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<blockquote data-quote="codyadams" data-source="post: 1741773" data-attributes="member: 87243"><p>I also use rcbs. Redding and hornady make decent presses too. I am not a fan of lee stuff, they are cheap for a reason.....they make ammo that goes bang, but for precision stuff look elsewhere. </p><p></p><p>If you can afford it don't skimp on things, if your seriously wanting to get into this long range stuff, its better to start out with good stuff. I have been doing this since I was young and obviously didn't have much money. Pretty much been spending years replacing most of my equipment with better stuff aside from a few things. </p><p></p><p>Research EVERYTHING before you purchase. Your rifle is going to be fantastic, and will likely make load developement easy on you. If you want to use it for elk, I would look at going with the Berger 156's, and if you decide to go that rout, talk to GA precision and tell them about it, they may need to do a couple things different. While an 8 twist works for them, a 7.5 twist is better, throating may need to bd a little different, and if it's on a short action they may need to extend the mag box if possible. </p><p></p><p>The reason for the 156 is a higher sectional density and overall more weight. Another good reason to go with a 7 or 7.5 twist, is if for some reason you dont like how the bullets you choose perform, you could try Hammer bullets. Not as high of ballistic coefficient, but the trade off is very consistent and effective on game performance, this is important when using a 6.5 cal on elk. </p><p></p><p>Went off on a tangent but I have been using a .260 AI for elk for several years, and I personally load the 156 Berger is everything 6.5 I use on elk.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="codyadams, post: 1741773, member: 87243"] I also use rcbs. Redding and hornady make decent presses too. I am not a fan of lee stuff, they are cheap for a reason.....they make ammo that goes bang, but for precision stuff look elsewhere. If you can afford it don't skimp on things, if your seriously wanting to get into this long range stuff, its better to start out with good stuff. I have been doing this since I was young and obviously didn't have much money. Pretty much been spending years replacing most of my equipment with better stuff aside from a few things. Research EVERYTHING before you purchase. Your rifle is going to be fantastic, and will likely make load developement easy on you. If you want to use it for elk, I would look at going with the Berger 156's, and if you decide to go that rout, talk to GA precision and tell them about it, they may need to do a couple things different. While an 8 twist works for them, a 7.5 twist is better, throating may need to bd a little different, and if it's on a short action they may need to extend the mag box if possible. The reason for the 156 is a higher sectional density and overall more weight. Another good reason to go with a 7 or 7.5 twist, is if for some reason you dont like how the bullets you choose perform, you could try Hammer bullets. Not as high of ballistic coefficient, but the trade off is very consistent and effective on game performance, this is important when using a 6.5 cal on elk. Went off on a tangent but I have been using a .260 AI for elk for several years, and I personally load the 156 Berger is everything 6.5 I use on elk. [/QUOTE]
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