6.5cm discovery

[drags]

I developed an accurate handload for my 6.5CM Weatherby Vanguard 24" barrel. 39.8gr H4350 shooting 140gr Nosler Accubonds. Gave great accuracy and produced 3 one shot kills this past season at varying ranges. A hunting buddy handed me a box of Hornady Precision Hunters with 143 ELDx bullets to try out. They shot a clover group at 200yds all 5 holes touching. Shot another 5 after things cooled down with the same results. I think I will stock up on those Hornady factory rounds since I don't think I can easily match this accuracy with handloads, actually why bother.

I would try a different lot of the Hornady factory bullets before stocking up on the factory loads. My experience with Hornady bullets is that they change from lot to lot.
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[K.E.C. Darkside]

Love me a 6.5 creedmore.
Just got mine back from my gunsmith a
Ca Mesa had him change the barrel to 26" 7.5twt Bartlein 5r. Haven't had time yet to try it out. Merry Christmas.

 

[dustbag]

My 6.5 CM has probably been the easiest rifle to work up a load with. I purchased my CM to shoot instead of shooting my hunting rifles all the time.
I have loaded 2 different 140 grain bullets (eldm / BT) using 4 different powder's and all have been good.
If you are only going to shoot a half box a year then you may as well just buy a few boxes of the same lot but as was mentioned above the next time you buy the results may not be the same. I'd just buy some bullets and load em up and then you know that they will shoot but I enjoy working up loads.
Top pic 140 eldm. Bottom 140 BTView attachment 627828View attachment 627829

Have a major surplus of 6.5 bullets and found a big barrel for cheap. Put together a heavy man bun moon beam. Hope it shoots half as good as yours.

30" 1.25 straight Bartlein. 21.5lbs

 

[Hardshot]

Yes I hate to admit it but up until last year I too was was a basher ! The only reason I bought one was because of the GRS stock that I love and a Savage action that I could change into many other things.Bought 100 Sako 144 grain I believe to break it in (Cheap ) and see what the fad is all about.The thing was a dream to shoot and load for . I have groups in the .3 at 100 .Loves 130 Berger's, 139 Scenars, 140 Berger's or RDF . Dam what is not to like . I have to admit the second one just arrived last week. A new Tikka roughteck bought it to build a 280 Ackley off of and sell the heavy fluted 6.5 creedmoor barrel with brake . Haven't shot it yet and so curious to how it will shoot . The idea was to sell it unfired but so much temptation to keep it as a switch barrel and go shoot it before it gets re stocked . Merry Christmas all