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downloading 6.5 swede

mondmond Member Posts: 6,458
edited June 2010 in Perry Shooter Competition Shooting and Reloading Forum
here's a long shot, as i know its not too well used your side of the pond. But.......im hoping maybe our scandanavian brothers or sister may be watching..(quite a few do )

We shoot on the range everything , as everyone does . Here in the Uk, is now it getting very very competative , the 100yd - 600yd ranges are getting routine , so were playing with down loads at 25yd !! i got the 308/303/7-08/357 doing well but i just cannot get a good load for the 6.5 swede . I want to clear the board this year & win ALL the clubs medals & trophies , as im in the field most days hunting & the club guys get 100 shots a year in, i have advantage of practice, open & scoped rifles , at various distances. I have the underlever 357/ military/turning target & pistol comps all bagged, now for this [:)]

So........ 6.5x55 swede 25yds , safe download no more than
MV= 1710 f/s or 521 m/s
ME= 475 ft.lbs or 644 joules

whats the load ?? any size head .

Thanks guys/ gals.[:)]
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  • jonkjonk Member Posts: 10,121
    edited November -1
    What powders do you have or are willing to buy?
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  • sandwarriorsandwarrior Member Posts: 5,453 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Mond,

    With a 100 gr. bullet, I'm thinking start with 29 23 gr. of AA5744 (if you can get that there). For some reason I'm not finding anything about reduced loads here.

    You will have to double check on that. You may call Accurate Arms to see what they say.

    Edit:

    I couldn't think of the other powder that you could use at first. But, IMR makes a powder like 5744. Its IMR SR4759. Same thing. You could start about 23 gr. Somewhere around there and see if you can go down.

    -good luck
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  • mondmond Member Posts: 6,458
    edited November -1
    Most powders are available , pistol & rifle , i have to hand Vit 110/120/140/160 , & can get my hand on Alliant , IMR , hodgdon [:)]

    For 357/308 & 7-08 the loads are as low as 8-12gr of powder, with 72-100gr head!

    best mond
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  • jonkjonk Member Posts: 10,121
    edited November -1
    I have no real experience with Vit powders. However I'd go with either IMR 4759 or Alliant 2400. Try about 18 gr of the former, 16 of the latter. These would be my best guess for your desired velocity; I've never chronographed them in a 6.5 but have used both with cast bullets; and if they don't lead, then I figure they are under 2000 fps.
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  • guntech59guntech59 Member Posts: 23,188 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    What about Trail Boss? Can you get that there?

    Just read an article in Handloader magazine about it. I'd like to try some myself.
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  • v35v35 Member Posts: 12,710 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Lyman used to have a publication on lead bullet loads.
    Here's one that fits your criteria. An NRA load of 13gr Dupont 4759, 87gr Speer ptd soft point for a velocity of 1611fps, Norma case, CCI 200 primer.
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  • sandwarriorsandwarrior Member Posts: 5,453 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by v35
    Lyman used to have a publication on lead bullet loads.
    Here's one that fits your criteria. An NRA load of 13gr Dupont 4759, 87gr Speer ptd soft point for a velocity of 1611fps, Norma case, CCI 200 primer.



    Good point there V35, I thought of that last night.

    Anyhow, what I show is a bunch of stuff for 140 gr. and 150 gr. alloy bullets from the Lyman #49:

    140 gr / 150 gr.
    AA#9 12.5-16.5 vel. 1470-1750 13-17 gr. vel.1742-17242400 12.35-17 1435-1741 13-18 1444-1726SR4759 13-25 1375-2199 16.5-24 1608-2044IMR4227 17-25 1630-2098 17.5-25 1619-2044 AA5744 18.5-25.5 1674-2111 18-27 1605-2136 [*/] IMR4198 15-26 1443-2091 18-26 1627-2079 RX7 15-27 1425-2182 18-27 1619-2108
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  • mondmond Member Posts: 6,458
    edited November -1
    Great work guys, good data, now to do the job........Hmmmmmmmm alloy mould [:I]
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  • sandwarriorsandwarrior Member Posts: 5,453 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Mond,

    Sorry about that, those are Lyman. You can use lead or lead/antimony if you want.

    I think you can purchase the bullets on-line if they don't have them there locally.
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  • mondmond Member Posts: 6,458
    edited November -1
    Sandwarrior , your top of my list , pm some time [;)] cheers to all.
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  • v35v35 Member Posts: 12,710 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Are some of those hotter lead bullet loads using gas checked bullets?
    That might complicate Monds' project.
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  • jonkjonk Member Posts: 10,121
    edited November -1
    FWIW, I did have some chrono data on reduced loads, a bit under your desired speed.

    Red Dot- 140 gr Remington spire point

    8gr - 990 fps
    9 gr- 1020
    10 gr- 1100

    All very mild, none too accurate. Could probably go with more powder.
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