18” 6.5PRC - handicapped with a SA?

[khuber84]

It is slow, and I’m out of case capacity with the retumbo. He wanted something cleaner than rl26 as that’s what he used to use, but it we have to go there we will haha. H4350 and standard primers will be a test along with n565. I bet 3000 is doable.

His CA ridgeline was using rl26 and a 24” barrel and we got like 3175fps with the same bullet.

3000 from an 18" is gonna be up around 80k psi. Why do this?

 

[SOIHUNT]

18” using 135 Classic Hunters (Burgers) 6.5 prc 2930 target is 200 yards

 

[Quicksilver]

3000 from an 18" is gonna be up around 80k psi. Why do this?

If it gets there it gets there, if it doesn’t it doesn’t, I look to the brass and bolt feel for pressure not any calculators Also if I know I’m on an upper node I won’t chase velocity. I go until I find a good spot and that’s where it’s going to be. I got his CA ridgeline 300wm going like 3275fps with a 181 hammer. It’s hot but virgin brass is more forgiving. Run it for now

 

[mikerotchburns619]

Those are pretty close to the Creedmoor, what's the gain? 18" bbl is convenient but seems like a handicap for the PRC. My 20" is not unwieldly with a suppressor on it.

What are you getting out of your 20" factory loads?

 

[Njadams13]

I’ve got an 18” tikka (wide land cut down by class 3 machine before they closed shop). Initial tests with 135 A tips and h4831 SC are slower than I wanted, but this barrel has sub 100 rounds through it, so hopefully it will speed up.

My plan is to run 130s for hunting (primarily deer as I have yet to draw an elk tag, and would probably have another barrel spun up for elk). I just need to decide between the 130 Sierra game changer, 130 Berger vld hunting, 130 eldm, or 129 ablr.

The only powders I have on hand and avaliable locally are h4831sc, h1000, h4350, varget. I’ve been searching for n560/565 with no luck. I also intend to try load work again using magnum primers if I can find some.