kilotanker22
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warning, the load data I will share here is above maximum in some manuals while below maximum in some other manuals. In my rifle this load is on the hot side, but not what I would consider to be dangerous. Use any data found here at your own risk!
I have settled on a load for my Savage 110 Tactical Desert in 6.5 creedmoor. The load is as follows. 42.2 grains of Hodgdon 4350, 140 grain Hornady ELD Match bullets seated at mag length (.025" off the lands), CCI 200 primer in Hornady Brass.
I have been testing this load for a few weeks now with about ten range trips and several hundred rounds down range.
Average velocity is 2814
Extreme spread is 20 fps and Standard Deviation is 5 fps. These numbers were calculated after collecting data from ten, ten round strings over the chronograph. I feel as though this is a large enough sample to reliably depend on that velocity data for calculating trajectory when I stretch the legs on this rifle in the coming months.
Group sizes are excellent in my opinion. 5 round groups hover in the .35-.50" range. Ten, ten round groups all averaged between .6-.8" at 100 yards. I will attach a photo from the ten round group I shot today.
Overall, I am very satisfied with this setup. Just figured I would share my results here.
I have settled on a load for my Savage 110 Tactical Desert in 6.5 creedmoor. The load is as follows. 42.2 grains of Hodgdon 4350, 140 grain Hornady ELD Match bullets seated at mag length (.025" off the lands), CCI 200 primer in Hornady Brass.
I have been testing this load for a few weeks now with about ten range trips and several hundred rounds down range.
Average velocity is 2814
Extreme spread is 20 fps and Standard Deviation is 5 fps. These numbers were calculated after collecting data from ten, ten round strings over the chronograph. I feel as though this is a large enough sample to reliably depend on that velocity data for calculating trajectory when I stretch the legs on this rifle in the coming months.
Group sizes are excellent in my opinion. 5 round groups hover in the .35-.50" range. Ten, ten round groups all averaged between .6-.8" at 100 yards. I will attach a photo from the ten round group I shot today.
Overall, I am very satisfied with this setup. Just figured I would share my results here.