treetop Posted January 4, 2020 Report Share Posted January 4, 2020 Hi, l am interested in finding some more information on Lovex S065 namely for the 6.5 creedmoor, but any information would be good . before I get a barrage of info on other powders, let me first say that this & S070 ( old AA 4350 ) appeal to me as they are single base powders, apparently good with temperatures & are reasonable in price. i have Information for on the S070 but there doesn't seem to be much on the S065 i should also add that I mainly shoot 100gr & 120gr Bullets cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigsy Posted January 4, 2020 Report Share Posted January 4, 2020 Hi, I’ve only tried SO70 in 6.5CM but if you search for “shootersworldpowder.com” they have reloading data to download. I believe the SO65 marketed name is “Long Rifle”. SO70 is SW4350. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigsy Posted January 4, 2020 Report Share Posted January 4, 2020 Link........ https://shootersworldpowder.com/reloading-guide/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catch-22 Posted January 4, 2020 Report Share Posted January 4, 2020 50 minutes ago, treetop said: Hi, lim interested in finding some morin for on Lovex S065 namely for the 6.5 creedmoor, but any information would be good . before I get a barrage of info on other powders, let me first say that this & S070 ( old AA 4350 ) appeal to me as they are single base powders, apparently good with temperatures & are reasonable in price. i have Information for on the S070 but there doesn't seem to be much on the S065 i should also add that I mainly shoot 100gr & 120gr Bullets cheers Two or three years ago I tried SO70 in my 6.5x47 with 123g Scenars. It’s an accurate powder, producing nice groups, but a complete case full (compressed charge of around 41.5gn if memory serves) gave very disappointing velocities, around 2740fps from a 24” barrel. With N140 and Varget I was easily up around 2900fps, so I ditched SO70. I do however think it might suit the heavier bullets, like the 140gn. I think because it’s so slow burning, it needs a heavy bullet to help it generate enough pressure, thus velocity. A light bullet exits the tube too quickly before the powder is able to reach its full pressure/velocity potential. Though I’m now picking SO70 up again for use in a custom throated .30-06 with 185gn and 190gn bullets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treetop Posted January 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2020 Cheers for the info .. yeah, I did think that the S070 would be slightly to slow burning for the smaller Bullets , hence why I thought S065 would probably be a better choice.. I have looked on Shootersworld for information - smallest is the 123gr, but that's a start ! I have read earlier posts on here & SD about the S065 powder being compared to Varget & how this proved not to be the case, but alas no other info on it yet cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catch-22 Posted January 4, 2020 Report Share Posted January 4, 2020 If I’m honest, I’d have a preference for SO65 over SO70 if you’re intending to use the lighter 120-123gn class of bullet. Again, SO70 is a good powder and it gives good accuracy as long as you’re ok with super low velocities. SO65 will give you better velocity and case fill with the lighter bullets. Whether it duplicates or meets Varget’s reputation and performance, it probably won’t. Varget has an unusually high energy rating for a single based powder (circa 4000 joules). good luck!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted January 5, 2020 Report Share Posted January 5, 2020 7 hours ago, pigsy said: Link........ https://shootersworldpowder.com/reloading-guide/ This is link is to the old data. I can tell, there is no Grendel Data for some powders. They updated and expanded the data 12./18/2019. Search Shooter's' World Powders. ~Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catch-22 Posted January 5, 2020 Report Share Posted January 5, 2020 I think you might be referring to their PDF version - it’s way more comprehensive. https://shootersworldpowder.com/wp-content/uploads/shooters-world-manual.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treetop Posted January 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2020 cheers ... yeah Laurie (the reloading God ) did a post ages ago about how S065 was in no way a Varget replacement, but it never went further to sell the attributes of the powder itself. im steering towards the S065 ( SW long rifle ) as the answer I am looking for, i will keep looking for information, & while I wait to grab a tub & see how it goes. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catch-22 Posted January 5, 2020 Report Share Posted January 5, 2020 Nice - if you get a chance to post your results, I’d be keen to hear them. Never tried SO65 but always wished I had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treetop Posted February 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2020 So, after grabbing some S065, i can report that in my rifle neither showed pressure signs & all loads grouped fantastic - they did exactly what I wanted. 100gr Sierra HP at book lenght ( 2.650). The better load was the slightly slower one ( 3172 fps average) so I will work on this one some more the top end achieved average of 3250 fps - no pressure signed but group opened up, as did The SD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrumbag Posted February 24, 2020 Report Share Posted February 24, 2020 I was looking for some load data for Lovex, I emailled them and they sent me back info, very helpful. Best wishes, Scrummy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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