6.5 creedmoor eld147 speeds

[bstomper]

What speeds should I be getting out of my creedmoor with 147 grain eld's. It's a savage model 12 26" barrel. I have done load development this winter using 40.1 grains of H4350 and have come up with a great accurate load with a speed of 2690 at -15c. I got my first hit today at 1018 yards but it has warmed up since I did my load development and now I'm getting pressure signs at 0c. I have another great proven load at 39.7 grains of H4350 but I'm concerned that I will keep getting pressure signs the more it keeps warming up. I have another nice accuracy node at 38.4 grains and speeds of around 2560ish but I feel that that is too slow. What speeds are to slow for the 6.5 and 147gn. I don't want to switch from H4350 because it is readily available here.

 

[Len Backus]

Moved to RELOADING

 

[bstomper]

Yes much better place thanks

 

[sturner]

143 eld
42 gr H4350
2778 FPS
No signs of pressure
That's as close as I can get to help

 

[25WSM]

A lot of it depends on how long the throat is. I have a real long throat in mine and I get 2850 with H4350. My barrel is 28 inches and my boat tail junction sits .050 up from the neck shoulder junction. I only shoot the 147 eldm in mine and it has a pretty long bearing surface so if you don't have a long throat it's going to eat up alot of powder space.
Shep

 

[bstomper]

My magazine limits me to my CAOL and I'm at max length so I guess the only real option is to drop charge weight and deal with the slower speeds. Not much else I can do

 

[25WSM]

I normally don't use the magazine on my hunting rifles. I guess I'm so used to shooting compatition with single shots. Besides if i miss on the first shot i probably would miss the second time too.
Shep

 

[moosekiller99]

What speeds should I be getting out of my creedmoor with 147 grain eld's. It's a savage model 12 26" barrel. I have done load development this winter using 40.1 grains of H4350 and have come up with a great accurate load with a speed of 2690 at -15c. I got my first hit today at 1018 yards but it has warmed up since I did my load development and now I'm getting pressure signs at 0c. I have another great proven load at 39.7 grains of H4350 but I'm concerned that I will keep getting pressure signs the more it keeps warming up. I have another nice accuracy node at 38.4 grains and speeds of around 2560ish but I feel that that is too slow. What speeds are to slow for the 6.5 and 147gn. I don't want to switch from H4350 because it is readily available here.

Sounds like "normal" for 147's and that amount of H4350. Out of a 22 Inch tube I get 2640 fps with 42.5 of H4350 which is my back-up load for F class when I run out of Reloader 26 which I load to 2800 fps. Neither load shows pressure in my rifle and both are about .5 moa

 

[bstomper]

So at what ambient temperatures are you getting these speeds. All my testing and shooting with this load has been below freezing and my speeds vary. Here's a picture of this load speeds and temperatures that I have taken with my chronograph.

 

[mslman]

What app is that?

 

[new2mud]

What app is that?

That looks like StrelokPro

 

[DFHarley19]

That looks like StrelokPro

Yes it is... Love Strelok Pro!

 

[Wilderness Blacktail]

I've shot the 147 eldm out of a 22" ruger amer. Predator at 2750 with RL26 and H Superformance, 2.835"

And a 26" Xbolt HCLR at 2880 with H Superformance. Same load but longer COL at 2.882"
Starline large primer brass w cci 200s. Tries Alpha Precision brass but had to back down a .5 grain as capacity was t same and was seeing pressure.
These are averages from several sessions and different temps.

 

[bstomper]

Yes it's StrelokPro