6.5 CM loads

[KnotRight]

I know every gun is different but what velocity do you find is the most accurate? I had a guy who shoots nationally said that he pushes his 140 bullets out to 2800 ft/sec. When I reload I usually stay around 2,600 ft/sec with a few different powders.

 

[Tim]

140gr ELD-M
Reloder 17, 41.2grains
2750 fps

Consistent 0.3-0.4MOA out of my Tikka T3X Tac A1. 4/10 impacts at a mile.


If you’re bench shooting, or only shooting fixed distances, I’d give up FPS for a nice wide accuracy node. If shooting unknown distances, I’d rather have the speed.

 

[Drvred]

43.4 RL 16 behind a Berger 130 Hybrid. 2900 fps.

 

[Lee Satterfield]

41.0 Grains of H4350 over a 140 Berger Hybrid. Gives me single digit ES. It’s shot well out of every rifle I’ve tried it in. I shot this 5 round group out of a 24” Kreiger barreled 700 Sunday afternoon. It will do this with boring regularity and I’m over 2500 rounds. No need to hot rod a Creedmoor.