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6.5-284 powder and case fill
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<blockquote data-quote="Greyfox" data-source="post: 1452035" data-attributes="member: 10291"><p>Over 10 years of shooting the 6.5x284 and numerous requests for hunting load advice, I will generally recommend a starting load of 55gr of Retumbo with Fed 210M/215M's. Usually a load in the 56-58gr range when using 140gr Bullets will deliver 2950-3030FPS and sub .5MOA accuracy. My experiences with this powder has been quite positive. I have found that several different lots of Retumbo(since the Extreme powder upgrade) have all been with 10FPS of each other. It has proven to be very temperature stable over several years of hunting in sub freezing, to hot summer target work. While a a slow burner, it will contain a complete burn in a 24" barrel, and while hard to verify, it is speculated that the more distributed burn can reduce throat erosion. It also appears to be quite shelf stable. I have gotten consistent results from cartridge loaded 3+ years prior to use. There are certainly lots of other powders that will work very well, but IMO, Retumbo it is a good try for the first time 6.5x284 shooter. IMO</p><p></p><p>These are three of my 6.5x284's used for hunting. A factory Savage LRH, Factory-Custom Cooper, and a full Custom with Rem700 action/Bartlien. All three rifle have 500-1000+ rounds fired with high consistency, zero throat wear, and deliver <.5MOA at 1000 Yards.</p><p>[ATTACH]99959[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]99960[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]99961[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greyfox, post: 1452035, member: 10291"] Over 10 years of shooting the 6.5x284 and numerous requests for hunting load advice, I will generally recommend a starting load of 55gr of Retumbo with Fed 210M/215M’s. Usually a load in the 56-58gr range when using 140gr Bullets will deliver 2950-3030FPS and sub .5MOA accuracy. My experiences with this powder has been quite positive. I have found that several different lots of Retumbo(since the Extreme powder upgrade) have all been with 10FPS of each other. It has proven to be very temperature stable over several years of hunting in sub freezing, to hot summer target work. While a a slow burner, it will contain a complete burn in a 24” barrel, and while hard to verify, it is speculated that the more distributed burn can reduce throat erosion. It also appears to be quite shelf stable. I have gotten consistent results from cartridge loaded 3+ years prior to use. There are certainly lots of other powders that will work very well, but IMO, Retumbo it is a good try for the first time 6.5x284 shooter. IMO These are three of my 6.5x284’s used for hunting. A factory Savage LRH, Factory-Custom Cooper, and a full Custom with Rem700 action/Bartlien. All three rifle have 500-1000+ rounds fired with high consistency, zero throat wear, and deliver <.5MOA at 1000 Yards. [ATTACH]99959[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]99960[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]99961[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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