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Badlands Precision Bullets thread - From BC to terminal ballistics
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<blockquote data-quote="nralifer" data-source="post: 2674799" data-attributes="member: 94556"><p>I don't have a 6mm Creed but judging from the results I have gotten in the 243Win I would definitely try the StaBall6.5 ball powder. It yields excellent speeds. The pic below is some Hornady data that lists several powders and charges you could use with that round for 100 gr bullets. H100V is slightly faster burning than SB6.5 so you could start with a mid range charge of SB6.5 that is the same weight as the H100V. Also, you can use a COAL that allows a proper fit in the magazine. Then increase the powder charge incrementally watching for pressure signs. Use initially regular primers instead of mag primers. Don't be afraid of compressing SB6.5 a bit if you have to. Those bullets can work very well with jumps as long as 0.100", but measure your jump with a dummy round loaded to a mag length so you know where you are. SB6.5 is quite temp stable and packs and compresses well. So far I have not seen idiosyncratic behavior with that powder. The load you develop should hold true over wide temp ranges. Use about 0.002"neck tension and lube the necks with powdered graphite and Qtip.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nralifer, post: 2674799, member: 94556"] I don’t have a 6mm Creed but judging from the results I have gotten in the 243Win I would definitely try the StaBall6.5 ball powder. It yields excellent speeds. The pic below is some Hornady data that lists several powders and charges you could use with that round for 100 gr bullets. H100V is slightly faster burning than SB6.5 so you could start with a mid range charge of SB6.5 that is the same weight as the H100V. Also, you can use a COAL that allows a proper fit in the magazine. Then increase the powder charge incrementally watching for pressure signs. Use initially regular primers instead of mag primers. Don't be afraid of compressing SB6.5 a bit if you have to. Those bullets can work very well with jumps as long as 0.100”, but measure your jump with a dummy round loaded to a mag length so you know where you are. SB6.5 is quite temp stable and packs and compresses well. So far I have not seen idiosyncratic behavior with that powder. The load you develop should hold true over wide temp ranges. Use about 0.002”neck tension and lube the necks with powdered graphite and Qtip. [/QUOTE]
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