Reloading the 6.5 Creedmoor

[6.5CM]

It's hunting season. So I will be doing some testing later. I will post here when I do.
6.5CM

 

[6.5CM]

Ok. Took a little time to work up a load for my Savage Axis 6.5 creedmoor using this data:
Hornady brass
CCI #200
Berger 130gr vld
40 grs of StaBALL powder
2.80 upper limit for magazine
2.78
2.76
2.75 on the lower side for now.
Hopefully one of these numbers will get me close to the sweet spot the rifle likes. From there work up a powder load that it likes. And tweak the seating depth. Probably get to go to the range in a couple of weeks. I love this Redding Competition Seating Die.

 

[The Oregonian]

I use H4350, Lapua SRP brass, and 140 VLD's. I get about 2880 at .020" off with no pressure signs and I am the limiting factor with accuracy. It shoots that load well in Tennessee and Montana, in warm or cold temps. It makes things pretty easy, especially when the rifle recoils about like an AR.

 

[6.5CM]

I haven't been able to find H4350. But I do have a couple of pounds of IMR4451 that I will be trying out later.

 

[Kmccord]

If you go to the Hodgdon website, you can purchase H4350 directly from them, they have both 1 and 8lbs available.