Apollo19408
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- May 1, 2016
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I've been lurking on here for awhile absorbing information and I now have some targets I need help interpreting. All of these were shot in the OCW round robin fashion at 100 yards.
Firearm:
Howa 1500, 22" sporter barrel, 6.5x55 Swede.
Load info:
No velocity data at this point.
Bullets tested - Hornady 143gn ELD-x, Sierra 140gn Gameking, Hornady 140gn ELD-M
Powder - H4350
Powder Charges indicated on target. Book indicated max is 43.7-44.0gn for this powder, however none of the 44.4gn charges had any pressure signs and the listed max charges are for safety in Mil-Surp rifles. I am comfortable venturing beyond them in a controlled and methodical manner.
Seating depth - All are loaded as long as I'm comfortable loading them. The chamber is really long, which is typical for this caliber. They all have between .050 and .070 jump.
Brass - Fire formed PPU brass
Primer - Win LRP
Targets and My Thoughts:
143gn ELD-X
This will be my primary hunting bullet until California goes to all lead free in a couple years. Based on the results, I think I should look into the 43.2 - 43.6 range with tighter increments, but I'm also intrigued by the tight vertical grouping at 44.4 and I want to look into testing 44.2-44.6. Does that sound reasonable?
140gn Gameking
This will be a "backup" hunting load in case I can't find ELD-X's at some point, since Gamekings seem to be readily available to me locally. I like how 43.6 -44.4 group in a very similar location. I might test in that range in .2gn increments, or I might just pick 44.0 and run with it given my intentions for this load.
140gn ELD-M
This load will be the primary paper punching load for my wife and I. I want it to be capable at 600-1k yards. I am really happy with how 42.8 and 43.2 grouped and they grouped in similar locations. I will definitely be exploring this range with tighter increments and to see if I can repeat these .25" groups. But I don't think that range will give me the velocity I want for longer range shooting. I think that 44.0 and 44.4 would have grouped similarly if I hadn't pulled a shot. I might explore that and add in 44.6 as well. Am I being silly here considering how the rifle seems to really like this load in the 42.8-43.2 range?
Thank you for any advice and guidance you can provide.
Firearm:
Howa 1500, 22" sporter barrel, 6.5x55 Swede.
Load info:
No velocity data at this point.
Bullets tested - Hornady 143gn ELD-x, Sierra 140gn Gameking, Hornady 140gn ELD-M
Powder - H4350
Powder Charges indicated on target. Book indicated max is 43.7-44.0gn for this powder, however none of the 44.4gn charges had any pressure signs and the listed max charges are for safety in Mil-Surp rifles. I am comfortable venturing beyond them in a controlled and methodical manner.
Seating depth - All are loaded as long as I'm comfortable loading them. The chamber is really long, which is typical for this caliber. They all have between .050 and .070 jump.
Brass - Fire formed PPU brass
Primer - Win LRP
Targets and My Thoughts:
143gn ELD-X
This will be my primary hunting bullet until California goes to all lead free in a couple years. Based on the results, I think I should look into the 43.2 - 43.6 range with tighter increments, but I'm also intrigued by the tight vertical grouping at 44.4 and I want to look into testing 44.2-44.6. Does that sound reasonable?
140gn Gameking
This will be a "backup" hunting load in case I can't find ELD-X's at some point, since Gamekings seem to be readily available to me locally. I like how 43.6 -44.4 group in a very similar location. I might test in that range in .2gn increments, or I might just pick 44.0 and run with it given my intentions for this load.
140gn ELD-M
This load will be the primary paper punching load for my wife and I. I want it to be capable at 600-1k yards. I am really happy with how 42.8 and 43.2 grouped and they grouped in similar locations. I will definitely be exploring this range with tighter increments and to see if I can repeat these .25" groups. But I don't think that range will give me the velocity I want for longer range shooting. I think that 44.0 and 44.4 would have grouped similarly if I hadn't pulled a shot. I might explore that and add in 44.6 as well. Am I being silly here considering how the rifle seems to really like this load in the 42.8-43.2 range?
Thank you for any advice and guidance you can provide.