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6.5 SAUM Range update
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<blockquote data-quote="Okanogan" data-source="post: 1916107" data-attributes="member: 90397"><p>I've found my new GAP 6.5 SAUM likes the 153.5 Hybrids best with the 156 EH not too far behind. It is probably good you are keeping your H1000 charge weights modest while you break your barrel in. I did most of my load development with RL26 but ended up backing down considerably in charge weight to avoid over pressure indications as the barrel sped up with 150-225 rounds through it. Your Labradar should provide plenty of indication when this starts to happen.</p><p></p><p>If you have trouble getting your groups to tighten up as much as you'd like, you might consider going lower on your velocity with your best seating depth in hopes of finding better harmonics. With both of my lighter barreled GAP rifles, I have gotten better results by dropping 50-100 fps off my loads. If you do end up trying different bullets in hopes of finding what the rifle likes best, I would suggest the Bergers in lieu of ELDX/ELDM. At least in my case, I never could get the Hornady bullets to shoot well, perhaps because with the GAP reamer I had to seat them very deep to keep them out of the lands.</p><p></p><p>And it's nice to see real world pictures that look like my early steps in the load development process. All of my GAP rifles shoot well now, but not one of them just fell into the same hole from day one. Keep at it and continue to enjoy the journey there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Okanogan, post: 1916107, member: 90397"] I've found my new GAP 6.5 SAUM likes the 153.5 Hybrids best with the 156 EH not too far behind. It is probably good you are keeping your H1000 charge weights modest while you break your barrel in. I did most of my load development with RL26 but ended up backing down considerably in charge weight to avoid over pressure indications as the barrel sped up with 150-225 rounds through it. Your Labradar should provide plenty of indication when this starts to happen. If you have trouble getting your groups to tighten up as much as you'd like, you might consider going lower on your velocity with your best seating depth in hopes of finding better harmonics. With both of my lighter barreled GAP rifles, I have gotten better results by dropping 50-100 fps off my loads. If you do end up trying different bullets in hopes of finding what the rifle likes best, I would suggest the Bergers in lieu of ELDX/ELDM. At least in my case, I never could get the Hornady bullets to shoot well, perhaps because with the GAP reamer I had to seat them very deep to keep them out of the lands. And it's nice to see real world pictures that look like my early steps in the load development process. All of my GAP rifles shoot well now, but not one of them just fell into the same hole from day one. Keep at it and continue to enjoy the journey there. [/QUOTE]
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