So what’s your favorite 6.5 creed load?

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The lightest I have shot is the 130gr SMK with H4350, so can't help you out with the 120's. I did get better accuracy using Varget with the 130's vs H4350 for the 140's.

I'm using IMR4350 and 120gr Sierras in my .260 and the on target results are astounding. I've yet to shoot an animal with them yet, should do well in your Creedmoor too. My wife has a 6.5CM and that gun likes the 129 Interbond and H4350 that rifle put a HOLE in a deer for her this past season. She told me to not change a thing and load as many as I can with that load lol.

I have owned 3 Creedmoors and all three liked different loads. The Vanguard shot 129 gr Accubonds LR with 42grs of H4350. Not exceptional but 1 1/4" was the best that it would do with anything.

My Bergara B-14 likes 143gr ELD_X with 41 grs of R-17 or 129 ABLR with 40gr of H4350. I have shot some 2 1/2"-3" three shot groups at 500 yards with the Nosler load.

My little Ruger AM Predator wasn't picky. 120 gr Speer HC, 120 gr BarnesX, 129 gr ABLR and 130 gr Accubond all shot sub-MOA. Wasn't picky about powder either, but I usually went with R-17. Shot several deer out to 300 yards with the 130 gr AB. Worked very well.

41.0 grains of H4350 with 143 grain ELDX .605 group @100 yards

41.5 gr H4350. I've shot Hornady 143 ELDX, Barnes 140 gr Match Burners and 139 gr Lapua Scenars with the same powder charge with VERY good accuracy, But by a hair the Scenars are the most accurate with Hornady next.

Google up the Secret Carolina Load
4831 sc
140 class Bullets

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South Prairie Jim said:

Google up the Secret Carolina Load
4831 sc
140 class Bullets

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I did look that up thank you!

41 grains RL 17 with a 140 gn Nosler works in most of my CM’s

I've been very happy with H4350 and Reloder 16. Here are some of the loads I've had success with in my RPR and Kimber. Obviously work up your own loads safely.

RPR:






Kimber Montana:







The Kimber has a 20" barrel, the RPR has a 24" barrel. I will say that the 43.5gr load with RL16 and 140gr Accubonds shot great, but wound up being too hot for this rifle. The 127gr LRXs shoot great, and the 3 shot group at the end was just some rounds from last hunting season that I brought along last weekend when I was testing some RL26 loads.

As mentioned above, I'm now tested some RL26 loads along with 6.5 Staball. The RL26 loads are crunchy, but very fast, I just started with Staball, but the velocities aren't anything special compared to RL16, we'll see how the accuracy is, it does measure easily.

Does anyone use the nosler rdf 140s?

Trashyshoots said:

Does anyone use the nosler rdf 140s?

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I do, the 1,020 yd target plate in my post above was shot using my 140gr RDF/RL16 load. The 0.331 G7 BC is dead on for me, and I haven't found them to be too finicky.

Shootin Blanks said:

I’ve been reading this article https://precisionrifleblog.com/2019/09/06/6mm-6-5-creedmoor-load-data/
And have found people like using the small rifle primers more. What are you guys using ?

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Large.

The Alliant load data site and Sierra both have some good data for the 6.5.

http://www.alliantpowder.com/reloaders/

https://sierrabulletsblog.com/2017/01/09/sierra-bullets-6-5-creedmoor-load-data/

Shootin Blanks said:

I’ve been reading this article https://precisionrifleblog.com/2019/09/06/6mm-6-5-creedmoor-load-data/
And have found people like using the small rifle primers more. What are you guys using ?

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Small, Rem 7 1/2 and Federal GM205MAR. Does not give up as fast under hot loads.

I’d like to know the typical barrel life of a 6 Creedmoor
Just curious
J

The most accurate load I've loaded for mine was 140gr Barnes Match Burners over H4350.

South Prairie Jim said:

I’d like to know the typical barrel life of a 6 Creedmoor
Just curious
J

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No personal experience with the 6mm version, but just from reading reports, it looks like folks shooting the 6mm CM in PRS are generally going 1,400 to 1,700 rds before swapping barrels.

I like 140 Match Burners and AA3100. It works.