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Short barrel 6.5 prc
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<blockquote data-quote="c_bass16" data-source="post: 2942860" data-attributes="member: 20355"><p>I posted this to a similar thread over on SH...</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I know it's an old thread, but with hunting season upon us, I had been looking for data of my own and stumbled on this. My load for 150 SMKs and 145 Match Burners in the 26" Proof barrel wasn't going to be ideal in my new 18" carbon fiber hunting barrel, so I figured I'd work up something new with 130 TGKs.</p><p>Tried RL26 and was in the low to mid 2900s but accuracy and spreads weren't all that great. Less than 1 MOA but nothing to write home about with extreme spreads of 35-40 fps for hunting doesn't work for me.</p><p></p><p>Decided to test RL16 based on [USER=14902]@SkyScrapin[/USER] [over at SH] post up toward the top. (Like a dumb ***...I started WAY TO HOT)</p><p>I think with a 130gr bullet, starting at around 49gr of RL16 and working up is probably pretty safe. I'm likely running a little warmer than necessary, but this is where the numbers looked the best and with a hunting set up...It'll probably never be shot in temps warmer than 50-60.</p><p>The last volly...group 4 was adjusted .1 mil up and I think I'm just gonna gas up 20 or so, and head out for a hunt.</p><p>I have RL17 on the shelf that might be a little better suited for this combo...and i have ready RL23 might be a nice option as well.</p><p></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td>18" 6.5 PRC - RL16 - 130gr TGK</td><td>Group size</td><td>Velocity</td></tr><tr><td>Group 1</td><td>.85 MOA</td><td>2896 fps</td></tr><tr><td>Group 2</td><td>.58 MOA</td><td>2922 fps</td></tr><tr><td>Group 3</td><td>.31 MOA</td><td>2946 fps</td></tr><tr><td>Group 4</td><td>.29 MOA</td><td>2962 fps</td></tr></table><p>[ATTACH=full]509113[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]509114[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="c_bass16, post: 2942860, member: 20355"] I posted this to a similar thread over on SH... I know it's an old thread, but with hunting season upon us, I had been looking for data of my own and stumbled on this. My load for 150 SMKs and 145 Match Burners in the 26" Proof barrel wasn't going to be ideal in my new 18" carbon fiber hunting barrel, so I figured I'd work up something new with 130 TGKs. Tried RL26 and was in the low to mid 2900s but accuracy and spreads weren't all that great. Less than 1 MOA but nothing to write home about with extreme spreads of 35-40 fps for hunting doesn't work for me. Decided to test RL16 based on [USER=14902]@SkyScrapin[/USER] [over at SH] post up toward the top. (Like a dumb ***...I started WAY TO HOT) I think with a 130gr bullet, starting at around 49gr of RL16 and working up is probably pretty safe. I'm likely running a little warmer than necessary, but this is where the numbers looked the best and with a hunting set up...It'll probably never be shot in temps warmer than 50-60. The last volly...group 4 was adjusted .1 mil up and I think I'm just gonna gas up 20 or so, and head out for a hunt. I have RL17 on the shelf that might be a little better suited for this combo...and i have ready RL23 might be a nice option as well. [TABLE] [TR] [TD]18" 6.5 PRC - RL16 - 130gr TGK[/TD] [TD]Group size[/TD] [TD]Velocity[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Group 1[/TD] [TD].85 MOA[/TD] [TD]2896 fps[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Group 2[/TD] [TD].58 MOA[/TD] [TD]2922 fps[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Group 3[/TD] [TD].31 MOA[/TD] [TD]2946 fps[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Group 4[/TD] [TD].29 MOA[/TD] [TD]2962 fps[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [ATTACH type="full"]509113[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]509114[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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