6.5 prc load problems

[Jrin21]

i have a .140 fb 6.5 prc on a tikka action. I ordered the ammo from copper creek and it wont chamber any ideas on this ?

 

[can1010]

buy a box of Hornady and check if that fits then check BTO length and neck diameter. if both wont chamber see gunsmith

 

[elkaholic]

i have a .140 fb 6.5 prc on a tikka action. I ordered the ammo from copper creek and it wont chamber any ideas on this ?

Are you seeing land marks on the bullets?

 

[can1010]

just checked SAAMI print on accurate shooter the free bore should be .1879 your .140 might be the problem

 

[Jrin21]

Some marks on bullets more on brass

 

[elkaholic]

Some marks on bullets more on brass

Ya, free bore sounds likely to be the issue. Not sure why the brass is marked but likely just extraction marks.
You probably had a smith with a reamer that would load to your magazine and bought ammo loaded for the saami print?

 

[L.Sherm]

Yep seems some of the early reamers had the shorter freebore, from what I've read and some of the factory ammo is to long for the mag box.

 

[FURMAN]

i have a .140 fb 6.5 prc on a tikka action. I ordered the ammo from copper creek and it wont chamber any ideas on this ?

SAAMI spec freebore is .188. Factory 147s run about .050 off. They are about a .010 jam on the .130 Freebore reamer and every one I have seen in a decent rifle shoots under .5moa. The 147 hammers game. I personally didn't have luck with any of the Copper Creek Creedmoor ammo I tried. If I were you I would try the factory 147s. I would guess CC is loading close to the lands of a .188 freebore chamber.

 

[Jrin21]

Ok I ordered factory ammo too. Anyone want to buy my cc ammo lol.

 

[200plus]

Shoot a pm on the copper creek.

 

[Jrin21]

Semt

 

[Deleted member 103481]

My .133 freebore chambers and shoots 147 match Hornady just fine. No reason a .140 should not be ok if copper is loading to Hornady coal

 

[FURMAN]

My .133 freebore chambers and shoots 147 match Hornady just fine. No reason a .140 should not be ok if copper is loading to Hornady coal

Read my post. SAAMI spec is .188. I'll bet CC is loading closer to the lands. You could call them.

 

[Deleted member 103481]

Copper lists 2.945 coal for all their loads just like this Hornady 147