120gr pro hunter with n160

[FOXANDY]

ANYONE GOT A FAVOURITE LOAD WITH THIS COMBO,ive tried a few but none seem to group except my last load but shows light marks on case head ,so i am going to back off ,i have 140s still to try, if the weather will play ball.its a t3 6x5x55 cheers in advance,

[gun nut]

46gr N160, remington9.5 or mag primer and an oal of 3.00" It'll shoot clover leafs.

 

Mike,

[FOXANDY]

46gr N160, remington9.5 or mag primer and an oal of 3.00" It'll shoot clover leafs.

 

Mike,

cheers the loads ive tried so far seem to be erring on the high side for grouping 48gr/49gr ,but as i said there are light smiles on the case heads so i,m going to back off and keep trying,i did start low but was getting sooty cases,my own once fired brass,,,,,thanks,

[gun nut]

Foxandy,

 

this powder in 6.5x55 is very primer sensitive. You need a hot primer for it to work, I suspect that's one of the reasons for your sooty previous experiences. Load 10 to that recipe and try them, if it doesn't work you've lost about half an hour and £5 of components. But it will

 

Mike

 

Ps shot reds, roe, fallow, muntjac and sika with that load and it hit like Thors' hammer.

[FOXANDY]

Foxandy,

 

this powder in 6.5x55 is very primer sensitive. You need a hot primer for it to work, I suspect that's one of the reasons for your sooty previous experiences. Load 10 to that recipe and try them, if it doesn't work you've lost about half an hour and £5 of components. But it will

 

Mike

 

Ps shot reds, roe, fallow, muntjac and sika with that load and it hit like Thors' hammer.

will try and get some more primers cheers.

[FOXANDY]

will try and get some more primers cheers.

cheers i,m going to switch powders,regards

[ted105]

Hi did the New powder work.

[Boydy47]

I'm running 44 under 120 NBTs with CCI BR primers, sooty cases in colder weather so am going to load them up to 46 gr for this winter which was the next accuracy node now i know they're not causing too much damage

[Finman]

My "go to" with 120gn prohunters was 49gn N160, CCIBR2, Lapua  cases. I've even loaded hotter but not needed, cases started to loosen primer pockets after 3 firings. I loaded to saami lengths and it was 1/2" or better, out of a sako IV. 

 

Good luck

 

Finman

[No i deer]

Any loads for 120gr amaxs and N160.gotta load some for a mate.its in a tikka 6.5x55 super varmint using lapua brass. Sellor and belliot primers

[FOXANDY]

not been on for a while anyway thanks to a few lads on here and elsewhere ive now got,120 pro,s 140 speers,140 amax and 129 interlocks all bug holing when i do my bit, in t3 hunter 6x5, 49grain 120s 46grain 140s  46grain 140s  the 129,s inters  i loaded with h4350 and where bang on at 45grains but now i will have to change as i have none left and (reach).