Pet Loads with the ELD-VT Bullet?

[AR-180]

These bullets have been out a while. Hopefully some guys here can share the loads the have worked well.

Bolt/Gas
Cartridge
Powder
Charge
Velocity
ES/SD

All of the usual guidelines apply. Every gun is different. Start low, and work up. Et cetera.

Thanks in advance.

 

[918v]

In my 308 26” bolt gun I like 40.7grs of AR Comp in a heavy case @ 2.933” coal (.060” off) with a FC210. Velocity is 2700-2730 depending on brass and ES is in the teens. It shoots under half moa. I also tried Varget but 5he ES was in 5he 30’s.

 

[mwiggi]

My 16” 6.5cm Tikka loves 43.2 gr of Varget and whatever the recommended COL. Single digit SD and ES under 10. 3180fps

Working on doing a 25” SJA 6.5cm load now.

 

[AR-180]

I was able to compare a couple loads in a couple uppers with different barrel lengths.

20” Odin Works barrel
Avg: 2474; sd: 14.9
Load1: 30.2 CFE 223 and 100 ELD-VT

Avg: 2403; sd: 17.2
Load2: 27.0 AR Comp and 123 SMK

24” Lilja barrel
Avg: 2526; sd: 23.4
Load1: 30.2 CFE 223 and 100 ELD-VT

Avg: 2452; sd: 7.5
Load2: 27.0 AR Comp and 123 SMK 24"

 

[jthor]

Yote load
223 wylde that was throated for 85.5 bergers.
62 ELD-VT
0.010” off the lands.
25.5gn N-135
Average FPS 3277
SD: idk but it hit a yote at 897 something yards.

 

[st1650]

Yote load
223 wylde that was throated for 85.5 bergers.
62 ELD-VT
0.010” off the lands.
25.5gn N-135
Average FPS 3277
SD: idk but it hit a yote at 897 something yards.

What’s your coal with that chamber ? And what’s your barrel length ?

 

[jthor]

What’s your coal with that chamber ? And what’s your barrel length ?

I’ll check when I’m back home. It’s a Wylde chamber, but we throated it for 85.5 bergers. Barrel is 26”

 

[st1650]

Make sense. I have a 223 at the smith being throated for the 80.5 at 2.495in.
It’s a 20in and I was hoping to load to about 3175-3200fps which looks reasonable compared to your numbers.

 

[jthor]

Make sense. I have a 223 at the smith being throated for the 80.5 at 2.495in.
It’s a 20in and I was hoping to load to about 3175-3200fps which looks reasonable compared to your numbers.

I think 3,100 maybe reasonable with a 20” just going off the standard of 20-25 FPS per inch of barrel. I’m right under pressure at 3277 and a 26” barrel.

 

[jthor]

What’s your coal with that chamber ? And what’s your barrel length ?

COAL is 2.486”

 

[Zemplar]

6mm Dasher
26” Bartlein bolt
ELD-VT 80gn
Alpha
Varget @ 31.66 grains
BR4
3,013 fps
3.6/10.5 (typical 5-shot group)
15-thou off lands