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Blackcell,
I have 2 6.5 Creedmoors in bolt guns. I reload but my load is pretty much a duplicate of the Hornady 140 A-Max factory load. It is very accurate out of my 2 rifles...avg is 0.5-0.625 MOA. I have used this load to shoot antelope and although it is a "target" bullet the performance on game was very good. I moved to WY from Ga and have shot many whitetails...50+. I would not hesitate to use the same loading on Ga whitetails.
I have 2 6.5 Creedmoors in bolt guns. I reload but my load is pretty much a duplicate of the Hornady 140 A-Max factory load. It is very accurate out of my 2 rifles...avg is 0.5-0.625 MOA. I have used this load to shoot antelope and although it is a "target" bullet the performance on game was very good. I moved to WY from Ga and have shot many whitetails...50+. I would not hesitate to use the same loading on Ga whitetails.
I haven't seen any of the 140 amax factory loads for quite some time once all the crap hit.
6.5mm Creedmoor rifle ammo ammunition - AmmoSeek.com
Here is a link to several sources for the 120 and 129 flavors in stock though. At least that will get you shooting.
6.5mm Creedmoor rifle ammo ammunition - AmmoSeek.com
Here is a link to several sources for the 120 and 129 flavors in stock though. At least that will get you shooting.
120 and 140 AMAX for long range.
The 129 SST or Interbond load for hunting.
Hornady Manufacturing Company :: Ammunition :: Rifle :: Choose by Caliber :: 6.5 Creedmoor
The 129 SST or Interbond load for hunting.
Hornady Manufacturing Company :: Ammunition :: Rifle :: Choose by Caliber :: 6.5 Creedmoor
140 A-max out of my .260 is perfect for long range shooting as well as a reliable killer on everything I've shot with it.
Looks like you need to invest in a hand loading set-up. You can get started without breaking the bank. Brass, CCI primers, Hodgdon 4350, and 140 gr. Hornady A-maxes. Components are hard to come by right now, but I suspect things will get better by June.
Get started by reading the reloading sticky threads at the top of the reloading forum. Several times over. He nailed it.
The 6.5CM is an easy one. You'll have great success reloading this cartridge. Will cost you $300-750 to get into.
I have learned the bulk of what I know from this website. There are some very knowledgable hand loaders here that are very generous in sharing information. It is nothing to be afraid of. Read the stickies and you will figure out that it is simple science. With any construction there are steps that must be done in order.
Brass case prep; Full Length size your brass to fit your chamber, flash hole debur, trim, chamfer, debur the mouth, seat a primer. Case prep is the part that takes the longest, is a pain in the rear, but must be done to ensure consistancy.
Powder Charge; you'll have to experiment to find "the" charge for your chambering in your rifle. There are many chamberings that all seem to shoot the best in a narrow margin of powder charge. 6.5 Creedmore is definately one of them.
Seat the bullet; again, you'll have to experiment where to seat the bullet in relationship to the lands of your barrel.
DONE
All of the above steps are tuning the cartridge to work with the harmonics of your barrel. Consistancy in ammo is the name of the game. When you are on the range or on the hunt environmental factors, your position, your proficiency and your ability are all factors that affect the shot. Knowing that your ammo is consistant and tuned to the rifle is another factor eliminated from the equasion. There are volumes of information within this section, that I don't need to rewrite. Read, Read, Read, and you will get the hang of it.
Oh, and one of the most satisfying factors in precision shooting is knowing that you scientifically developed sub MOA ammuntion and are able to reproduce it at will.
PM me if you need to. I don't know it all, but I've had excellent results with seven different rifles thus far.
Rookies..
just poking fun, but you are spot on with your advice above. Knowledge is power and this is a good place to find knowledge. It's also damn expensive to hang out in the Classifieds!!
I see this thread is 3yrs old. But I'm looking at getting an MR10 myself and I'm curious what you think of it.
