6.5mm Berger 140 Hybrid accuracy issues.

[GUNENTHUSIAST]

Hey Guys,

I have been shooting Berger 140 VLDs in my 260 for years with very good results. For the most part I have gotten sub .5 MOA with occasional .25 MOA with my VLD loads. I have been looking to try the new hybrids for a while now and finally found a box of 500 at bullets.com and ordered them. I loaded a test pack with the same 43 grains of H4350 that I use from my vld loads. I tried different seating depths and every group was right at 1 MOA. I have 475 of these left and am hoping some shooters here have some recommendations to get these things shooting as well as the VLDs. How have these performed for all of you?

 

[St52v]

I am new at this, but since the hybrids have a different profile ( bearing surface is different) you may need to run a test to see what charge it likes best and possible a different seating depth. Keep us posted.

 

[17874]

Hey Guys,

I have been shooting Berger 140 VLDs in my 260 for years with very good results. For the most part I have gotten sub .5 MOA with occasional .25 MOA with my VLD loads. I have been looking to try the new hybrids for a while now and finally found a box of 500 at bullets.com and ordered them. I loaded a test pack with the same 43 grains of H4350 that I use from my vld loads. I tried different seating depths and every group was right at 1 MOA. I have 475 of these left and am hoping some shooters here have some recommendations to get these things shooting as well as the VLDs. How have these performed for all of you?

I would try a ladder test to find a sweet spot. My chamber prefers VLD's too.

 

[SONIC SAAMI]

Are you jamming or jumping the Hybrids?

 

[GUNENTHUSIAST]

I have tried a wide range of seating depths from just touching the lands at 2.910 down to 2.800. Every bullet I tried, 43 grains of h4350 was the sweet spot so I will have to try different charges for the hybrid I guess. Was hoping this would be easy.

 

[BullzeyeNJ]

I had to go from 42.5 h4350 which is my vld formula to 43g to get the hybrids to group well in my 6.5 cm.

 

[rg1911]

I bought a bunch of the 140-gr hybrids for my AR-10 in .260 Remington because they're supposed to be more tolerant of seating depth (and I'm loading for magazine length). Using various amounts of H4350, the best I could get was 1 MOA or a bit larger. Finally got down to .5 MOA with Lapua Scenar 139-gr.

I'm hoping the hybrids will work in my 6.5-.284 bolt rifle.

Richard

 

[GUNENTHUSIAST]

It looks like I may have to bump up the charge a half a grain or so. It will suck if I'm stuck with all these and they don't like my rifle. Thanks for the replies guys!

 

[Bear24]

It looks like I may have to bump up the charge a half a grain or so. It will suck if I'm stuck with all these and they don't like my rifle. Thanks for the replies guys!

You won't have any trouble selling what you have left i promise. But I have yet to see a bolt rifle that won't shoot a 140 hybrid well.

 

[leadbullet]

hybrids love high speeds and around .040 jump, in my 260 anyway. My best load was 43.5 gr of H4350 in win brass, lapua is too thick to put that much in.
cheers