azsugarbear
Well-Known Member
I always cringe when I post my max load data. Please understand that the loads below represent max data in my rifle - not yours. Always start several grains lower and work up while looking for ant signs of pressure. For me, max load is one whole grain below where I first started to notice higher-than-normal pressure. With this rifle, it was usually a very light, but slightly sticky bolt lift. I worked up in 0.5 grain increments. I live in AZ so average temperature during testing was 72-75 degrees, probably warmer than what you will encounter when shooting.
Rifle Data:
Action: Tikka T3X
Barrel: Proof Research Carbon - 22" length and 1 in 7.5 twist
Brass: ADG 6.5 PRC
Primers: Fed 215 Mag Primers (will try 210's later)
Chrony: Magnetospeed V3
Barnes LRX 129 gr.
H4831 SC 56.5 gr. 3075 fps
H1000 59.0 gr. 3,105 fps
RL26 59.0 3,219 fps
Retumbo 62.5 gr 3,188 fps best potential: (all shots fired were in 0.70" group at 90 yds.)
Hornady ELD-X 143 gr.
RL33 63.0 2.962 best potential: (all shots fired were in 0.475" group at 90 yds.)
RL26 57.0 gr. 3,041 fps
Retumbo 60.0 3059 fps
Matrix VLD 160 gr. - (will substitute for Berger 156 EOL when I can find them)
Retumbo 57.0 2,890 fps great potential: (all shots fired were in 0.95" group at 90 yds.)
RL33 63.0 2,962 fps
RL26 56.5 2,974 fps great potential: (all shots fired were in 0.85" group at 90 yds.)
Rifle Data:
Action: Tikka T3X
Barrel: Proof Research Carbon - 22" length and 1 in 7.5 twist
Brass: ADG 6.5 PRC
Primers: Fed 215 Mag Primers (will try 210's later)
Chrony: Magnetospeed V3
Barnes LRX 129 gr.
H4831 SC 56.5 gr. 3075 fps
H1000 59.0 gr. 3,105 fps
RL26 59.0 3,219 fps
Retumbo 62.5 gr 3,188 fps best potential: (all shots fired were in 0.70" group at 90 yds.)
Hornady ELD-X 143 gr.
RL33 63.0 2.962 best potential: (all shots fired were in 0.475" group at 90 yds.)
RL26 57.0 gr. 3,041 fps
Retumbo 60.0 3059 fps
Matrix VLD 160 gr. - (will substitute for Berger 156 EOL when I can find them)
Retumbo 57.0 2,890 fps great potential: (all shots fired were in 0.95" group at 90 yds.)
RL33 63.0 2,962 fps
RL26 56.5 2,974 fps great potential: (all shots fired were in 0.85" group at 90 yds.)