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StaBall 6.5 in a 22 Creedmoor???

WyoHunter

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Has anyone tried StaBall 6.5 in a 22 creed??? Suggestions on a starting load with 80 eld-m?

Decided to throw a 1-8tw Benchmark on an extra 700 action that i had laying around. Buffalo Creek Precision should have it chambered soon. Going to be loading some 80gr eld-m's into Gunwerks brass. I had planned on working with H-1000 and RL26. I was picking up some H4350, as a just-in-case, when someone smarter than me kicked around the idea of trying StaBall 6.5. Dude is a former Gunwerks shooter, and a much more experienced reloader than I. It did not sound like a bad idea to me.... since it adds some zip to the rest of the Creedmoors.

This will be my first foray into experimental loading with a non-SAAMI cartridge. (Once I get the 80 eld-m dialed, I'll really be in virgin waters with some 73gr Hammer Hunters). I figure the more experienced experimenters can offer some sage wisdom.
 
6.5 StaBall appears to run a little slower than H4350 but faster than Superformance (see Hodgdon online load data for 6mm Creed). Peterson Cartridge published some .22 Creed data with the Berger 80.5 fullbore with both H4350 and Superformance approx 36gr to 39gr, respectively. Assuming your lot of StaBall follows the pattern, I'd start with 34-35gr with an 80 ELD-M and work up.

Good luck.
 
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Any results with WW StaBall in 22Creed?
I got sidetracked while ordering stuff for other projects. Turns out, I forgot to order my stock, after I sent that action in.... Whoops! It should be done by March. I'm going to work some 80gr Eld-M's, 73gr Hammer Hunters, and some 70gr Badlands Precision Bulldozer 2's. Going to hit it with RL-26 and StaBall 6.5. (My H1000 is too limited to play with). I'll post once it gets going.
 
I’m going to be trying it soon with 95 SMKs
I found 16lbs last week.
I’m currently using IMR4451 and 90 SMKs with good results in an 8 twist moving 3223 FPS . I have a 7 twist on order for the 95s.
 
Hate to resurrect an old thread, but I'm curious if you got anywhere with StaBall 6.5 in the 22CM. I've got a bunch of 88ELDM's and 77TMK's I wanna play with and I have a ton of StaBall 6.5.