I'm going to try & get to Cabela's this afternoon to pick up some federal primers. I'm going to work up a few loads this next week. I have some 13o accubonds, 127 Barnes long range & 130 vld's to tryMine is a wildcat which matches a .264. I started with 7 Rem Mag brass, turned off the belts, turned the rim down to .495, shaped the shoulders to look like a Weatherby and go. My present load is Retumbo @ 65.0 grains, Federal 215 Magnum primers and Hammer Sledgehammer 130 at full magazine length. That is 3.279"
This morning, Lord willing, I am going to fire three five shot groups at 100 yards: 3.279", then -.025" and then -.050". Just for curiosity. The last five shot group I fired was .540".
Mine is a wildcat which matches a .264. I started with 7 Rem Mag brass, turned off the belts, turned the rim down to .495, shaped the shoulders to look like a Weatherby and go. My present load is Retumbo @ 65.0 grains, Federal 215 Magnum primers and Hammer Sledgehammer 130 at full magazine length. That is 3.279"
This morning, Lord willing, I am going to fire three five shot groups at 100 yards: 3.279", then -.025" and then -.050". Just for curiosity. The last five shot group I fired was .540".
Sounds like a beltless 6.5-257wby.
How do you like it?
I'm going to try & find out more tomorrow on the 131 Hammers. I'm planning to load & shoot some the next two weekends. I've got a cow tag now for 2nd rifle & planning to get a bull tag as well. For the distances I feel comfortable shooting my 264 should be fine.Oh man that's quite the boondoggle
Hope all the bugs were worked out.
I run 6.5x257 on a 9 lug
Pacnor #4 with their brake 1:7 twist
Easy to shoot and shoots 140 bergers into bugholes. Unfortunately I have to shoot lead free here in California now and am working up a load with 127 lrx and think the 131 hammer would be a better bullet