New 6.5-284, keep working on load development???

[Bang4theBuck]

Obviously, you have a winner there, but if you want to tinker more, I would try RL26. I had great accuracy with H1000, and H4831, but things really came alive for me in my 6.5x284 when I tried the RL 26. You've got a win/win on your hands.

 

[WildRose]

Any experience with 130 grain Scirocco in a 26" barrel? I'm starting load development. Looking to do some long range wolf hunting.

Shot a few thousand Sciroccos in 6.5, 7mm, and .30 caliber.

Excellent accuracy but frequent failures in terminal velocity so I gave up on them. They can do some really odd things once they hit including turning 90 degrees or more.

For bonded bullets I ended up back to shooting the Hornady Interbond and Nosler Accubond.

 

[WildRose]

I have been testing loads over several trips to the range. Accuracy has been great ( always less than MOA), but my extreme spread for velocity has been way to high (most 5 shot groups over 50 fps extreme spread). Today was finally the exception, ran a 6 shot group with H1000 and another with H4831, both shot at 20 ES. The H1000 is getting the velocity I was hoping for and looks very accurate. So, the question is, do I still try and find a good node and run through a ladder test? This is going to be my new deer hunting gun and will be shooting lots of steel out to 1000. I am thinking of loading up some of the H1000 and shoot some groups at 800 yards, if I get close to ½ moa I just call it good. Any thoughts?

Build details

6.5-284

Defiance Deviant Hunter

Proof Sendero light

McMillian Game Hunter with edge fill

Leupold VX6 3-18

APA scope rings

Hawkins bottom metal and brake

Timney trigger



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Jeff, let's talk more about neck tension.

What kind of dies are you using? Are they bushing dies?

Are you paying close attention to your neck thickness and uniformity?

 

[Unoboats]

Any experience with 130 grain Scirocco in a 26" barrel? I'm starting load development. Looking to do some long range wolf hunting.

H4831sc in lapua brass works well for me in a 25" hawk hill barrel. All i shoot is 130 sciroccos