Best powder for 6.5CM

[Ralpharama]

Assuming I can find a buyer for my .308 Sabatti STR I'm going to buy a Sabatti STR chambered in 6.5mm Creedmoor. I have got on very well with ELD-Ms with the .300WM and .308 so am likely to use the same in the 6.5CM, but given that many powders are getting hard to get. 

I bought a couple of kilos of N150 for my .308. Not sure if that's good? The load data vit offer seems to cover a whole range of their powders and doesn't say which is best. I have always favoured RS powders but they don't seem to specify which is most suitable for 6.5CM. If it's 52 then I buggered cos noone has any!

[jcampbellsmith]

I'm using N555 at present for 130 TMK & 136 Scenars. 

Regards

JCS

[MrDuston]

Hi,

And here N555 with 140gr ELD Match 

[DaveHol]

Hi

I've been using RS62 for a couple of years now and had very good results with both 139gr Lapua Scenars and 140gr Berger Hybrids.

Although I think all the RS powders are getting hard to find.

[stottycake]

I'm using n160 with 140g eldm 

[Lewiscooke]

I started with n550 with 139gn lapuas, but moved to n160 and find it more consistent 

[geek]

I am using N160, Laupa brass (small primer for the Ruger PR and large primer for my AI), with Lapua 139gn bullets.

[No i deer]

I've still not tried the 6.5 cal 140gr eldms..

What's your opinion of them..

I tried a few 130s and didn't finish the load development as yet..

If they shoot as good as the 140gr amaxs I'll like them.

[Kevgun]

139 Scenars and N160 for me as well, work really well

[BlackRat]

N555 with 140grn ELD-Ms 👌🏼 

[No i deer]

It looks very jump tolerant with a consistent poi.

2.295 

[ashcroft]

On 6/14/2023 at 3:17 PM, Ralpharama said:

Assuming I can find a buyer for my .308 Sabatti STR I'm going to buy a Sabatti STR chambered in 6.5mm Creedmoor. I have got on very well with ELD-Ms with the .300WM and .308 so am likely to use the same in the 6.5CM, but given that many powders are getting hard to get. 

I bought a couple of kilos of N150 for my .308. Not sure if that's good? The load data vit offer seems to cover a whole range of their powders and doesn't say which is best. I have always favoured RS powders but they don't seem to specify which is most suitable for 6.5CM. If it's 52 then I buggered cos noone has any!

If you have a load of n150 already I found it shot very well with 123gr bullets but of course the heavier bullets will be better once you get to longer distances 

[Ralpharama]

5 hours ago, ashcroft said:

If you have a load of n150 already I found it shot very well with 123gr bullets but of course the heavier bullets will be better once you get to longer distances 

As it was supposed to rain today I took my only non-wood stocked rifle to Warminster.the 308 STR and it was wonderful…. Just had it in my head I needed a creedmoor for 1000yards … maybe not 😂 It’ll cost me dearly to change and after fifty rounds this morning where I was getting more bulls than not I’m questioning the sense in change 😳

new STR is a very fetching red 😍

[Popsbengo]

8 minutes ago, Ralpharama said:

As it was supposed to rain today I took my only non-wood stocked rifle to Warminster.the 308 STR and it was wonderful…. Just had it in my head I needed a creedmoor for 1000yards … maybe not 😂 It’ll cost me dearly to change and after fifty rounds this morning where I was getting more bulls than not I’m questioning the sense in change 😳

new STR is a very fetching red 😍

what bullets Ralph ?

 

[Ralpharama]

3 hours ago, Popsbengo said:

what bullets Ralph ?

 

Today I was just using Lapua Scenar 167gr. The ELD-M 178gr are better, but I have loads of Scenars loaded up 😃 RS52 powder …. And no I don’t have any spare 🤣🤣🤣🤣 

[Popsbengo]

1 hour ago, Ralpharama said:

Today I was just using Lapua Scenar 167gr. The ELD-M 178gr are better, but I have loads of Scenars loaded up 😃 RS52 powder …. And no I don’t have any spare 🤣🤣🤣🤣 

You may like to try Berger 185's at 1000yds.  May change your mind about a 6.5CM 😉

[geek]

1 hour ago, Popsbengo said:

You may like to try Berger 185's at 1000yds.  May change your mind about a 6.5CM 😉

Trying to find Berger 185 Juggernauts, may as well try to find a unicorn.

I used to use Berger 185 Juggernauts in my AI, however, they became impossible to find and the 185 Lapua are just not as good.

[No i deer]

Hannams may have had some juggs come in..

I think somebody recently on the gbfca moved on a couple thousands of them.

It's worth a wanted advert.

[Richiew]

Berger 155.5 s are good for 1000 if pushed at high 2800s on calm days . 
Don’t change if you’re getting good results with the 308. 
185 juggs for the windy days , don’t waste them if you’ve got them .

next best is 175 lrbt bergers

178 eldms and have a try with 155eldms , usually easier to get than bergers .

happy shooting 

[No i deer]

Some ftr shooter launch the 155.5s 3150fps out of their 32 inch barrels