Observation from comparing a bunch of 6.5mm 'match' bullets

Cool, but why aren't you using G7 BCs?

Do you have Litzs' book?

For a lot, yes. My book is packed right now because I'm moving, but it would be a worthwhile investment.

Link

EDIT: Here is a listing of the all the bullets Litz has G7 BCs for.

I will tell you my LRP in .260 liked the 142gr SMK over 44.5gr H4350 in a Win 7mm-08 brass necked down.

The 140gr VLDs were also very accurate but were a chore to find the seating depth they liked.

It would be difficult to find more of a sure thing than a SMK.

If nothing else, you just try another.

Around here, at long-range matches, there are two 6.5mm bullets that the vast majority of competitors use: the 139gr Scenar and the 142gr SMK. Both have won a lot of matches.

...there are two 6.5mm bullets that the vast majority of competitors use: the 139gr Scenar and the 142gr SMK.

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Yep, used them both in competition, along with just about everybody. The small difference in BC's don't mean squat.

Don

I have a Swede m/96 rifle that really likes the 130 grain Berger VLDs. Well it also likes the 120 grain Sierra SMK as well...
It does ok for a military rifle with open sights.

That's excellent shooting with open sights Float Pilot. I can't get that with a scope .......

Even a fat old man can get lucky from time to time....Luck playing heavily into things these days.

My favorite rifle for target shooting is my Swedish CG-63 in 6.5x55mm. This one has a ground off original serial number and it was re-serialed when they made it into a CG-63. They are called a scrubbed serial number...
So I call her OLD SCRUB....

She has a GF rear aperture sight and a Elite front sight. She is also an odd-ball since she has a 1 in 9 inch twist rate barrel.

Back as the Bush 1 ban was about to go into effect I almost freaked as bad as folks have done recently. Problem I did not have my M1A collection rounded out. Found a big time Springfield dealer in ATL with great stock. Bought the three I really needed and headed back north to the foothills. Was on phone with a friend who was a big H&K fan. He had never shot an M1and I was.itching to see how they shot. He had decent 100 yard range with bench so I drove the extra 20 minutes to his house. When I bought the rifles they cut me a deal on three 1,200 round "white box" U.S. surplus ball ammo.

I pulled up to the bench, opened the boxes and laid them out on the tailgate of truck. He had this dumbfounded look and all he could say is "no scopes." I was wondering what the deal was, apparently ur had never shot 100 yard paper with iron sights. I set the "basic" model on the bags first. I ran a brush then a patch through the bore and fired one fouling shot. Settled into the bags and fired a 5 shot group that was 7/8" center to.center. He was stunned. Did the same thing with the national match and.super match. With surplus ammo and iron sites they both settled into 1/2" five shot groups. I then offered to let him take a turn. He fired one group that was 2.25" with the best rifle and.would not shoot the M1's anymore. He went and got his H&K with glass and some premium ammo. He shot right at MOA. I took a try and his rifle shot about a half inch for me. He still thinks I rigged it somehow. Iron battle sights can't shoot half MOA with surplus ammo. I was stunned as he was a prolific.shooter and usually shot well. But more I thought, realized he had glass on every rifle. Since then learned the art of iron sights is dying with most of today shooters. Rifles come with glass so he uses it. Hated to tell him good rifles shoot well without glass. Hated to show w/out glass but thought it was common knowledge.