6.5 PRC load data,accuracy, etc

143 eldx /Hornady brass/R26 - 57.7 gr gives me 3040, 24" barrel, and is sub moa accurate. Seated to 2.955 COAL, 55 thou jump
57.9 had pressure signs.
 
chrismc said:
143 eldx /Hornady brass/R26 - 57.7 gr gives me 3040, 24" barrel, and is sub moa accurate. Seated to 2.955 COAL, 55 thou jump
57.9 had pressure signs.
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So your running 260 FPS faster with 2 extra inches of barrel ( lol) and .7 g more powder.

It seems like a bit to much extra speed , unless because the load is compressed at 57, the.7 extra in really compressed (lol) and giving you that extra FPS?
What primer are you using?
I’m using CCI magnum primers .
I wonder if the magnum primer is costing me some FPS?
 
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Haven't found a really good load with 143eldx's in my 6.5 PRC ...but it does shoot 156 EOL's with 58grs of Retumbo @2950fps into less than 1/2 MOA groups out to 600 yards fairly consistently.
 
Archer Sam said:
Curious what the recoil in the 6.5 PRC is comparable to ?
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I find mine like a 6.5 Creedmoor, but with a little extra snap to it. So, not bad. Ha ha

It’s a heavy gun with a nice recoil pad though.
I can tell you that my 30 30 Winchester has way more kick.
 
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hawk-i said:
Haven't found a really good load with 143eldx's in my 6.5 PRC ...but it does shoot 156 EOL's with 58grs of Retumbo @2950fps into less than 1/2 MOA groups out to 600 yards fairly consistently.
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Crap, that’s good man, 1 1/2 at 600 yards. I’ve been shooting rifles for a few years now, not really to deep into it, other than I like shooting lots,and I like shooting the groups fast.
I’ve had a couple of nice and expensive builds ,different calibers, but nothing come close to this cal/gun combo, well, except the cheap 6.5 CM I just sold.
If I can get 1/2 consistently,at 100 yards then I’ll move out.. lol
I think I may have found the gun/powder/bullet to do that.
 
45C said:
Crap, that’s good man, 1 1/2 at 600 yards. I’ve been shooting rifles for a few years now, not really to deep into it, other than I like shooting lots,and I like shooting the groups fast.
I’ve had a couple of nice and expensive builds ,different calibers, but nothing come close to this cal/gun combo, well, except the cheap 6.5 CM I just sold.
If I can get 1/2 consistently,at 100 yards then I’ll move out.. lol
I think I may have found the gun/powder/bullet to do that.
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1/2 moa at 600 yards is roughly a 3inch group not a 1.5 inch group.
 
Hey guys , I made a big mistake.
I recently picked up 2lbs of powder.
1 RL 26 and 1 RL25 .
I gave away 1 of the lbs, thinking it was the RL25.

I had the other lb on my bench,which I thought was the 26.
Well it turns out it was the 25 I kept and not the 26.

So disregard the above data.

Sorry, it was a stupid mistake.


I’ve edited what I can.

Sorry,it’s been a stressful couple of months.
 
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Archer Sam said:
Curious what the recoil in the 6.5 PRC is comparable to ?
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recoil is like a 270 Winchester

45C said:
Hey guys , I made a big mistake.
I recently picked up 2lbs of powder.
1 RL 26 and 1 RL25 .
I gave away 1 of the lbs, thinking it was the RL25.

I had the other lb on my bench,which I thought was the 26.
Well it turns out it was the 25 I kept and not the 26.

So disregard the above data.

Sorry, it was a stupid mistake.


I’ve edited what I can.

Sorry,it’s been a stressful couple of months.
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RL25 is slower burn rate than RL26, hence the drop in speed you encountered. Better than the alternative
 
todbartell said:
recoil is like a 270 Winchester



RL25 is slower burn rate than RL26, hence the drop in speed you encountered. Better than the alternative
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Yup, glad it wasn’t the other way around.
Odd that I was getting slight pressure signs at 57 grain ,when max listed load Is 59.5 grain
 
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59 grains of RL25!! Is getting me 2830 FPS,SD12,RS 32.
Seated at 3.000 col.
2 extra grains yielded an extra 50 FPS.
Still showing a sight extraction swipe, but bolt lift is still as smooth as butter.
Actually after inspecting all the fired brass, there appears to be a slight extraction swipe.
I found a nice load, but it’s slow.. lol
55grain RL25!!
2626 FPS
SD 4
ES 13
Seated 2.950
.6 MOA
 
todbartell said:
Maybe they used the wrong powder
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I’m sure the bottle said RL25… this time.
Maybe it’s the chronograph?
I did buy the powder from a guy who had both 25 and 26, it could be a mixture of both for all I know. Lol
I’ve got 99 loaded rounds so far and I’m sure there’s enough left for another 40.
Who knows.. lol

I have RL26,H1000 and 8133 on the way,so we’ll see.
 
45C said:
I have Hornady #11 manual.

55.5 grain RL25 = 3000 FPS 26 inch barrel
I’m getting 2626 out of a 22 inch barrel.

374 FPS less out of 4 inches of barrel seems like an excessive amount of lost FPS
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Tikka's are notorious for having slow barrels, that is most likely some of your problem plus barrels will speed up once broken in.
 
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