Go-to 6.5 Creedmoor ammo

[Tex_Hunter]

Had great results with both the following:
- 120gr Nosler BT, very soft shooting load for my kids at ~2820fps (got the same speed with both Varget and H4350)
- 143gr ELD-X over RE16, I used this as a dual purpose match and long range hunting load, I was running as high as 2891fps at one point but ES/SD would get weird in hot temps so I backed off to the next lowest node and never had another issue, furthest shot to date with that load was 540yds, no issues with bullet performance, havent gotten a chance to try further

 

[Rosebud]

99 HH, 43.6 Varget. Lapua brass. Winchester large rifle primers. 3359 FPS. Sauer Field Shot. 26 inch tube. I switch back and forth with this and CA Arms Ridge line 7-08 using 120 HH at 3180. Also using Varget.

 

[still huntin]

going with 85gr. hh this year, 3380fps, lapua case, lrp, 44gr. Varget, ruger american predator 6.5cm, very accurate in this gun.

 

[TheSouthpaw]

My load for this season: Lapua, CCI450, Varget, 135 Berger ~2800fps in a 20" barrel.

 

[YZ-80]

Believe it or not, 37.1 grains of RL-15 under a 130 Accubond or 42.5 grains H4350 under a 120 Barnes Tipped TSX. This is for my Weatherby Altitude that my son now seems to think is his.

 

[Salmonhead]

I am kind of partial to North American Ammunition Company 130 Swift Scirocco loads. We have many others to choose from.

 

[Varmint Hunter]

Just for laughs, I've been shooting the 85gr Hammers at 3,700 ft/sec. 47.1gr of Varget will get me there in a 26" bbl. I don't see traditional pressure signs in this rifle but it is NOT a good place to start in any other rifle. FWIW - I'm using Lapua SRP brass and CCI450 primers. Jump is .213".

 

[Darryle]

I searched this entire thread for an @ButterBean recommendation and didn't see it, he sick or something?

 

[boston4]

44.2 gr H4350--140 gr berger VLD--2860 FPS--Lapua brass

 

[ButterBean]

I searched this entire thread for an @ButterBean recommendation and didn't see it, he sick or something?

There's no need for that kind of profanity this late in the evening

 

[.gacton]

Hornady brass, H4350, CCI250 and 140 Berger HVLD. I hunt with this load. It shoots well enough that I shot a F-class type match with it.