6.5 Creedmore Load Advice

[Squadguy29]

I finally bought a 6.5 Creedmore. I've been a precision reloader for years .308, 300wm, .223, and 270 win.

Looking for recommendations for Dies, Primers, Powder, Bullets.
I've heard great things about the Berger 130 gr VLD Hunting Bullets and the Berger 140 gr Elite Hunters. Anyone have any good load data for those to share?
I also noticed there is brass that take small rifle or large rifle primers. Would appreciate any input on that too.
I have pet powders in other calibers. If there is a go-to powder for anyone please put it out there.

Thanks!

 

[Firestone]

H4350 is probably the easiest to find

 

[ResearchinStuff]

I picked large rifle primers because I already had a few thousand, SRP is more for people who want to push way beyond SAAMI max pressures anyhow. I'm getting very concentric ammo using Alpha brass, Redding Type S full length bushing sizer die, SAC bushing, and Forester competition seater. H4350 under 130 TMKs, 130 ELD, and 143 ELDx.

Lots of terminal info for the various bullets at the link below, the 130 bergers are apparently very accurate, but need to be going pretty fast for reliable upset.

6.5 Creedmoor/260 for Deer, Elk, and whatever else.....

Seeing that the 223 thread is such a success, I thought maybe I would start one for the Creedmoor/260. Seems like people are asking a lot about using them and various bullets, especially for elk. I've used mine for the last few years almost exclusively. I have some pics of bullet damage, albeit...

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[ID_Matt]

Lapua SRP is what I use but have loaded with Lapua LRP and Alpha LRP with good results as well. H4350 is the go to. It'll shoot somewhere around 40-42 grains. 140 bergers have not been sensitive to seating depth at all in my experience.

 

[Mischief209]

I just put together a load for the 6.5 cm. It is 42.6gr of h4350 with barnes 127 lrx, laupa brass, large primers cci 200s.

 

[Adamsfj]

Tikka 6.5cm 20" Carbon 6 prefit
Redding dies
H4350 43 grains
Lapua SRP Brass
Federal 205M primers
Berger 140grain Vld
2748mv

 

[MHWASH]

Factory Tikka chopped to 20"
Lapua LRP
130 ELDm
44 gr RL16
2924 fps

I've found that RL 16 gives me about 100 fps over H4350 with the same accuracy.

 

[JGRaider]

One of the many great attributes of the 6.5CM is that a wide range of bullets work great in the velocity window the cartridge generates. I've killed big hogs with 120 BT's, 130 AB's, 120 TTSX, 139 Scenar, 143 ELDX, 147 ELDM and they all work great. Powders used H4350, Varget, RL16, RL17, RL26, Big Game, Ramshot Hunter.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

I stick with varget and h4350 in my creedmoor, Lapua and peterson brass works well for me but so has starline and hornady stuff. The bullets I use are 130,140 accubonds and 124g hammer hunters. 127g barnes lrx is ok too.

 

[habituallinestepper]

H4350 is your friend. 143 ELD-X were easy to tune with a Forster micrometer seating die. I didn't see any appreciable difference in SRP or LRP, although it was two slightly different loads with different brands of brass, so not apples to apples. Don't overthink it - it's a forgiving cartridge.

 

[Lawnboi]

Hornady used to print 41.5 of h4350 on the box of 140 eldm.

That charge with about anything in the 140ish grains will likely work.

Of course work up.

Iv shot thousands of 140-144s. I don’t even do any load development anymore. I take the bullet, seat it wherever I want it, confirm the above powder charge is safe, and low enough it won’t cause problems in the heat or with moisture. That’s it

 

[InkedElkSlayer]

I shoot a bullet that hasn’t been mentioned, so figured I’d post for you to think about…

153gr. Hornady A-Tip
Lapua SRP Brass
Federal 205Ms
H4350
18in., 1:7.5 suppressed
RCBS dies

 

[LostInIdaho]

I shoot a bullet that hasn’t been mentioned, so figured I’d post for you to think about…

153gr. Hornady A-Tip
Lapua SRP Brass
Federal 205Ms
H4350
18in., 1:7.5 suppressed
RCBS dies

What is your fps?

 

[InkedElkSlayer]

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