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280AI and Staball 6.5
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Works okay with lighter bullets, I just hate ball powders. It's not that temp stabile, I have always used H4831sc instead. Shooting heavy bullets I use a magnum powder like n560 or n565
Seabeeken
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My 280AI likes H4831SC and Reloder 22 with Barnes bullets. I tested a number of powders and these 2 did the best
Reviving this thread.
I'm going to start load development with the 145gr LRX and SB6.5 as well - has anyone else done so?
I'll be seating .055 off the lands and starting my charge weights @56.5gr, working up to 60gr in .5gr increments - this is typically how I start out and has worked well for me. RL19 runs very well in both my 280AI's, SB6.5 should run even better (wishful thinking, but that's how we roll!)
I'm going to start load development with the 145gr LRX and SB6.5 as well - has anyone else done so?
I'll be seating .055 off the lands and starting my charge weights @56.5gr, working up to 60gr in .5gr increments - this is typically how I start out and has worked well for me. RL19 runs very well in both my 280AI's, SB6.5 should run even better (wishful thinking, but that's how we roll!)
I got the loads put together - went to the range - and got promptly side-tracked helping a young man get his new Browning X-Bolt dialed in for his upcoming Elk hunt. He also had 2 friends that desperately needed some assistance getting their new rifles dialed in. I provided some lessons in scope dial-ups too after getting their rifles shooting where they were supposed to. I spent 2 1/2 days with those guys.
Has it been since April 2023 ??!! Man time flies!
I'm off to Wisconsin on Wednesday for deer hunting, no opportunity to shoot 'em for a bit longer.
Anyone else have a chance to run some SB 6.5 loads down range?
Has it been since April 2023 ??!! Man time flies!
I'm off to Wisconsin on Wednesday for deer hunting, no opportunity to shoot 'em for a bit longer.
Anyone else have a chance to run some SB 6.5 loads down range?
My brother in law from AK uses staball 6.5 in his AI and loves it. I believe he runs a 150 Barnes. Can't remember the specifics of his recipe but it's a mtn goat killing machine. I also killed my black bear with it and his wife killed a caribou.
I currently have a barrel at the smith waiting to get chamber in 280 AI and a pound of this powder on my shelf. Waiting is hard!
I currently have a barrel at the smith waiting to get chamber in 280 AI and a pound of this powder on my shelf. Waiting is hard!
I bought a couple of pounds of StaBall 6.5 to try in my 280AI. I only tried it with a BD2 150 gr. I experienced extreme pressure spikes with .2 grain increase in charge. Toasted my new Peterson brass and very heavy bolt lift. It surprised me as I was doing a pressure ladder. I backed away from this combination. Those long mono's need a longer throat than my current SAAMI chamber, but I'm not sure if a compressed load caused the issue.
