I tested your data with Hornady 140 ELD-M in my Savage Stealth. Laupua brass (LRP), 2.825 COAL, FED GMM LR primers. .279 with 41.9 grains. Many thanks!
My Saturday morning consists of coffee and a new Robs Reloading video. Thank you for the consistent videos. Really digging that XRS chassis. My 10t would look good in one as well. Just wish I had a 24" barrel instead of the 20".
Thanks for the kind words! My Saturday mornings consist of some hot coffe and some reloading for each week's video! Currently loading some 140gr BTHP for the PRC.
For once, QuickLOAD was pretty close. It predicted 2678 fps for your top load, but at 70° F with 56,514 psi. Twenty feet per second faster is predicted at 90° with 58,578 psi. That's with the default case volume of 51.5 grains of water. 44 grains is the predicted maximum pressure charge with a 99.9% full case at 90° F and with 2747 fps. 44.3 grains predicted max charge at 70° F with 2745 fps.
Excellent video and exactly what I was hoping to find. I was just wondering if you did any more load development with this particular load? Those results between 41.9 & 42.3 are excellent!!! I just bought some powder & bullets for this load and I hope they perform as well as yours did.
Not sure of your barrel length, but you should have plenty of room to go up in charge. Started making test loads at 41.7 going up by .3 until I hit max. Ended up going with 44.4 grains with zero pressure signs, which was a very nice node for my gun. Using Lapua SRP Brass 140 ELDM Rem 7.5 primers seated at 2.805 COL. Getting 2810 FPS with a 22 inch barrel.
You can do 1/2 grain increments in the 6.5 Creedmoor. My load of 42gr. bests yours at 1" groups at 400 yards. You sound so sophisticated saying "zero point one seven". Just say point 17" (.17) group. Some of you guys try to make this seem harder than it really is. It's not. Keep it simple. This stuff isn't hard, so don't try to bluff your way through life, as you do in this video. I also don't know why you are running your oal so short???? You don't say how far off the lands you are running them. A savage should have a longer throat than that. I run mine at .020" off the lands with an OAL of 2.890". This info is much better than. I just run them at "blah blah blah"...
One of your best tests I’ve seen you post. Great video!
I tested your data with Hornady 140 ELD-M in my Savage Stealth. Laupua brass (LRP), 2.825 COAL, FED GMM LR primers. .279 with 41.9 grains. Many thanks!
Shooting small groups is WAY more fun than shooting crappy groups. I just got some Match Burners but haven't loaded them yet.
Great video as always. Right to the point. Keep them coming!
My Saturday morning consists of coffee and a new Robs Reloading video. Thank you for the consistent videos. Really digging that XRS chassis. My 10t would look good in one as well. Just wish I had a 24" barrel instead of the 20".
Thanks for the kind words! My Saturday mornings consist of some hot coffe and some reloading for each week's video! Currently loading some 140gr BTHP for the PRC.
Good data. Impressive groups. Very nice rig.
For once, QuickLOAD was pretty close. It predicted 2678 fps for your top load, but at 70° F with 56,514 psi. Twenty feet per second faster is predicted at 90° with 58,578 psi. That's with the default case volume of 51.5 grains of water. 44 grains is the predicted maximum pressure charge with a 99.9% full case at 90° F and with 2747 fps. 44.3 grains predicted max charge at 70° F with 2745 fps.
Per Barnes loading data:
StaBall 6.5 - min 39.2 gr. @ 2439 fps max 44.1 gr. @ 2762fps
COAL 2.780
Excellent video and exactly what I was hoping to find. I was just wondering if you did any more load development with this particular load? Those results between 41.9 & 42.3 are excellent!!! I just bought some powder & bullets for this load and I hope they perform as well as yours did.
Not sure of your barrel length, but you should have plenty of room to go up in charge. Started making test loads at 41.7 going up by .3 until I hit max. Ended up going with 44.4 grains with zero pressure signs, which was a very nice node for my gun. Using Lapua SRP Brass 140 ELDM Rem 7.5 primers seated at 2.805 COL. Getting 2810 FPS with a 22 inch barrel.
Very nice!
What is all that gunk 6.5 leaves in the barrel? It's really gross looking!
Velocity is too slow I have tested 123 grain Bullets with this powder from my waypoint 2020 and a 22” barrel 44 grain produced 3010 F/PS average
How far off the lands did you test these at?
Where did you find the load data for this powder?
Speed seems low, got 2733 with 43.1g with a 147 eldm.24inch barrel.
Whats up rob
What’s the barrel length on that rifle?
24" 1:8 twist
You can do 1/2 grain increments in the 6.5 Creedmoor. My load of 42gr. bests yours at 1" groups at 400 yards. You sound so sophisticated saying "zero point one seven". Just say point 17" (.17) group. Some of you guys try to make this seem harder than it really is. It's not. Keep it simple. This stuff isn't hard, so don't try to bluff your way through life, as you do in this video. I also don't know why you are running your oal so short???? You don't say how far off the lands you are running them. A savage should have a longer throat than that. I run mine at .020" off the lands with an OAL of 2.890". This info is much better than. I just run them at "blah blah blah"...