6.5mm Creedmoor Reloading
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how much or how little powder you add, that type of deal
But guessing by your question your new to the reloading game.
Yes it's worth it if your the type that pays attention, if your just winging it or following internet recipes without due diligence then not worth the risk.
Buy a good scale, be it beam or electronic, and follow the books.
You can buy a book or download lots off hodgdon, or the seirra sites. Follow those.
Over pressure = over pressure no matter if it's a 223 or 50 cal.
Yes it's worth it if your the type that pays attention, if your just winging it or following internet recipes without due diligence then not worth the risk.
Buy a good scale, be it beam or electronic, and follow the books.
You can buy a book or download lots off hodgdon, or the seirra sites. Follow those.
Over pressure = over pressure no matter if it's a 223 or 50 cal.
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Margin of errors?
That's why you hand load in the first place, to reduce the margin of errors built into factory loaded ammunition.
If you have a factory built 6.5 CM, the chances are pretty good the chamber specs will be very consistent with other facory built rifles.
It's not until you start getting into special order or custom rifles that you have issues with case neck dimensions or depths of throats.
It's one of the reasons the 6.5 CM became so popular as fast as it did, and why it's consistently accurate with most factory loaded ammunition.
I've had two rifles chambered for the 6.5 CM. One was a Turkish Turqua, and the other a Remington 700, both were factory built. The chambers on each rifle were so close that a fired case from either could be neck sized only, and easily be chambered in the other rifle.
There was a slightly tighter neck clearance on the Turqua than there was on the Remington.
Both shot the same load, 139 grain Hornady fbsp, over 41 grains of H100V, over CCI 250 primers, seated .020 off the leade, into sub moa groups at 100yds, and velocities were just around 2730 fps from 22 in bbls, with less than 30 fps difference between the two barrels.
It's a great cartridge, but has it's edge being built in an era when replication between finished pieces is easier, cheaper, and more reliable than ever before.
If all you're after is accuracy, likely purchasing the same make of ammo, with the same components, will work just fine for you.
If you want to fine tune below 1 moa, then reloading will likely be needed, but not always.
That's why you hand load in the first place, to reduce the margin of errors built into factory loaded ammunition.
If you have a factory built 6.5 CM, the chances are pretty good the chamber specs will be very consistent with other facory built rifles.
It's not until you start getting into special order or custom rifles that you have issues with case neck dimensions or depths of throats.
It's one of the reasons the 6.5 CM became so popular as fast as it did, and why it's consistently accurate with most factory loaded ammunition.
I've had two rifles chambered for the 6.5 CM. One was a Turkish Turqua, and the other a Remington 700, both were factory built. The chambers on each rifle were so close that a fired case from either could be neck sized only, and easily be chambered in the other rifle.
There was a slightly tighter neck clearance on the Turqua than there was on the Remington.
Both shot the same load, 139 grain Hornady fbsp, over 41 grains of H100V, over CCI 250 primers, seated .020 off the leade, into sub moa groups at 100yds, and velocities were just around 2730 fps from 22 in bbls, with less than 30 fps difference between the two barrels.
It's a great cartridge, but has it's edge being built in an era when replication between finished pieces is easier, cheaper, and more reliable than ever before.
If all you're after is accuracy, likely purchasing the same make of ammo, with the same components, will work just fine for you.
If you want to fine tune below 1 moa, then reloading will likely be needed, but not always.
You don't have to purchase a "single stage press."
If you're only going to reload for ONE cartridge, for ONE rifle.
You can get a Lee or Hornady Hand Press, Lee Dies, and neck resize only. I believe you can get it in a kit, with everything else you need as well, if cost or space is an issue.
I reloaded thousands off a cheap lee press and beam scale. It worked, took awhile but worked.
Now I have "upgraded" and use a powder dispenser and different press, it saves a lot of time.
All reloading presses work otherwise they wouldnt be for sale. You just need to decide how much to invest to start with. Buy used, its very very hard to wear out a press.
We were all new once.
https://petersoncartridge.com/blog/22-creedmoor-load-data
Scroll down on this article to where they talk about using Online Forum Data. That is why you dont follow every online recipe blindly.
Definitely search for good powders/bullets for your 6.5 though, you can find the usual good loads, but then work up to them. I have had some rifles that were showing over pressure signs very early.
Your 6.5 creed, H4350 is always good in it.
Depends on how much you shoot or are planning on shooting?
You go to the range once a month and shoot 10 rounds = NOPE not worth it. You can get bulk fairly cheap factory ammo that is match quality that will shoot under 1 moa. Have at er. Keep the spent brass and resell to recoup some costs. Buy more factory ammo.
You go to the range weekly and shoot 50 + rounds every trip, you better get a press and dies, brass, primers, bullets and powder pronto and start saving per shot, so you can shoot weekly!
Don't get into reloading if you think you will save $$. You only save per round shot = you shoot triple or more rounds then before! No savings in the end, but a HECK of a lot of fun!
Lots of u tube videos of things to get, not get, to look out for! Start watching some. Depending on your location you can get "complete" kits from old timers getting out of it for decent savings. Still might want to add to them, depending on what they are?
If there are any shooting groups local, get into them. Usually great guys/gals, and more than willing to help out a newb.
Be realistic of where you want this to go! If you think you will REALLY get into it, I suggest you start off with better equipment, so you don't have to replace with better quality as you go and learn. That said, we all still do this! Do lots of reading up front, and it will save you growing pains as you go.
I haven't found it any different than any other centerfire rifle cartridge.
As for if it's worth it, only you can answer that. It depends on how much you shoot, what you want to do with it, if you like reloading, etc. I reload for every calibre I shoot and it is completely worth it.
Mark
What the Heck ? Explain that please ?
