Just threw a load together tonight to go see how it would shoot. I haven't shot any of the Hornady 140 AMAX's yet, so I loaded up 10 with RL17 and went to the range. It was too dark, and the CED skyscreens couldn't pick up my bullets for chronographing, but the results are promising. I shot the first three shots, including the cold bore shot. I then went downrange and checked the target. I came back, shot two more to make it a five shot group. Went back downrange, checked target, and decided to make it a 10-shot group to check the consistancy of the load. My ammo is loaded on custom-cut Wilson dies. I just need to check how fast they are going.
BTW, my 6.5 Garfield is a necked up 25 WSSM, with a Wilson inside neck reamer used to take out the donut. No other changes as far as taper, shoulder angle, etc. The barrel is a straight-taper PacNor 28" built on a small shank Savage BVSS-S single shot action. Trigger is Rifle Basix set at 24 oz. Optics are Bushnell 10X Mildot.
Kevin
BTW, my 6.5 Garfield is a necked up 25 WSSM, with a Wilson inside neck reamer used to take out the donut. No other changes as far as taper, shoulder angle, etc. The barrel is a straight-taper PacNor 28" built on a small shank Savage BVSS-S single shot action. Trigger is Rifle Basix set at 24 oz. Optics are Bushnell 10X Mildot.
Kevin
