Looking for a specific 6.5 Creedmoor recipe.

[Mormegil87]

Has anyone set up a 6.5 Creed load with the following components:

Alpha SRP Brass
Hornady 140 ELDM
RL16
Federal Gold Medal Match 205Ms

Seems like I'm really getting close to a compressed load at 2.200 to the OGIVE (2.815 +/- 0.002" COAL) and 41.2gr. I went off Hornady's 10th Edition info which only has RL17 with a Max of 41.3.

That being said I decide to start down at 39.4 and work up in 0.2 he increments up to 41.2. I'm just looking for a little guidance.

 

[briang7511]

same components except 210m, 40.8 gr of rl16. 26in hawk hill ran 2820fps

 

[jrr051468]

Nothing wrong with a compressed load. I normally use 43.5gr of a comparable powder in a 6.5 cm under a 140 as a match load. 2874 over a Magnetospeed

 

[Skunkworx]

A drop tube made a huge difference when trying to stuff 43+ grains of RL16 into my Peterson creedmoor brass.

 

[LANCER]

I use GWT brass with a lower case capacity than Hornady brass. I run 140ELD-M, 41.2 gr RL16, 2.200 CBTO, 210M. 2850 fps out of 26" Chanlynn barrel no pressure signs whatsoever. 1/4" groups at 100, 4" groups at 1000. I love RL16.
2850 fps at 100 degrees in summer
2839 fps at 65 degrees last measured load
It's a good combo.

I also use the Berger 140 VLD TGT with 41.1 gr RL16 and 2.212 CBTO same velocity, same POI as the ELD-M. Slightly better/more consistent group sizes but I use both loads interchangeably. I also used to be 6.5CM detractor, now I'm a convert.