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what creedmoore load to go with. pics !!!!!! look

skeetlee

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Well i am having a rough time deciding were to go from here with my Jon Beanland custom 6.5 creedmoor. This rifle shoots everything i put through!! I had some time this afternoon so i headed out to do a little load development, and i think i am more confused now than i was before i left. I always knew this rifle was a shooter, but how in the heck am i going to pick a load to go with, when they all shoot!! LOL!!! Life is tuff!!! That Jon Beanland sure knows how to build a rifle people!!!
Just to let you know what your looking at. Range was 100 yards. Temp was 45 wind switching all around at about 8mph. Orange dots were points of hold. All groups were shot off the corner of the squares. Any shots up in the circles were Fowler's and of all different bullets weights and powders. Just getting the barrel warmed up! Bullets from right to left are Berger 130vld with 46.3gr of 4831SC. velo was 3000. Middle group was going to be 2 3 shot groups but it was so nice i went for a 6 shot group. Load was 140gr vld Berger hunting bullets, with 45.5gr of 4831SC velo average was 2885. Last groups on the right are 123gr sierras with 46gr of 4831SC. Velo was 2960. The only thing i didnt care for was the amount of velo spread i had while using 4831SC. The spread average would be 30fps on the extreme side of the average, more like 20 to 25 fps spread. I think i will try Varget and 4350 next. Just thought i would share! Enjoy, and of course opinions wanted!!
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Re: what creedmoore load to go with. pics !!!!!! look

Try some RL17, you might get more consistant velocity and might even push them faster with less pressure. I'm pushing a 139 Scenar at 2850 out of a 24.5 inch tube with absolutely no pressure. 43.0 gr of RL 17 and 210M primers is my load, and as long as I'm on my game it'll do some tiny groups.
 
Re: what creedmoore load to go with. pics !!!!!! look

I will try the RE17 but my past experience with it hasn't been good. Velo was great but the accuracy was awful. That was in my 6x47Lapua. Thanks Lee
 
Re: what creedmoore load to go with. pics !!!!!! look

Jrose
What kind of extreme spread are you getting with both those powders? I need to try and get down in the single digits, if i am going to be successful at 600-1000 yard group shooting. No steel targets around here!! Lee
 
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I don't pay attention to spread numbers as I don't shoot big enough test groups for it to be relevant...

My .243 load had "high SD/ES numbers", but would shoot tiny groups, as well as did well at distance.

With my RL-17 load I was something like a .350" 5 shot group at 100y, and a 1.25" group in 6-8(ish)mph wind at 300y. That's good to me, F the numbers.
 
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numbers mean the difference of winning and going home a big fat looser in the games i pan on playing. I sure wish we did have some tactical type matches around here. even if i had to drive a state or two away. I have heard that there may be some in southern MO. I sure hope so, as i have a bad ass 6x47L that flat out shoots!! Thanks anyway! Lee
 
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Nice groups.

I'd use the 140 VLDs for their BC.

How fast you pushin them out of your ...bolt gun? (I'm assuming)

My buddy shoots a 6.5Creed out of a DPMS. Shoots as well as my bolt gun sometimes. He cant feed the 140s or he'd use them. He has to single feed... I make fun of him for that since I can load my bolt gun faster than he can single load his AR