6.5 156 EOL

[SwampDog13]

I looked around an hour and a half ago and they were gone already.

 

[Elk Fire]

Right after I saw the post about grafs I ordered two boxes and it said they were still in stock.... fingers crossed I got them...
backordered 4 boxes from midway as well.

 

[KurtB]

Looks like they are 1.512" oal. As a point of interest. Hoping mine arrive later this week.

 

[FURMAN]

Jeff and I have been shooting them in PRCs. http://www.longrangeonly.com/forum/bullets-and-ballistics/6067-berger-6-5-156-grain-eol-bullets.html

 

[KurtB]

Thanks for the link. Kind of excited to try these the more I read that.

 

[SwampDog13]

They may or may not be in stock at midway.

 

[TwoMore]

I just orderd them from midway with free shipping

 

[Kimber7man]

Brownells had some today too

 

[TwoMore]

I just orderd them from midway with free shipping

got some loaded up! 49 grains of rl26 in my 26 wssm Imp, lets see if I can get them around 2950

 

[highdrum]

These things have a long bearing surface, appear to need 250 freebore to keep most the bearing surface out of powder space. My 6.5saum has 155 FB and a 7.5tw barrel, I'll have to try em out.

 

[KurtB]

6.5-06, 18" barrel, 8 twist, 8.25 pounds, throat eroded, oal 3.44 and jumping about .06.
54 grains RL26 2700, .5" groups so far.
55 grains RL26 2760, no pressure signs.

Shooting this rig suppressed, felt recoil is about like a 223. Accuracy is there so far at a lower node and not sure how high I want to run it. At 2700 fps and at my altitude, its looking pretty good on paper. Will mess some more with that 54 grain load at distance.

 

[FURMAN]

These things have a long bearing surface, appear to need 250 freebore to keep most the bearing surface out of powder space. My 6.5saum has 155 FB and a 7.5tw barrel, I'll have to try em out.

I would not consider them to have a long bearing surface. The 147s pressure out at a lower velocity than the 156s in my .188 freebore 6.5 PRC.
All of these are in a .188 PRC chamber.
156 .025 off the lands.

147s .044 off the lands

156s with two .264 Hornady comparators.

147s with two .264 comparators.

 

[elkaholic]

I would not consider them to have a long bearing surface. The 147s pressure out at a lower velocity than the 156s in my .188 freebore 6.5 PRC.
All of these are in a .188 PRC chamber.
156 .025 off the lands.

147s .044 off the lands

156s with two .264 Hornady comparators.

147s with two .264 comparators.

Do you now your coal to the lands Ryan? I have some coming and am trying to calculate where I'm at.

 

[FURMAN]

Do you now your coal to the lands Ryan? I have some coming and am trying to calculate where I'm at.

With my comparator the 156 is 2.365 to the ogive and 3.060 oal.