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Need A Long Range 6.5 Caliber
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<blockquote data-quote="Greyfox" data-source="post: 1368315" data-attributes="member: 10291"><p>I shoot PRS and know a lot of shooters that use the Hornady Match ammo, mostly the 6.5CM. Having also tried it myself, there is no question that the it groups very well at the short to moderate ranges, generally .5MOA or better in a good rifle. Have seen chronograph data for the factory ammo and the issue becomes velocity ES. I have seen this generally range from 15-40+FPS. I have seen shooters do fine with these spreads for most PRS competition and mid range hunting though more difficult at the longer ranges on smaller targets. Hard to tell whether it's powder charge, neck tension, or something else producing higher ES with the factory. I have loaded the 140 ELDM using H4350, Hornady Brass, CCI BR4 Match primers with light neck tension of .0015", and have produced .25MOA with ES under 10FPS......better ES then the factory load using the same bullets and brass, but a precise handloading process. I'm a proponent of light neck tension for tight ES whether in competition or hunting loads.. </p><p>-Shown 200 yard groups Factory(top),and hand load at 2718, ES<10FPS.......both sub .25MOA. Shot with a Ruger Precision Rifle.</p><p></p><p>, ES<10FPS, su[ATTACH=full]84868[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]84869[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greyfox, post: 1368315, member: 10291"] I shoot PRS and know a lot of shooters that use the Hornady Match ammo, mostly the 6.5CM. Having also tried it myself, there is no question that the it groups very well at the short to moderate ranges, generally .5MOA or better in a good rifle. Have seen chronograph data for the factory ammo and the issue becomes velocity ES. I have seen this generally range from 15-40+FPS. I have seen shooters do fine with these spreads for most PRS competition and mid range hunting though more difficult at the longer ranges on smaller targets. Hard to tell whether it’s powder charge, neck tension, or something else producing higher ES with the factory. I have loaded the 140 ELDM using H4350, Hornady Brass, CCI BR4 Match primers with light neck tension of .0015”, and have produced .25MOA with ES under 10FPS......better ES then the factory load using the same bullets and brass, but a precise handloading process. I’m a proponent of light neck tension for tight ES whether in competition or hunting loads.. -Shown 200 yard groups Factory(top),and hand load at 2718, ES<10FPS.......both sub .25MOA. Shot with a Ruger Precision Rifle. , ES<10FPS, su[ATTACH=full]84868[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]84869[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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