Recently, i improved the 6.5x65 RWS cartridge. Basically, blowed shoulders out to 6.5 creedmoor dimensions. For those of you that know, rws brass is VERY STRONG brass. I fireform using 48 gr 4831 with a bullet into the lands. Works pretty well. Anyway, when i started load development, i worked up 7828ssc powder first. Got up to 60 gr, cratered primers at 3340 fps. Loading 100 gr ttsx. First thought was powder TOO slow. Jumped to my short mag powder win 760. 55 gr, cratered primer, 3,450 fps. Now, thinking powder too HOT. RL-17 same tbing at 58 gr, 3,500 fps. Ended up settling on H-100v at 60 gr for 3,600 fps avg, but primers look like "moon craters"! I thought i might have a tight bore, but i sanded a bullet down .001, with same load, lost 100 fps. Im seeing all this that roughly 80-85% load density. I am now wondering if neck tension may be causing some problems. While the RWS only has .26 neck length, it is also .015-.016 neck wall thickness and pretty hard for virgin brass. My fired loads are expanding neck to .295 which is not too tight for chamber. Ive noticed that seating bullets is hard. It takes quite an umph to seat em. Wondering if neck sizing with .293 bushing vs .292 bushing will help. Any ideas out there?
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