Nimrodmar10
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Squirrel! Shiny object!
Has anyone figured out the powder?
I've got it figured as Retumbo, but nobody knows for sure except Hornady
Squirrel! Shiny object!
Has anyone figured out the powder?
Has anyone found a accurate load under 140 gr for 6.5 prc for hunting ? 147 match factory great accuracy , But.Thanks for reply, will check again.
Has anyone found a accurate load under 140 gr for 6.5 prc for hunting ? 147 match factory great accuracy , But.
I'm liking it real well so far. It's a little heavy for a "High Country" gun unless you have a horse. I hunt from a shooting house most of the time so it lays on sand bagsHow do you like the high country ? I looked at them , a bit to heavy for hunting that's why I went with Mesa little lighter.
How is your deer hunting going ?I'm liking it real well so far. It's a little heavy for a "High Country" gun unless you have a horse. I hunt from a shooting house most of the time so it lays on sand bags
I've got it topped with a Vortex Razor HD, which matches the bronze on the gun metal. I've also added a Gemtech Dagger Titanium Suppressor. Now all I need is for deer rifle season to open Saturday ;-)
Is it that hard to duplicate a load once speed and coal is known? Also even if you guess at a powder, wouldn't you work up looking for pressure signs?
[/QUOTE]Each rifle is different. There is no way a manufacturer can make a factory load that will produce low ES in all rifles. The ES from a decent Reloader should always be better.
The speed imho seems to be the ticket. I would match coal, work up and shoot either a ladder or ocw centered on the speed.
Good luck.
QUOTE="Nimrodmar10, post: 1766595, member: 36369"]It's not hard to duplicate the velocity and COAL, but each powder is different. They have different burn rates, coatings, peak pressure curves and physical dimensions. It's more about minimum extreme spreads and standard deviation between shots. Some are just more accurate than others.
Without precision measuring equipment such as strain gauges and pressure barrels, it's hard for us hobby reloaders to really know what our pressures are. We can look for primer flattening, brass swipe and heavy bolt lift, but those are just S.W.A.G. (Scientific Wild Arse Guessing). Don't get me wrong, I use those indications too, but when we see one of those pressure signs, we don't know if we're 5,000 psi above SAAMI specs, or 5,000 psi from blowing the gun up. But if I can get the right bullet, powder, COAL, velocity and powder type, hopefully I can duplicate an accurate factory load