Heard anything negative about Lapua 144's, Hornady or Nosler 6.5/140HPBT match?...

[steve123]

I have a 6.5SAUM in the works and would shoot the Berger 140 """hybrids""" if I could find them but have resigned my self to trying other bullets that are available.

Personally I dislike regular VLD's because of their seating depth intolerance (been there-done that) so I'm not interested in trying them.

Give me your thoughts if you've tried any of the above.

Thanks

 

[hewlett260]

The Lapua's no comment. The Nosler Custom Comps. aren't bad out to 500 yards, just don't have as good of a BC for their weight class as some others. The Hornady's are my go to bullet, I really like the HPBT Match better than the A Max, shoots the same, not sensitive to depth, cheaper than Sierra's, and a little more consistent. Just my experience with them though.

 

[Rob01]

Hornady 140 BTHP and AMAX are excellent bullets and very under rated. I shoot the 140 AMAX in factory loaded Creedmoor ammo in matches and it performs. Handloading them would be easy and you would save money and get performance. Try them. You will be happy you did.

 

[steve123]

Thanks guys!

Anyone else have anything to say about the Noslers or that Lapua 144FMJ?

 

[jsthntn247]

Blemished Match Bullets 264 Cal 6.5mm (264 Diameter) 140 Grain Polymer

 

[milo 2.0]

Steve,
Lady at Berger told me 140 hybrids were to be ran mid-Nov. Midway has 136 Lapua scenars on sale, 315.00 per 1k, I've heard dthey shoot well, but bc came in low???

 

[Dan Newberry]

The 144 grain FMJBT is interesting... the original M41 "prickskytte" Swedish sniper rifle ammo was loaded with bullets in this weight range. While most folks believed the ammo had 139 grain bullets, the nickel-silvery finished bullets, once pulled, weighed between 143 and 144 grains. I know... a whole grain of bullet weight seems like a lot of difference, but I found this variance in the same lots of the M41 ammo.

Reportedly, the powder used was a Bofors made military powder called "NC1220"--which turned out to be nearly identical to Reloder 22 (same manufacturer too). Charge weight was around 46.3 grains in the military cases. I did not volume test the military brass to see how it compared to Lapua and Norma 6.5x55, but I did find that accuracy and trajectory were a good match when running 142 grain Sierra Matchkings and 46.3 grains of RL22 in Norma brass.

I think the 144 Lapuas, with a published BC of .636 I believe, would be great bullets for duplicating the M41 ammo. If we could just figure out how to make them silver without messing them up...

Dan

 

[steve123]

Steve,
Lady at Berger told me 140 hybrids were to be ran mid-Nov. Midway has 136 Lapua scenars on sale, 315.00 per 1k, I've heard dthey shoot well, but bc came in low???

Thanks for the heads up Milo!

A friend is trying the 136's and they are doing fine but if I have to shoot a lower BC 140 I'm thinking I might as well try and save some money with the Hornady's which I can get for $23 and change per hundred.

I'd spend the extra money on the hybrids though so I might wait to order.

 

[steve123]

Blemished Match Bullets 264 Cal 6.5mm (264 Diameter) 140 Grain Polymer

I haven't tried any blems yet. Are they just discolored or do they have other defects? How'd they shoot for you.

Thanks

 

[BoilerUP]

The Hornady 140gr HPBT shoots like shit.

Terrible. BC like a 147gr 30cal FMJBT. Irregular jackets. Expensive, too.

You don't want to try them, trust me, stick with something...even more expensive.

 

[steve123]

Dan,

That's what peaked my interest is the .636 BC. I'm just trying to find out if they are as accurate as Scenars or not. Another thing that would be a plus is there would be no uneven meplat.

 

[steve123]

The Hornady 140gr HPBT shoots like shit.

Terrible. BC like a 147gr 30cal FMJBT. Irregular jackets. Expensive, too.

You don't want to try them, trust me, stick with something...even more expensive.

Well, good to know! Hornady advertises a .58 BC, they can't be too much less than that could they???

 

[BoilerUP]

Well, good to know! Hornady advertises a .58 BC, they can't be too much less than that could they???

Based on other reports seen here over the last couple years, I've been using the same Litz G7 BC as the 139gr Scenar with the Hornady 140gr HPBT. That BC allowed me to go 3 for 3 on a 10" plate @ 900yd the very first time I tried further than 650yd.

Others have said .580 G1 works for them, so who knows.

 

[steve123]

Based on other reports seen here over the last couple years, I've been using the same Litz G7 BC as the 139gr Scenar with the Hornady 140gr HPBT. That BC allowed me to go 3 for 3 on a 10" plate @ 900yd the very first time I tried further than 650yd.

Others have said .580 G1 works for them, so who knows.

Ha, okay I'm slow to catch on sometimes, LOL.

What BC are the 139 Scenars?