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Need a 123 AMAX load for a BeanLand 6.5x47!

My load for 6.5x47 is 34.7 of RL15 under 123 SMK's with #41 primers.
Sorry that should have been 34 not 43 .
 
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That seems really lots of RL15 for a 123 gr, I use 39.5 and am pushing it, No way could my Beanland,Stiller-Bartlein digest that without a big problem. You must be turning 3200 fps or more.

Easy E thanks for correcting that, someone would be in for a bad day trying that original load. EVERYONE should always work slowly to any reccommend load that is posted by anyone.
 
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Though by no means near a max load in my Stiller/25" Krieger 1:8, I stumbled onto 41.0 H4350/Fed210 primer/123 AMax in reformed 300 Savage brass that came with rifle when I bought it with around 600 rounds through it and it was so consistently accurate, I've not had reason to press further, though I feel certain there is more velocity to be had. 2852/37/14 at 97d in August last year and 1/2" 5 shot groups at 100 a regular thing. Very easy on brass, and have 100 rounds of Lapua brass sitting on the shelf when 300 Sav brass gives up the hunt. Have had it to 1000yds on steel a few times, but no regular range work to tell you how it does on paper at 3-500 or so. Same charge with 142 Sierra moly SMK's around 2725 at 47d.
 
I'm running 123 smk's with 37.1gr Varget. Nets right at 2900fps. It's really a light load but for some reason the ES is only 12fps.