JimKirk
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Second the RL 17 ....under a Barnes TTSX 100 grain ....makes a fine whitetail load...
Looking for a good 6.5 cm load.
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rayatphonix
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Jim, what kind of velocities are you getting? I’ve got 2 boxes of those bullets, but haven’t tried to load any yet.
horsemen61
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JimKirk
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Right about 3200 fps .... depending on your barrel.... I don't actually own the rifle... but helped develop the load for a friend...
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Waterboy3313
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I got my rifle today. I did go to one shop looking for loaded ammo or components to load my own. I struck out completely. I thought the guy was going to bail out completely on me at the last minute. So due to that I shut my shopping down then he came over at the last minute.
I wanted to go sight it in tomorrow but I have zero ammo for this rifle at the current time. The only places locally that would have ammo or components are closed until Tuesday. My neighbors ex husband is on his way over from 2 hours away. He told me he would have brought me some if he had known before he left home to head over this way. He said he would stop by a relatives house on his way here and see if he could come up with something. If he doesn't come through I guess it's next week at the earliest for me.
I wanted to go sight it in tomorrow but I have zero ammo for this rifle at the current time. The only places locally that would have ammo or components are closed until Tuesday. My neighbors ex husband is on his way over from 2 hours away. He told me he would have brought me some if he had known before he left home to head over this way. He said he would stop by a relatives house on his way here and see if he could come up with something. If he doesn't come through I guess it's next week at the earliest for me.
bluejay75
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What load are you running with 4166 good sir?
I’m running 36.6 gr of IMR 4166 under a 127gr Barnes LRX.
Captcurt
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For hunting loads I like 130gr Accubonds over H4350 or R-17. Last year I shot 130gr Sierra TGK's with the H4350. Very accurate but they open up a little to fast to suit me. My long range gun likes the 129gr Accubond LR over H4350. Shot it out to 500 yards and have taken deer out to 357 yards. I have tried bullets from 120gr-143gr and 5 or 6 powders. H4350, IMR-4350, 760, and R-17 have shown the most promise, in that order. Still working with Superformance. I must confess, though, 3 of my 4 Creedmoors have liked different loads. The only one that wasn't picky was a Ruger American Predator. It shot everything well.
That’s good to know about the Ruger, just bought my kid one!
Captcurt
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It was the most accurate of the four with the exception of my Bargara, but my B-14 is picky. I put a 4-12X Vortex Diamondback on the Ruger and shot several whitetails from 200-250yards with the Accubonds. It was a fun gun.
Doctor Dee
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I just loaded some 140 gr Barnes Match Burners over 6.5 Staball with good results. Nosler brass, CCI 200 primers, 42.7 gr 6.5 Staball, seated .020 off the lands gave 3 shot groups within .3 MOA. Velocity out of a 24" barrel averaging about 2570 fps with single digit spread. Nosler 140 Ballistic Tip factory ammo clocked at about 2596 fps with sub MOA accuracy, so I'm thinking it's good enough.
dh1633pm
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I love those match burners.
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