Calling 24” 6.5 Creed Guys

[Barrelnut]

CM Shooter, are you using a drop tube or vibrator or what brass are you using when loading 48gr of rl-26? I just loaded up some virgin ADG brass with 140 Nosler RDF and rl-26 and I am compressed at 46.3 and heavily compressed at 46.8. I did not use a drop tube or any sort of vibrator to settle the kernels, which I've heard can help, even so, that is a big difference. I'm also loaded at 2.215 BTO, .040 of the lands in my gun.

Used to use a drop tube. Now I use an electric toothbrush; it works better.

 

[Capt RB]

Thats good to hear. Ive got a couple new scopes now. There was no clicks on the pst at that temp. Just a stiff turn!

Did you have vertically split rings? They are known for issues with dialing and parralax

 

[shawnb]

Nope. It worked fine in warmer weather. Tried and tested in everything from -35C to 30C and it just didnt like the cold. At -15C it worked OK. Anything colder it stiffened up and then eventually lost the clicks and tracking.

 

[BEEMAN]

Should of sent it back to vortex. Mine in those temps did dial. But I forgot to put in my previous post that sometimes I couldn't turn the magnification knob. On my elk hunt this year in Alberta my NF SHV did almost the same thing. I could change the magnification, but it was very stiff. Temp was -27C.

 

[bigdaddyWSM]

What are you guys getting as far as FPS with a 24" barrel in your 6.5 Creedmoor? Please include chronographed FPS, bullet weight and powder charge if you're loading you own

Howa 24" heavy barrel, 42.6 gr H4350 MV= 2722 SD 4.5

 

[skinny pedal]

savage 10t 24''
42.8 h4350
143 eld-x
2757 with s.d. of 6.5
this load shoots very well.

 

[hunterdan]

Factory Savage 6.5 LRH 24" + Muzzlebreak
Factory hornady 140 Gr ELD-M
Approx. 2670 FPS
about 150 shots down the barrel