Staball 6/5

[Slow Hunting]

Has anyone used staball 6.5 with good results in 243 win or 7mm-08

 

[sndmn11]

Yes, it's rad in 7-07.

 

[coop2564]

Its very good in 243. 3200fps and .3moa groups with 90gr Accubond.

 

[moses42ak]

Watching

 

[birddog 68]

Has anyone used staball 6.5 with good results in 243 win or 7mm-08

My 7-08 refused to like this powder. And trust me I tried to force it to like it.
Great velocity but that's all I got.
I tried it with 140 and 150 grain bullets and groups were not good.
Your rifle will love it or hate it.
Be warned it will spike in pressure quickly!

 

[Slow Hunting]

Its very good in 243. 3200fps and .3moa groups with 90gr Accubond.

What was your load? Am trying it with 90gr eldx but can't find data and am just pulling it from other data sources and making do. Thanks

 

[john k]

Concur with Birddog. I tried pushing 140gr Accubonds and Ballistic Tips with StaBall. Great velocity but could not attain acceptable accuracy. I also tried 120gr Ballistic Tips.

 

[coop2564]

What was your load? Am trying it with 90gr eldx but can't find data and am just pulling it from other data sources and making do. Thanks

44.5gr 2.650 cci200 Hornady brass. Start low and work up.

 

[Slow Hunting]

My 7-08 refused to like this powder. And trust me I tried to force it to like it.
Great velocity but that's all I got.
I tried it with 140 and 150 grain bullets and groups were not good.
Your rifle will love it or hate it.
Be warned it will spike in pressure quickly!

I had pretty good luck with 7-08 and 140 ttsx and 145 lrx

 

[birddog 68]

I had pretty good luck with 7-08 and 140 ttsx and 145 lrx

I've worked up loads with W760, IMR 4350, big game and hunter with 4 different bullets. I couldn't get staball to shoot ballistic tips and I feel that they are one of the easiest bullets to work with.
Others have had success with this powder but for now it's staying on my shelf.

 

[DoneNOut]

I'm about to experiment with StaBall 6.5 in 708 and 708AI this week. It didn't do good in my 243, and 243AI.

 

[Sockeye66]

Same as @Slow Hunting, 145gr LRX from a Sako A11 at 2850fps with accuracy.

 

[308win]

7-08AI and 150 ELD-X is the only luck I've had with that powder, otherwise everything else I've tried it in has been a no go.

 

[DoneNOut]

7-08AI and 150 ELD-X is the only luck I've had with that powder, otherwise everything else I've tried it in has been a no go.

I'm gonna try the 162 ELDM. 26" barrel