RL26 and 6.5 Creedmoor

[338 bruce]

Went shooting this morning to test a new bullet and powder combo, 6.5 creedmoor 147 eld , started at 46.0 grains 2850 fps and worked up to 50.0 grains 3060 fps, col 2.80", 49.0 was the best load 3005 fps, Savage model 10 predator max1 1-8" twist 24" barrel.

 

[Prieto9000]

 

[Rhovee]

Are you covering shots 4 and 5 up with the dime!?! Haha

 

[my muzzle flash]

nice I gotta try that powder that's great velocity I use 140 bergers mostly but wanna give the 147s a try I finally broke under an inch at 556 yds with my savage stealth just 3 shots got .907 inch cant do that most days because of wind more in the 2 inch zonebut I run 41 grs of 4350 its not hot but shoots real good.

 

[338 bruce]

I normally don't have the patience to shoot groups, I was just lucky today.

 

[Creedmoor shooter]

Geez that's smoking. I got 3014 with the 140 eld

 

[lacajun]

Went shooting this morning to test a new bullet and powder combo, 6.5 creedmoor 147 eld , started at 46.0 grains 2850 fps and worked up to 50.0 grains 3060 fps, col 2.80", 49.0 was the best load 3005 fps, Savage model 10 predator max1 1-8" twist 24" barrel.View attachment 82033

NICE !! I will be acquiring some of that powder

 

[DocDoc]

NICE !! I will be acquiring some of that powder

And the pressure was? That is good speed from a 6.5x284, so a CM must be flirting with 70kpsi. RL-26 is great stuff, but the laws of physics still apply. I wonder what quickload would say?

 

[Tpb10505]

And the pressure was? That is good speed from a 6.5x284, so a CM must be flirting with 70kpsi. RL-26 is great stuff, but the laws of physics still apply. I wonder what quickload would say?

That's what I was thinking!

 

[338 bruce]

Quick load has the pressure around 61,000 psi

 

[parshal]

R26 is made of unicorn horns and hooves. It's magic in every cartridge I've tried it in.

 

[djfriesen]

R26 is made of unicorn horns and hooves. It's magic in every cartridge I've tried it in.

So then physics DOESN'T apply

 

[338 bruce]

There was a time when black powder was king and the world was flat.

 

[Nomosendero]

My Wife's 22" RAP gets 2,850 with 47.3 gr & 140 Nosler Partition.
Also, she took a 400# Spike Elk with that load last Friday