]

I'm an experienced handloader from benchrest. I'm looking for a lead on what the 6.5mm creedmore likes, or the popular components being used (bullets, brass, powder).
The other thing I would like to find is a "bump die". My preference is to bushing size the neck to just shy of the shoulder joint and bump the shoulder back 0.002". I can find bushing dies, but not shoulder bumpers.
Any suggestions?

The rig I have on order is a Ruger Precision Rifle and Vortex Viper 5-25x - 50 scope. Hope to ring as tight a groups out of this as possible.

 

[canezach]

I use Alpha brass, Reloder 16, and Hornady 140 ELDMs. Check the other reloading section for load data from other members using just about every powder, bullet, or brass imaginable

 

[Franko]

From my reading the magic pixie dust for 6.5 is H4350 and RL16. Brass is small primer Lapua (I use Norma large primer as at this moment I am far more likely to hunt with the gun than shoot competitively) and I have seen lots of talk about Horandy ELD-M 140''s and 147's. For my bump die I am using a Redding body die to set the shoulders back and full length size the case. I have tested setting neck tension with a Lee Collet Die and with a Redding busing type die with the titanium Collet. The Lee Collet die is giving me slightly less runout so I am going to go with that.

 

[shooter98]

Hornady eld-m’s 140gr, Hogdon 4350 @41.5 grains using Hornady brass has been the meal ticket in my rifle with a 26” barrel 1:8 twist.

 

[flyright]

Do not fear FL sizing. It can be your friend with a factory chamber. 6.5 CM section of the "Reloading Depot" forum right here should answer all of your questions.

 

[PinesAndProjectiles]

142 SMKs, Lapua SRP Brass, CCI 450s, H4350.

 

[GN2]

In my 6.5cm Im running Hornady brass, Fed210M primers, 43.0 gr of RL16, sitting under a Berger 140 Hybrid. Base to ogive is 2.265” which is 0.015 thou off the lands in my gun. 5 shot groups average .290”-.550”. Runs a tad long, but im also running the MDT mags without the binder plate so they fit without problem.

 

[abn31c]

40.5 h4350, 140 ELDM and primer of choice = tiny groups. I run 41.7 h4350 140 ELDM fed 210m. Makes 2770 in 24 inch tube. Rl16 would be my choice for a hunting load, but not for everyday. Its to damn dirty and builds a carbon ring extremely fast. I saw pressure after 100 rnds on warm days. Sneaky shit!!!

 

[BattleBorn]

42gr of H4350 and set at factory ammo length. Then try 50 thou. Farther. One of those 2 have always worked in several different creedmoors I've set up.

 

[Rimfiremike]

H4350, CCI450's, Starline brass, and it shoots 140 ELD-M's great and 147's as good, maybe better at .020" jump off the lands.