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<blockquote data-quote="Derek M." data-source="post: 613283" data-attributes="member: 2693"><p>That was Jeremy from BOTW. I was surprised at the kill myself because I really didn't know much about the round. Sure killed that elk fine.</p><p></p><p>I built mine with the 140 VLD in mind and will see what it can do in 2013 hopefully. The question now is what powder will I use and whether or not I'll use a magnum primer. </p><p></p><p>Those guys started with Retumbo, 59.0 grains I think. Then they moved to H1000. If you read this site: <a href="http://www.6mmbr.com/SixFive284.html" target="_blank">http://www.6mmbr.com/SixFive284.html</a> you will see that the top 2 powders are H4831SC and H4350, both of which are Extreme powders like Retumbo and H1000. So I don't know of the hunters were using the slower powders for a velocity reason or not. I personally choose accuracy and precision over velocity unless there is a ridiculous difference in velocity and not much difference in accuracy among the various powders. </p><p></p><p>A reliable source who is a bench shooter and long range hunter was testing the Ramshot powders and stated to me that Magnum was just as temp stable as the Extreme powders. I have some of that on the shelf too but do not know the velocity potential. My 6.5x284 bbl is 24".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Derek M., post: 613283, member: 2693"] That was Jeremy from BOTW. I was surprised at the kill myself because I really didn't know much about the round. Sure killed that elk fine. I built mine with the 140 VLD in mind and will see what it can do in 2013 hopefully. The question now is what powder will I use and whether or not I'll use a magnum primer. Those guys started with Retumbo, 59.0 grains I think. Then they moved to H1000. If you read this site: [url]http://www.6mmbr.com/SixFive284.html[/url] you will see that the top 2 powders are H4831SC and H4350, both of which are Extreme powders like Retumbo and H1000. So I don't know of the hunters were using the slower powders for a velocity reason or not. I personally choose accuracy and precision over velocity unless there is a ridiculous difference in velocity and not much difference in accuracy among the various powders. A reliable source who is a bench shooter and long range hunter was testing the Ramshot powders and stated to me that Magnum was just as temp stable as the Extreme powders. I have some of that on the shelf too but do not know the velocity potential. My 6.5x284 bbl is 24". [/QUOTE]
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