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<blockquote data-quote="Brad Norman" data-source="post: 2201598" data-attributes="member: 33163"><p>My Son and I have had really good experiences while hunting with rifles chambered in 6.5-284. I'm still using up the last of the discontinued A-Max pills I bought years ago. My recipe with them likely won't be useful for you, but my Son's handload may be. </p><p></p><p>A friend of mine, who is an accomplished long-range competitor, recommended RL-16 to me as he'd experienced good velocities, temperature insensitivity and low extreme spreads in his 6.5's. I thought it might be too fast in the 6.5-284 but I tried it in my Son's Remage with a 24" X-Caliber 1:7 barrel; and it's worked out well. Of course the age-old warning applies . . . a handload that works just dandy in our rifles might be excessive in yours. Please reduce a few grains and work up cautiously. </p><p></p><p>Our load is the 147 ELD-M with COAL at 3.212" (jumping .025"+/-) over 51.2 grains RL-16 and Federal GMM primers. He gets 2,965 fps which is warm, but this load is not exhibiting excessive pressure signs in his gun.</p><p></p><p>Elk and Mule Deer have not been nearly as happy with this load as my Son has been. </p><p></p><p>Happy hunting to you Sir!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brad Norman, post: 2201598, member: 33163"] My Son and I have had really good experiences while hunting with rifles chambered in 6.5-284. I'm still using up the last of the discontinued A-Max pills I bought years ago. My recipe with them likely won't be useful for you, but my Son's handload may be. A friend of mine, who is an accomplished long-range competitor, recommended RL-16 to me as he'd experienced good velocities, temperature insensitivity and low extreme spreads in his 6.5's. I thought it might be too fast in the 6.5-284 but I tried it in my Son's Remage with a 24" X-Caliber 1:7 barrel; and it's worked out well. Of course the age-old warning applies . . . a handload that works just dandy in our rifles might be excessive in yours. Please reduce a few grains and work up cautiously. Our load is the 147 ELD-M with COAL at 3.212" (jumping .025"+/-) over 51.2 grains RL-16 and Federal GMM primers. He gets 2,965 fps which is warm, but this load is not exhibiting excessive pressure signs in his gun. Elk and Mule Deer have not been nearly as happy with this load as my Son has been. Happy hunting to you Sir! [/QUOTE]
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