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6.5 PRC 20" Barrel Reload Questions
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<blockquote data-quote="original_jbond" data-source="post: 2928782" data-attributes="member: 127908"><p>Hello,</p><p></p><p>First post. I have been lurking for awhile and really appreciate all the knowledge and information that gets passed around here. I recently bought a Bergara Crest 6.5 PRC with a 20" barrel and have been working on reloads for it. I am limited to COAL of 2.955 as it is magazine fed. Tried H1000 with 142 ABLR and couldn't seem to get them to work. Moved to Berger 140 VLD-H and settled on 57.0 grains of H1000 with Fed 215M primers. Velocity average was 2836 wth ES of 20, SD around 10. 3 shot 100 yard group of .460" At this point, the rifle has 98 rounds down the barrel.</p><p></p><p>Took 10 rounds to range to verify 100 yard and 200 yard 5 shot groups.</p><p></p><p>New Lapua brass that was ran through an expander ball for concentric neck tension - Final neck tension was .002 (2nd/3rd fired brass was at .004 - assumed it was because the brass was new)</p><p>57.0 grains H1000</p><p>Fed 215M primers</p><p>COAL 2.950</p><p></p><p>Shots were taken 90 seconds apart with a 10 minute cooldown between 100 and 200 yards. I overlayed the 100 yard target on top of the 200 yard target. I am concerned about the amount of drop I have. The first shot on 200 yards is covered by the 100 yard target. I did number the shots in order. Do I need to work my powder charge up further? At this point, needing a direction to do since, as we all know, components are limited.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="original_jbond, post: 2928782, member: 127908"] Hello, First post. I have been lurking for awhile and really appreciate all the knowledge and information that gets passed around here. I recently bought a Bergara Crest 6.5 PRC with a 20" barrel and have been working on reloads for it. I am limited to COAL of 2.955 as it is magazine fed. Tried H1000 with 142 ABLR and couldn't seem to get them to work. Moved to Berger 140 VLD-H and settled on 57.0 grains of H1000 with Fed 215M primers. Velocity average was 2836 wth ES of 20, SD around 10. 3 shot 100 yard group of .460" At this point, the rifle has 98 rounds down the barrel. Took 10 rounds to range to verify 100 yard and 200 yard 5 shot groups. New Lapua brass that was ran through an expander ball for concentric neck tension - Final neck tension was .002 (2nd/3rd fired brass was at .004 - assumed it was because the brass was new) 57.0 grains H1000 Fed 215M primers COAL 2.950 Shots were taken 90 seconds apart with a 10 minute cooldown between 100 and 200 yards. I overlayed the 100 yard target on top of the 200 yard target. I am concerned about the amount of drop I have. The first shot on 200 yards is covered by the 100 yard target. I did number the shots in order. Do I need to work my powder charge up further? At this point, needing a direction to do since, as we all know, components are limited. [/QUOTE]
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