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Badlands BD-2 load data
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Badlands bullets aren't profiled in QL.
codyadams
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Ok, just shot the 140 SBD II's in a 25" .270 Sherman (.270 win with a shortened neck, less body taper and 40° shoulder) tonight. For reference, another 19" I loaded for maxed at about 3160 with RL26. Also, this gun has always left very faint ejector marks even on very low pressure loads, for this one I look at how prominent the ejector marks are, as well as primer crater, and feel for bolt lift. This is without the supressor attached, that may add 10-20 fps, not much.
Peterson once fired, formed brass
CCI 250
140 SBDII @ .020" off
VV N-565
1. 60 - 2969
2. 61 - 3077
3. 62 - 3107
4. 63 - 3126
5. 64 - 3192
6. 65 - 3229
7. 66 - 3313 slight primer crater. No bolt lift. No change in ejector mark.
8. 67 - 3337 slightly more primer crater. Same ejector mark. No bolt lift
9. 68 - 3406 more prominent primer crater, slightly flatter primer, more obvious ejector mark, no shine of swipe, and still no bolt lift.
66 grains was right at 100% fill, 67 was slightly compressed, and 68 I had to adjust my seater about .003" deeper to maintain seating depth. I would say about 67.0 grains is max, so I will likely keep my load at 66 or less. If you look at the target below shot at 125 yards, impacts pretty steadily climbed until shots 6-9, then went into about .75"
I think now I will load a coarse seating depth test with 65 grains, and establish roughly where the bullet likes to set. After that, I will probably run this ladder: 64.3, 64.5, 64.7, 64.9, 65.1, 65.3, 65.5, 65.7, 65.9, 66.1. That will be a ladder of just under 2 grains, spanning a little over 100 fps, I would bet there is a node or two in there.
Peterson once fired, formed brass
CCI 250
140 SBDII @ .020" off
VV N-565
1. 60 - 2969
2. 61 - 3077
3. 62 - 3107
4. 63 - 3126
5. 64 - 3192
6. 65 - 3229
7. 66 - 3313 slight primer crater. No bolt lift. No change in ejector mark.
8. 67 - 3337 slightly more primer crater. Same ejector mark. No bolt lift
9. 68 - 3406 more prominent primer crater, slightly flatter primer, more obvious ejector mark, no shine of swipe, and still no bolt lift.
66 grains was right at 100% fill, 67 was slightly compressed, and 68 I had to adjust my seater about .003" deeper to maintain seating depth. I would say about 67.0 grains is max, so I will likely keep my load at 66 or less. If you look at the target below shot at 125 yards, impacts pretty steadily climbed until shots 6-9, then went into about .75"
I think now I will load a coarse seating depth test with 65 grains, and establish roughly where the bullet likes to set. After that, I will probably run this ladder: 64.3, 64.5, 64.7, 64.9, 65.1, 65.3, 65.5, 65.7, 65.9, 66.1. That will be a ladder of just under 2 grains, spanning a little over 100 fps, I would bet there is a node or two in there.
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sbruni
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Anyone developed a 150 load In 28 Nosler
Also… I'm running 145 BDs at 3220 fps over 66.5 grains RL19 in a 284 Jarrett… load was developed by Jarrett rifles… would like to try the 150 BD-2 over a more temp stable powder but struggling with powder selection and starting load… should be pretty close to 7mm Dakota capacity…
Have an older copy of quick load but anti virus won't let it load so at a dead stop with that until I get a new computer
Also… I'm running 145 BDs at 3220 fps over 66.5 grains RL19 in a 284 Jarrett… load was developed by Jarrett rifles… would like to try the 150 BD-2 over a more temp stable powder but struggling with powder selection and starting load… should be pretty close to 7mm Dakota capacity…
Have an older copy of quick load but anti virus won't let it load so at a dead stop with that until I get a new computer
Sweet!
codyadams
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Seating depth test with .277 140 SBDII. gonna load .023" off
I'm liking it. This is with your 270 Sherman, correct? Anxious to see where you end up velocity wise.
codyadams
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Yes, that is a .270 Sherman. 125 yards. .065-.095 is decent, but it really seems to come together around the .025" mark
codyadams
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612 yard .270 Sherman/140 SBDII Ladder test results -
65.1 and 65.3 is looking really good, 2.4" ctc group of the 4 rounds, and 12 fps e.s.
Gonna load up 65.2 grains and confirm trajectories out to range.
65.1 and 65.3 is looking really good, 2.4" ctc group of the 4 rounds, and 12 fps e.s.
Gonna load up 65.2 grains and confirm trajectories out to range.
Loading the 6.5mm 125 grain SBD2 in a 6.5 Sherman Short. Best group is seated 2.250 CBTO, 56.3 grains of RL23 has it moving 3116 fps with single digit ES. Having a little trouble with the first round fired. See attached photo:
First round is always a bit off. Waiting 1-2 minutes between rounds, Any thoughts on how to get this tightened up?
24" proof barrel on a Pierce titanium action.
First round is always a bit off. Waiting 1-2 minutes between rounds, Any thoughts on how to get this tightened up?
24" proof barrel on a Pierce titanium action.
Cold but not clean
jasent
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No. Shot multiple sub moa groups with a larger caliber rifle within the same hour. Had 3 rifles out, rotating through them to allow cool down time.
