Second test of Vhitavuori N565 in my 6 5 PRC
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- Today we are shooting the Second test of Vhitavuori N565 in my 6 5 PRC. I am also trying a different camera angle...but I don't like it, do you?
Halfmilesniper Merch can be found at: halfmilesniper...
Good video Half, really enjoyed it, apparently more than you did! 🤣I'm glad you made it home safe and sound, take care.
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks Bob. Sometimes it does get a little frustrating to say the least. But, even a bad day on the range is a good day...as long as you don't have any extra holes, lol.
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🇺🇸🇺🇸 Thanks Halfmile, nice job.
Thank you too!
When you know what you and the equipment can do, it's very frustrating when it doesn't go your way.
So true. Usually my first thought is what did I do wrong with the shot...LOL, Somt=etimes it is just that load doesn't work for that gun.
Thanks for the live's and video's.
Good luck on the competitions ( both of ya )
And thanks for the good work.
Thanks 👍 I appreciate you watching. I hope I can either get a new phone mount for a live on the drive home...to debrief the weeks events and/or just shoot the breeze.
@@Halfmilesniper looking forward to it..
Good video as always. I hope to get some range time with my 260AI and do a bunch of development using n550 and 120 to 130 gr bullets. I can give a tip on something I tried in my 260 both straight 260, fireforming and formed 260AI. I am putting just as tight of groups as you with 120 PPU hpbt. I tried a 100 a while ago and ended up buying "quite a few". Very very reasonably priced. I am not into marketing things but the grocery store is eating into my fun.. lol
Groceries and fuel have been eating into my shooting money too, now the car insurance is taking a huge bite...going up 21% on each vehicle as the policies renew...outrageous.
You know what you can do & the rifle. Your unacceptable for you is very acceptable for most of us though. You said it any day at the range is a good time. A smile of satisfaction is a trophy in its own way. Some nice numbers on ES & SD. 👍🙏🎯
Thanks Bill...true, any day on the range is a good day. I'll just say I had a good day today, lol...
You're right, my unacceptable groups are good groups for a lot of folks...kind of the one man's trash, another man's treasure thing I reckon.
Good shooting Halfmile and yea the heat got to me today to fulling around outside..
The heat will get you quick if not prepared...take it easy and drink plenty of water. Thanks for watching.
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Thanks for watching, I really appreciate it.
Good info !
Good luck with Match !
Fingers crossed! As long as they don't tie up the trigger!
I actually just did some n565 testing myself about a week ago .I settled on 53.6 grains @ 2850 fps out of my mpa in 6.5prc. Not my favorite powder for the cartridge but at least I can find it.
Not my favorite either (and I love VV powders) but it works good enough and seems to be avaiable at the moment. I have tried a number of powders not quite meant to this cartridge,,,kind of a what if in a SHTF situation.
N555 is the powder you need to be using, very good temp stable powder
I been searching for a new deer rifle cause i finally got my supressor out of atf jail. Turns out all the bolt rifles i own are smooth with no threads so gonna have to build one for deer season i guess. I got a 6mm rem mag and a 6.5 cred with a 15 pound bull barrel but none are threaded. Just wanted to check this out and see what the prc was all about. Also got a 25 wssm 264 win mag 7mm08 7mm mag 30 06 243 204 280 300 308 22 250 270 6mm 6.5 cred and i got some more but u get the point i got a bunch of rifles and none have a threaded barrel for attachments. I know i can get it threaded but why not build a new one.
"Why not build a new one" is always a nice option...lol. Check out some of my other 6.5 PRC videos, this rifle has posted some impressive groups. I appreciate you watching.
Maybe time to move on from the 147 Hornady . Try the 156 Berger’s and make that gun work to its potential.
I really do need to find some of the Bergers. I do want to try them in both the 153.5 and the 156...might even consider playing with the 140s.
Have used n565 a lot in my PRCs, would suggest you work up a ladder to find max pressure so you aren't wasting components at slower velocities. We are running north of 58grs without issues with 147s. Should be able to get 3000fps pretty easily.
Nice to hear that I have plenty of room to go with this powder. I've only broken 3,000 FPS when I was shooting the 130 gr Barnes TSX.
I ran your ladder loads and fps numbers through GRT. GRT is sometimes just OK, but sometimes it's scary good. IIRC that''s a 24" barrel? The pressure results indicated being 25% below PMax at 54gr. Increasing the powder charge to 55.89gr. N565 should put you about 57-58K pressure - about 10% below max. My experience is after the charge's accuracy, ES and SD fall apart together, it comes back with a bit more juice. I'm throwing lasers running 69.7gr N565 in my 7PRC at 63K pressure with an ES of 4 and SD of 2.1. It was aweful sloppy 1.5gr lower.
I run GRT, too, thanks to another viewer who suggested it. It helps alleviate some of the worry when using a powder not listed for the round/bullet combo. I use it to make sure my starting point is well below max pressure, which gives plenty of room to creep up on max. You are correct, it is a 24" barrel.
Cool shooter 😎 👍
Hey there Peter thanks and thanks for watching.
I have some n568 to try in 338lm. Havent got to it yet though.
N560 is supposed to be very good too, but I haven't ever seen any of that in the stores.
Some SDs/ESs were really good. The upper charges surprisingly went up on that and velocities dropped some. Interesting. I wouldn't be unhappy with the 2nd and 3rd groups. Thank you.
As the charges have increased the ES/SD have been really tight on some, even with powders not necessarily meant for the 6.5. I need to get some more StaBall HD soon, that is a great powder for the 6.5.
@@Halfmilesniper I have been very impressed with both Staball 6.5 in my 7 Rem Mags and even more so Staball Match in my 308s. The Match is perhaps a bit better than Varget for me so far in all the bullets I have tested. I have gotten single digit SDs consistently and the velocities are very impressive without pressure and accuracy is right there with Varget and H4895. My son has adopted Staball 6.5 as his choice for his 30/06. Great powders. I look forward to your tests and results with The HD.
@@guardianminifarm8005 I need to see if anyone is having any success with StaBall 6.5 in the PRC or possibly even Match.
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Howdy there Mike Webb
Bug vaporized by muzzle break on the first round!
LOL, I'm going to have to go back and look at that...I missed it, even in editing.
I haven't started reloading yet, still learning what to do and not to do. Slower burning would be for heavier grain self defense and faster for practice lighter grain? Am I understanding that right? Would be rifle, .223, 5.56, .308 and 6.5 Creedmoor. I want the right powder for the right reasons. I've got some Varget, StaBall 6.5, CFE223, H4350, Benchmark. Are those pretty good to start with?
Those are all good powders Jimmy. I would suggest to get 2 different load manuals (cross reference) and see how your powders lines up with the published loads. Varget should be great for the .308 and probably the Creedmoor, same for the H4350. The CFE223 is good for the .223/5.56, I haven't ever used Benchmark though, but I've read it is a good .223 powder.
I'd also suggest getting the ABCs of reloading...read it before you start. Welcome to this new level of addiction, lol!
@@Halfmilesniper okay, thank you for your info. I trust guys like you, tools and whoteewho, you all have done reloading and around it long enough to know, do this and not that. I don't even have a reloader yet, getting stocked up on powder and primers right now before they are all gone. Thank you again.
@@jimmyslim1628 You're very welcome
I use N565 in my 6.5 prc with 156 bergers. I just got another rifle and this one will be using 140 bergers with same powder. Dont know what brass you are using, but you are on the low end of the charge.
I have been using mostly Hornady Brass, with a small amount of Nosler. I now have some Lapua Brass that I'll be trying out soon. I am low but still working up with N565. I really need to find some of the 153.5 or 156 Bergers.
@@Halfmilesniper I think that powder would work well with the heavier bullets. Why are you messing with that Hornady brass when you have Lapua? 😊 Brass is one of your cheapest components in the long run. Don't waste a dollar to save a dime.😉 Thanks for the video!
I have found the 156's are forgiving on jump. The rifle i use them in has to be jumped .120 to fit in mag. Shoots right at 1/4 inch at 200 yards and im happy with that.
@@justbaggit70 Nice! Yeah a hybrid shouldn't be to jump sensitive.
@@justbaggit70 man that is am impressive group...I have got to hunt down some 156s. I'll have to order online rather than wait for my local store to "maybe" get some.
I'm running n568 140 bergers at 3000fps
Nice. I might have to try some of the Berger 140s since I can't score any of the 153.5 or 156 grainers.
Hi.loading 143 eldx with 54.6gr n565 2870fps out of 6.5prc howa 1500 heavy. No pressure. Jump about 60 tho. .75 group. Sd 4 es 9. Only started seeing pressure 2.5gr over max at 2960fps
Very nice ED and SD. This is the first rifle I have ever gotten such low ES or SD with.
Maybe you are under pressure. Load more!😅
@@pierrerossouw1564 Pierre...I am having fun burning this barrel out load testing. LOL. I'll load more!
@@Halfmilesniper I'll be watching! 😃
What brand of rifle are you shooting?
Sometimes I do forget to say which rifle it is...this is a Howa 1500 heavy barrel in an Oryx chassis.
@@Halfmilesniper Just subscribed. Keep up the loading, I recently got the same setup as yours, but CF barrel. Probably for the same reason on the chassis, the long action. I picked up 8# N565, 500 Hornady 147ELDM and 500 Berger 153.5. Now all I need is time to load. My other 6.5PRC is a Browning X-Bolt Hunter LR. I like the 6.5PRC.
@@jerdebson nice. I did find some Berger 144 gr hybrids today when I was in Phoenix. I'll see how they work with Lapua brass soon enough.
How often do you clean your barrel?
I am cleaning about every 100 rounds or so. In fact, I just cleaned and scoped the bore at 640 rounds and will be getting that video edited and published soon.
@@Halfmilesniper really like your videos. Glad I found tour channel
@@aux187 Thanks so much.
1st comment lol
LOL...sure thing Mike
You're never going to get very good accuracy shooting off of that bench and cheap sandbag.
Nothing wrong with the bench, but he is using the sandbag and trying to shoot like they do in the movies.
oooops, why did this one just pop up now? Weird.
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Thanks for watching Mr Pearson.