6.5x55 Load Data needed

Bearcat

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A friend showed up with some 6.5 brass, powder and bullets and wants me to work up some loads for him.Problem is one box of bullets are Sierra 107 gr and I can't find any load data for them.Any of you 6.5 shooters have any recipes you wanna share.The other are 129 gr Hornady, and I can find lotsa data in the manuals I have in my library.

Thanks
Bearcat
 
This is from Infinity Suite 5.1

RePete.

6.5 x 55 Swedish Mauser
Primer: Fed 210 Test Firearm: M96 Swedish Mauser
Case: Federal BBL Length: 29.5"
Twist: 1x8.5" Trim-to Length: 2.155"
Bullets:
#1715 6.5 mm/.264 Caliber (.264) 107 gr. HPBT Match OAL 3.000

Powder/Velocity 2700 2800 2900 3000 3100 3200
IMR-3031
35.8
37.4
39.0
40.6


Benchmark
35.8
37.0
38.2



IMR-4895 37.9
39.2
40.5
41.8



VARGET 38.1
39.4
40.7
42.0



IMR-4064 38.8
40.1
41.4
42.7



IMR-4320 38.3
39.7
41.1
42.5



AA-2700 41.0
42.4
43.8
45.2



H380
42.1
43.4
44.7
46.0
47.3

Viht N150 38.0
39.5
41.0
42.5



RE-19 43.6
45.1
46.6
48.1
49.6


Energy/ft.lbs. 1732 1863 1998 2138 2283 2433
Accuracy Load: AA-2700/ 45.2grs. 3000fps/ 2138ft. lbs.
Sierra does not recommend MatchKing bullets for hunting applications.
 
I am working myself on my new Tikka T3 Varmint rifle in 6.5x55.
Last Tuesday I have shot a group of my life with this rifle.
This pic looks like 2 holes, but truly there was 5 bullets going through.
Group size 0.186".
I used Re22 -47.5gr
Sierra MK 140gr
Primer CCI200
Brass- Lapua, not neck turned
I only resized the neck with 294 bushing using Redding Comp. Die
Seater Wilson, which I had to send it back to Cashmere for shaving off bit inside the seater due to oversize chamber in the rifle
Scope- Elitte 4200 4-16x50
Weather condition, excellent

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Bearcat said:
A friend showed up with some 6.5 brass, powder and bullets and wants me to work up some loads for him.
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Small hijack coming up ............ :)

I refuse to load for anybody but myself.

Reason is ..... If there is any problem at all with the ammo, it will be my fault. The fellow could trip and fall, plugging the bbl with mud, splitting it wide open upon firing the gun, and it still will be MY FAULT, and guaranteed that he will have a dud while shooting at the biggest buck he has ever seen, and it will be MY FAULT!!

A much better idea is to invite him over to load his own on your loading set-up. That way you stay friends. :)


sc


 
Good idea SC.Besides take "my fault" out of the equation, you could just turn someone else onto reloading, turning another page in this hobby.
Scott
 
SuperCub said:
Small hijack coming up ............ :)

I refuse to load for anybody but myself.

Reason is ..... If there is any problem at all with the ammo, it will be my fault. The fellow could trip and fall, plugging the bbl with mud, splitting it wide open upon firing the gun, and it still will be MY FAULT, and guaranteed that he will have a dud while shooting at the biggest buck he has ever seen, and it will be MY FAULT!!

A much better idea is to invite him over to load his own on your loading set-up. That way you stay friends. :)


sc
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Same thing here, SuperCub.
I have buddies that either have used other's reloads and blamed them for everything, including the bad weather... or offered each other services like : I'll reload your ### if you reload my ###x.
I never reloaded for anybody else. The whole purpose of reloading is lost if you don't match the load to the rifle. Saving money? Not really.
 
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