6.5 Staball

[Chris1972]

How stable is it? The name implies it. I’m wanting to switch from Varget. I’m looking for more speed, but if it’s going to be all over the place from 20-110° I’d rather stay slow. Any input appreciated.

7-08 AI with 166 A-Tips is the subject. 23” barrel.

 

[Hickswr]

Def not varget stable.
Stable for a ball powder but that’s like being the tallest “little person”, still nothing to brag about.

 

[rustyinbend]

I get consistently good results within my temperature domain here in Central Oregon ... I've shot it at 25-degrees, and at 95-degrees ... and I see little to no variation in velocity. That said ... my biggest complaint (albeit a manageable one) with StaBall 6.5 is that it's dirtier than most powders. Just means that I clean more frequently, usually after every range visit. After 20-to-30 rounds, the color of the patches will shock you. Shoots great though, and cleaning is no big deal for me.

 

[david walter]

Since I started lighting my creedmoor loads using 6.5 staball with CCI34s, SD dropped to single digits. Dirty? Yep. But I’m not so worried about that in my bolt gun.

 

[Chris1972]

Thanks gentlemen, that tells me everything I need to know.