As DrMike pointed out accuracy is important and if you plan on shooting long range be it Game or steel the load with the lowest SD will be the most accurate at long range especially if it is also the fastest load as well. You will not notice any difference in brass life or barrel life with...
Tried the GM215M primers in my 6.5 Creed using RL26 and HBN coated bullets.
The 130 ELD-M bullets seemed to like the Mag primers, ES dropped into the single digits with good groups at 100.
The 143 ELD-X bullets ES opened up, strange they would shoot several almost ditto on velocity and then one...
I have a 1000 of the Federal GM215M primers coming in to see if I can reduce SD a bit, some of the guys using RL26 say that Mag Primers help, so I decided to go with the Match Large Rifle Primers. They had them at Cabelas split Hazmat with a bud and it cost me $50.00 total for the 1000
Yes you can hear it starting to crush, but remember I did test up to 49 gr of it with the same bullet and it fit. Did not have pressure signs at 49 gr but according to QL the velocity of 3054 fps was high. QL shows 70,538 psi to get the speed I was getting with 49 gr. I did see pressure signs...
Did a little more testing with RL26 using 143 ELD-X bullets, this time treated with HBN coating.
It took about .5 gr more powder to equal velocities but I worked it around the test I had done that showed 48 gr to give me 2999 fps and tight group.
Using HBN the results were:
26" barrel, Nosler...
60.5 gr H205 powder, Fire formed Lapua Brass , Nosler 165 gr Balistic tip or Nosler Accubond , BR2 primers.
3100 fps 24" Sako Finnbear
Good Day just at 1/2" bad day 3/4" - 1" with 5 shots @ 100 yards
Ok I got a chance to get to the range today to check out a few loads using RL26 and Hornady 143 ELDX bullets in my 6.5 Creedmoor.
26" barrel Nosler brass BR2 Primers 2.890"OAL
I tested with a Magnetospeed installed. Three shot groups.
46gr. 2872 fps average vel. ES 13 SD 6.5
46.5gr 2908 fps...
Check Hodgdons site as well for data, they show 24" barrel 50 gr as max with IMR7828ssc, 2761 fps 62,800 psi with 142 GR. SIE HPBT (they don't have the Hornady listed)
So make sure to work up load carefully.
We have been trying for almost 10 years to get a Moose permit, you get a point or extra application for each year you apply and don't get drawn. So I should have 10 applications in the drawing next year, but for some reason the VT Fish and Game only has me in for 5 right now and 6 if I( apply...
Second Shooter is a Subpermittee This person may aid in the hunt and even shoot the moose.
3.16 “Subpermittee” means an individual designated by a Permittee, whose name has been provided to the Department in conformance with this rule, who may be permitted to take a moose.
11.0 Subpermittees...
The Rifle used was a Ruger American 30-06 he was using Hornady Brass 58 grains of IMR4350 behind a 165 grain InterLock® BTSP bullet MV of 2800 fps at 125 yards would have impacted the Bull @ 2540 fps. The bullet angled forward toward the front shoulder on the opposite side and stopped just under...
Well my son drew a Moose tag here in Vermont this year, he left for the Northeast Kingdom last Saturday with his friend who was the second shooter on his tag. The WMA he got was for either sex so the odds were in their favor. Saturday and Sunday were uneventful but on Monday thing changed, they...