So I find my self FINALLY getting my feet wet in the reloading world. I’ve shot long range since the early 2000s and my days in the sand box but I’ve always shot factory loads for time and equipment reasons.
As of late I’ve started to tune a round for all my big boy rifles. First and foremost, my 6.5x47 Deviant.
after working up a median round of info I scavenged from the internet and some test shots, I found a round it likes.
130 Gr. Berger Hybrid
36.2 Grains of Varget
CCI 450s
Once fired from this rifle Lapua brass
2.8 OAL
2860 FPS average with an extreme spread of 19
now here’s where the dies part comes in. After work on the load and tweaking the seating depth. I’ve found for this Berger, it likes an OAL of 2.8”
Problem is, my dies don’t want to cooperate. I’m using a newer RCBS single stage press and Redding Type S match dies but for what ever reason, I’m not getting consistent seating depth. To the point that in order to achieve my 2.8 OAL which this rifle very much likes. I back my die way off and work it down, checking it with my calipers every time.
So I was checking out the new match master dies from RCBS and thinking about picking those up. I can get them pretty cheap but I’m bot sure if there’s anything else out there.
As of late I’ve started to tune a round for all my big boy rifles. First and foremost, my 6.5x47 Deviant.
after working up a median round of info I scavenged from the internet and some test shots, I found a round it likes.
130 Gr. Berger Hybrid
36.2 Grains of Varget
CCI 450s
Once fired from this rifle Lapua brass
2.8 OAL
2860 FPS average with an extreme spread of 19
now here’s where the dies part comes in. After work on the load and tweaking the seating depth. I’ve found for this Berger, it likes an OAL of 2.8”
Problem is, my dies don’t want to cooperate. I’m using a newer RCBS single stage press and Redding Type S match dies but for what ever reason, I’m not getting consistent seating depth. To the point that in order to achieve my 2.8 OAL which this rifle very much likes. I back my die way off and work it down, checking it with my calipers every time.
So I was checking out the new match master dies from RCBS and thinking about picking those up. I can get them pretty cheap but I’m bot sure if there’s anything else out there.
