You use the Heat of explosion from QL with the XLS spreadsheet the info for predicting barrel life can be found here.
http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/201 ... rrel-life/
it is also here on this site, download and change extension back to .xls
http://www.65creedmoor.com/index.php?to ...
URP is 3920
IMR 4451 is 3990
H4350 is 3760 good barrel life Temp stable
RL16 is 3800 should be good barrel life Temp Stable but a bit faster velocities than H4350.
Cartridge : 6.5 Creedmoor Hornady
Bullet : .264, 147, Hornady ELD-M 26333
Useable Case Capaci: 46.231 grain...
Heat of explosion is higher for RL17 - 3990 vs RL26 - 3905 but that is not the only thing that gets factored in the equation.
So far I have 1000 or so Rounds down my 26" Savage 6.5 CM build and there is no sign of erosion, the throat looks good through scope as well as I can measure no...
I checked out things with 47.5 gr of RL26 this time to check on Full Length sizing vs Body size with Lee Collet Neck size.
I got same results again the Full Length had fluke velocities bringing SD up, It must be something to do with uneven neck tension I would guess but I will do more checks. SD...
Yeah it the Friction Reduction Multiplier.
I tested 10 each today using the different sizing methods.
The Body Die and Collet Neck gave best SD with the load I used, I will test another 10 each with Full length sizing and Body & Collet but this time with 48 gr instead of 48.5 gr and see if...
Your lot is pretty close to QL default for RL26, I had experimented with the RDFs in my 26" when I first was using RL26. I gave up on them to soon I think, they never shot as well as the ELD's , I should have tried a greater jump or maybe jamming the lands. I bought a 1000 of the Custom Comps so...
I use HBN in my 6.5 CMs, I like it I shoot bullets at high speed using RL26 using HBN and It appears it will also increase barrel life. I broke in my barrel without HBN and up to the first 200 rounds I did not use HBN. Over 1000 rounds down my 26" X-Caliber barrel and I cannot measure a...
Your close on your tweaking, but it looks like you may have left out HBN coating it is around .40 on my rifles, based off testing done before I started using it.
The 3000 fps is right at 64K (63,091 is CIP Max, not worried as rifle is good for cartridges rated for 65K all day and It is above...
Tested out the Nosler 140 Custom Comps today kept temps above 70 degrees so it will be easier when summer comes around.
I loaded to 2.740" COAL (.020" off lands) using Nosler Brass Collet Neck Sized 52.7 gr H2O capacity. Used RL26 powder, BR2 primers and all bullets were HBN coated. 5 shot...
In a 6.5 Creedmoor it can get quite full if you are going toward the upper end. I find anything over what QL says is 106% starts to get alot of compression and yes I use a drop tube to make it easier. Also it depends upon powder lot, some have a higher burn rate factor so it takes less for...
Yes and they list it with strong commercial action and Mauser Military Actions, so you can load the 6.5 x 55 Swede to higher pressures in modern rifles.
Nice to see load data listing RL26 for the 6.5 cartridges, I have been testing the 6.5 CM for a year now 1200 rounds, 4 bullet weights, 3 different primers, 2 barrel lengths, without HBN to begin with and with HBN after first 200 rounds.
Nice to see the data they have on the RL26 is the same as...
Man some of you guys, and you know which ones, are like a pack of Wolves.
If you read the OP's post you would see guy was using loads with both bullets a few grains under book loads. 91.6 gr Retumbo with 190 ABLR Fed 215 primer Coal of 3.600" look in Nosler loading data 95 gr Max, the load that...
Interesting, that RL17 acts a lot like my H205 I use in my 30-06, I have always used it with 165 gr bullets. When I run the numbers in QL it comes real close to the case fill and velocity I get. I am using HBN coated bullets now, it helps keep pressures down with the velocity I get. Have been...
Here are my results from obtaining best groups and lowest SD with upper end loads all below 62K according to QL. I have run higher speeds with no pressure signs but these are the best for accuracy. Magnetospeed used for velocities.
6.5 Creedmoor
26" Barrel Build Savage long action
130 ELD-M...
Guy Miner , the guy who kept wearing out his Taurus has got rid of it and is mostly shooting M-1 Garands and high power pellet guns. He told me he was having problems with his wrist from shooting the 500 S&W so much.
The Smith should tame the beast pretty good with the extra weight of the...
Most of the guys around here that have one don't shoot them, they just ask you what you are shooting and then puff out their chests proudly telling you about the 500 S&W they own. They may even go back to their vehicle and display it for all to see, but shoot it no.
That is all but one guy who...