6mm Arc bolt gun with 95 lrx, which temp stable powder?

[HairyScandinavian]

Benchmark
XBR 8208
H4895
Varget
Staball Match

One of those should work well for you.

My results in a 20" 6 ARC Howa Barrel

95gr Bullets:
-XBR 8208 ~ 2780 fps
-Varget & Staball Match ~ 2650 fps
-H4895 ~ 2700 fps
-Benchmark ~ 2685 fps

Any more accurate than the other? I've not started loading for my wife's 6 ARC yet but it's coming. I've got a couple lbs each of SBM and H4895 so hoping one of those shoots well. She's got a 16" RAR and shoots factory 108's around 2450 fps. I've got some 107 TMK's I'm hoping will shoot but plenty of 108's as well.

 

[rustvendor]

Benchmark
XBR 8208
H4895
Varget
Staball Match

One of those should work well for you.

My results in a 20" 6 ARC Howa Barrel

95gr Bullets:
-XBR 8208 ~ 2780 fps
-Varget & Staball Match ~ 2650 fps
-H4895 ~ 2700 fps
-Benchmark ~ 2685 fps

what were your criteria for choosing the top end on those?

 

[Ag509]

Anyone shooting the new tac tx?

 

[WyoWild]

Any more accurate than the other? I've not started loading for my wife's 6 ARC yet but it's coming. I've got a couple lbs each of SBM and H4895 so hoping one of those shoots well. She's got a 16" RAR and shoots factory 108's around 2450 fps. I've got some 107 TMK's I'm hoping will shoot but plenty of 108's as well.

My rifle definitely favors the heavier 105+ bullets so I didn't spend a lot of time on the 95s.

My most accurate loads are:

Berger 105 VLD - 27.5 TAC
Hornady 103 ELD-X - 27.5 TAC
Sierra 107 TMK - 28.0 - Varget

 

[pods8 (Rugged Stitching)]

that's awesome, running the numbers that 89 at 5k ft elevation will be at 2200 fps at 450 yards. That's plenty for me. I just ordered the HBCs, thanks for the info I always like to see real world performance. It's wild the 6 creedmoor isn't more popular in factory hunting rifles. I may pick up one of the tikkas in 243 that are 1:8" twist

Who says 6creed isn't? Bunch of folks here have them and that is with needing to rebarrel certain brands (tikka), once the newly released factory 6creed tikka hit the shelves you'll see more of them I am sure. EDIT: sorry didn't realize you said factory rifles. Tikka is finally jumping on board FYI.

I picked up some of the 89hbc and 90hht recently to try out in my 18" 6creed, ran velocity ladders up to ~3200fps with some ejector marks, I'll back off to around 3050 (no marks on brass at that charge) to take it easy on the brass. Haven't validated the BC on them (hammers have inflated them in the past with their other lines) but if it clocks in near what they say it'll cruise along nicely at my altitudes.

 

[pods8 (Rugged Stitching)]

While very accurate for me the 95 lrx in a 6 creed was the slowest killing bullet I have ever seen. We recovered everything but they all just kept trying to breathe.

N=1, I wasn't wow'd by the performance of the 95lrx in my son's deer either but his first shot was a bit back. Sounds like that may be more common with that one then.

 

[IDElkmagnet]

N=1, I wasn't wow'd by the performance of the 95lrx in my son's deer either but his first shot was a bit back. Sounds like that may be more common with that one then.

We had a handful of kills we didn't like. Still a small sample but I gave up.
Funny enough I have had great luck with barnes in bigger faster calibers.

 

[rustvendor]

Who says 6creed isn't? Bunch of folks here have them and that is with needing to rebarrel certain brands (tikka), once the newly released factory 6creed tikka hit the shelves you'll see more of them I am sure. EDIT: sorry didn't realize you said factory rifles. Tikka is finally jumping on board FYI.

I picked up some of the 89hbc and 90hht recently to try out in my 18" 6creed, ran velocity ladders up to ~3200fps with some ejector marks, I'll back off to around 3050 (no marks on brass at that charge) to take it easy on the brass. Haven't validated the BC on them (hammers have inflated them in the past with their other lines) but if it clocks in near what they say it'll cruise along nicely at my altitudes.

definitely curious on the real world BC on those 89s because its unusually high. But we will see

 

[pods8 (Rugged Stitching)]

We had a handful of kills we didn't like. Still a small sample but I gave up.
Funny enough I have had great luck with barnes in bigger faster calibers.

145lrx in a 280ai has killed alot of critters for me in the past.

definitely curious on the real world BC on those 89s because its unusually high. But we will see

Its not unusually high really, its just higher for their designs which the nose/bands/boat tail all reduce BC in comparison. The 160gr cutting edge lazer BC for instance isn't too far off a 162eldm (inside hunting distances) for example. Its a LONG bullet for the weight, just like the hbc are. That one has less drive band geometry to it though.

Cutting edge doesn't make a 6mm lazer though so I figured I'd give the hbc / hht a try.

 

[rustvendor]

145lrx in a 280ai has killed alot of critters for me in the past.

Its not unusually high really, its just higher for their designs which the nose/bands/boat tail all reduce BC in comparison. The 160gr cutting edge lazer BC for instance isn't too far off a 162eldm (inside hunting distances) for example. Its a LONG bullet for the weight, just like the hbc are. That one has less drive band geometry to it though.

Cutting edge doesn't make a 6mm lazer though so I figured I'd give the hbc / hht a try.

it's significantly higher than any other 6mm copper bullet under 100 grains including the 95 lrx which is both heavier and even longer. even if it just matched the LRX I would be very happy because it's 6 grains lighter and will therefore be traveling faster. Either way im excited to load some up

 

[pods8 (Rugged Stitching)]

it's significantly higher than any other 6mm copper bullet under 100 grains including the 95 lrx which is both heavier and even longer. even if it just matched the LRX I would be very happy because it's 6 grains lighter and will therefore be traveling faster. Either way im excited to load some up

The 93gr copper rose is another in the 6mm realm. In other calibers the cutting edge lazer and apex afterburner have similar LONG and sleek for the weight monos. IE higher form factor designs