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<blockquote data-quote="Wachsmann" data-source="post: 3058539" data-attributes="member: 10429"><p>Looking back at some notes I had I actually loaded 63 grains of Retumbo. My Berger manual shows 68 grains for a maximum charge weight for the 140VLD's. So I think I'm still ok with the 63 grains on the 142's but may be about 3/4 or a little more on the way to a maximum charge weight. I did some measuring and using the hornady gauge and one of those cartridge that bullets slip through I measured 3.307 with the 135 Berger's and 3.354 with the 142ablr's. I looked at a twist calculator and the 142 might not work (leaning more to won't work in a 1/9.) The 135's are a definite for working. I may just shoot what I've loaded up and not fool around with the others. I can run them in my creed or put them up for later once I need to rebarrel. Then I'll do a 1/7 or 1/7.5. That way I can shoot the 156's or the 153's. Which is something I would really like to run. The 142s would also work with that twist. Digging through my full 6.5 stash I found a box of 127LRX, 140 Berger's, 142 Sierra, MK's and a box of 140 hornadys BTHP. I was hopeful to find some 129ABLR's but nope. That would be another one that would work. Over all I'll just stick probably with the 135's and play with everything else in my 6.5 creed. A lot cheaper to load for and keeps me in practice. Then just tune up with the different in recoil or the difference in guns a little before hunting season.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wachsmann, post: 3058539, member: 10429"] Looking back at some notes I had I actually loaded 63 grains of Retumbo. My Berger manual shows 68 grains for a maximum charge weight for the 140VLD’s. So I think I’m still ok with the 63 grains on the 142’s but may be about 3/4 or a little more on the way to a maximum charge weight. I did some measuring and using the hornady gauge and one of those cartridge that bullets slip through I measured 3.307 with the 135 Berger’s and 3.354 with the 142ablr’s. I looked at a twist calculator and the 142 might not work (leaning more to won’t work in a 1/9.) The 135’s are a definite for working. I may just shoot what I’ve loaded up and not fool around with the others. I can run them in my creed or put them up for later once I need to rebarrel. Then I’ll do a 1/7 or 1/7.5. That way I can shoot the 156’s or the 153’s. Which is something I would really like to run. The 142s would also work with that twist. Digging through my full 6.5 stash I found a box of 127LRX, 140 Berger’s, 142 Sierra, MK’s and a box of 140 hornadys BTHP. I was hopeful to find some 129ABLR’s but nope. That would be another one that would work. Over all I’ll just stick probably with the 135’s and play with everything else in my 6.5 creed. A lot cheaper to load for and keeps me in practice. Then just tune up with the different in recoil or the difference in guns a little before hunting season. [/QUOTE]
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