They finally did it!! 6.5 cal 155 grain Berger Elite Hunter!!!
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codyadams
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The 147 and 150 are already out and available, to my knowledge the 155 is not yet out
Can you point to where I said they weren't out?
codyadams
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My mistake, I thought you said they ARE coming out. No need to get defensive, was just pointing it out.
Predator 22
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I'm going to give them a go out of my Swede and my Dad has a SS. I think if I can get these to 2,800' sec plus in the Swede i will switch. My load now is a 140 vld @2800. I can get to 2,900'+ but accuracy suffered. They should be sweet out of the SS. Hopefully there is a node around 3000-3050 with h1000 maybe retumbo.
Mudrunner and I where discussing the 6.5 Sherman and this bullet yesterday. I have a stainless la 700 270 in a McMillan game scout that just sits in the safe. I was thinking about building it into a 300 win but, the Sherman will be easier and cheaper. Not to mention badazz!
TX Badger
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The 140s are 1.395, so these are only .084 longer. The sticking point maybe the length of the bearing surface and BT. They look like they will fit in my mag seated to the L&Gs. We'll see how much powder I can get behind them.
Rich Coyle
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Weatherby Mark V six lug action is designed around the .30-06. Can't get more medium than it. I now have two of them. They weigh twenty-six ounces. When I had Proof Research build and bed a stock for me the guy called and said something like, "That's a really cute action."
I ran the numbers on the 155's with .335 B.C against the 140's I'm shooting in my 6.5.x300wsm. 140 berger VLD at 3220, 200 zero, sea level, 500 yds, 30+" drop. 1000 yds, 208+" drop
155's my guess would be 3050. Everything being the same as 140's 500yds 33" drop, 1,000 yds 225" just doesn't make sense to switch. My guess would be 3100 to equal drops. I guess you could argue wind but right now I'm not getting to excited.
155's my guess would be 3050. Everything being the same as 140's 500yds 33" drop, 1,000 yds 225" just doesn't make sense to switch. My guess would be 3100 to equal drops. I guess you could argue wind but right now I'm not getting to excited.
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It's the wind that will eat you up not the drops. Drops are easy to figure out. Wind not so much in the field
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I'm not looking at this bullet. I have 500 147's and i just ordered 500 150 Serrias. Both have far better numbers if the .335G7 is accurate. If you can push 140's over 3200 you should be close to 3150 actual not max with these. When you put the realistic numbers in you see the advantages. Are they enough idk?
The baring surface isn't drastically different. If Bronz is running 2750 with 4350 in a creed He'd be tickling 2900 with Rl26 and should be able to run 2850 with long case life
People get gitty over new bullets like the 155, all I'm saying is a couple inchs really worth it all? I have a real good shooting 6.5wsm with the 140s that right now I do not see any reason to change. B.C. gain versus velocity loss just doesn't compute. You say if he shoots RL26 he'll get 2900 but that's pure speculation not every gun or barrel is the same even if it shoots as accurate with 26. Accuracy wins at distance period! But that being said if your building a new gun or just like fooling around with every different bullet that comes out then by all means do it. When I have a combination that I have 100% confidence that works I'm just reluctant to change until I see a definate gain. Anyway just my take on all this.
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I'm on the beach literally my speeds are less than those in the mountains. The 2750 that is posted with 4350 is faster than the 140 loads. 140's run with rl 26 vs that are running 220fps faster on avg at close to the same pressure if not a touch less. I understand what your saying about bullets on target.
I ran 190smk's at 2960ish same as the load I ran in the military. It was comfortable without a brake and went into a hole. At distance I have 3 full books with temps from -teens to 103 mirage, slope angles, wind speed/direction as well as sun's position in those notes. I would shoot that load today if I had a 300 of any flavor. All that being said I would try other bullets to accumulate data. The 195TMK might not be as sexy numbers wise as some of the others. This would be first up for me in a big 30.
Not telling you what you should or should not run. Just pointing out the same things that have been pointed out to me. These have at least shown me there are different ways some even better than what I was doing, or the way I was doing it
