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RPF5150 · Friday at 3:48 PM

Looking for info on reloading nosler 140 BT with Staball 6.5 , don't see anything listed on the website

Hunter26 · Friday at 4:25 PM

For which cartridge?

RPF5150 · Friday at 4:44 PM

Sorry 6.5 creedmoor

DrMike · Friday at 5:05 PM

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Cartridge          : 6.5 Creedmoor Hornady
Bullet             : .264, 140, Nosler BalTip 26140
Useable Case Capaci: 45.161 grain H2O = 2.932 cm³
Cartridge O.A.L. L6: 2.800 inch = 71.12 mm
Barrel Length      : 22.0 inch = 558.8 mm
Powder             : Winchester 6,5 StaBall *T*C

Predicted data by increasing and decreasing the given charge,
incremented in steps of 1.0% of nominal charge.
CAUTION: Figures exceed maximum and minimum recommended loads !

Step    Fill. Charge   Vel.  Energy   Pmax   Pmuz  Prop.Burnt B_Time
 %       %    Grains   fps   ft.lbs    psi    psi      %        ms

-10.0   92    41.40   2452    1870   43931   9205     99.0    1.311
-09.0   93    41.86   2479    1911   45451   9283     99.3    1.291
-08.0   94    42.32   2506    1953   47026   9357     99.5    1.271
-07.0   96    42.78   2533    1995   48661   9427     99.6    1.251
-06.0   97    43.24   2560    2037   50358   9491     99.8    1.232
-05.0   98    43.70   2587    2080   52122   9550     99.9    1.212
-04.0   99    44.16   2613    2123   53954   9605     99.9    1.194  ! Near Maximum !
-03.0  100    44.62   2640    2166   55858   9654    100.0    1.175  ! Near Maximum !
-02.0  101    45.08   2666    2210   57838   9698    100.0    1.157  ! Near Maximum !
-01.0  102    45.54   2693    2254   59897   9739    100.0    1.140  ! Near Maximum !
+00.0  103    46.00   2719    2298   62038   9779    100.0    1.122  ! Near Maximum !
+01.0  104    46.46   2745    2343   64267   9818    100.0    1.105  !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
+02.0  105    46.92   2771    2388   66594   9857    100.0    1.088  !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
+03.0  106    47.38   2798    2433   69013   9894    100.0    1.072  !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
+04.0  107    47.84   2824    2478   71539   9930    100.0    1.056  !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
+05.0  108    48.30   2850    2524   74171   9965    100.0    1.040  !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!

Results caused by ± 5% powder lot-to-lot burning rate variation using nominal charge
Data for burning rate increased by 5% relative to nominal value:
+Ba    103    46.00   2772    2388   68118   9583    100.0    1.082  !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
Data for burning rate decreased by 5% relative to nominal value:
-Ba    103    46.00   2653    2189   56297   9968     99.7    1.169  ! Near Maximum !