Creedmoor heavy bullets loads

[markg]

I recently purchased a 6.5 Creed. I am thinking of shooting the heavy for class bullets like the 153 Gr bergers or others like it. I have a 1/8 twist barrel. I am curious what you fellas are shooting and what sort of velocities your getting with your specific loads.


I have a 6.5x47 lapua and I want to keep that to the 140 and lighter bullets. (Its shoots these great)

I bought the Creed for the slightly extra case capacity. So I can shoot the bigger bullets. What Brass / Powder / Bullet combo's are working well for you?

[Wrongside]

I haven't shot the Berger yet, but have shot a bunch of another, similar bullet.

Hornady 147ELDM
Alpha or Hornady brass
H4350 or IMR4451
CCIBR2 or Tula LR

A mixture of these have worked in several rifles. Usually much better than MOA. 2650-2675 FPS.

[Salavee]

Your choice of the 6.5 Creedmoor for use with the heavy for cal bullets brings up a question. Perhaps a much better choice would have been a modern actioned 6.5 Swede É

With about 4 gr.s more case capacity than the CM. going that route would have increased your MV to the mid 2800`s with a bullet like a 143 ELDx and a modern powder - without excess pressure ( less than 58,000 psi) and with every bit of the accuracy that the CM can produce. I always wondered what the magical draw to The CM ctdge. was all about.. especially with the heavier bullets. Still curious. Need some help. No diss intended.

[catnthehat]

Originally Posted by Salavee

I always wondered what the magical draw to The CM ctdge. was all about.. especially with the heavier bullets. Still curious. Need some help. No diss intended.

The Creedmoor is a good cartridge ballistically, and a great cartridge for what it was designed for which is Across the course match shooting in AR length has and bolt actions that encorporate the AI style mags .
Anything else is imagined because it won't do anything more than the .260 Remington or the Swede.
I shoot the Creedmoor regularly as well as the .260.
In the actions of my choice the length of a cartridge is not an issue anyway.
Would I buy another Creednmoor?
Only victor was chambered in a rifle I liked .
Hornady has done a fantastic job if component and factory ammo availability and their advertising department also is stellar .
Cat

[madcarpenter]

156 EOL Bergers over 46.0grs of RL 26 gets 2780fps in my 6.5 creed.

[catnthehat]

I never shot anything heavier than the 147 Hornadys in my 6.5 Creedmoor , but they were certainly accurate to 1K with the sling 'n' irons, but I quit shooting them because the 140's were just as good.
Cat

[markg]

Originally Posted by madcarpenter

156 EOL Bergers over 46.0grs of RL 26 gets 2780fps in my 6.5 creed.

What were you thoughts on that bullet? Did it group well was it fussy? I am pretty interested.

[markg]

Originally Posted by Salavee

Your choice of the 6.5 Creedmoor for use with the heavy for cal bullets brings up a question. Perhaps a much better choice would have been a modern actioned 6.5 Swede É

With about 4 gr.s more case capacity than the CM. going that route would have increased your MV to the mid 2800`s with a bullet like a 143 ELDx and a modern powder - without excess pressure ( less than 58,000 psi) and with every bit of the accuracy that the CM can produce. I always wondered what the magical draw to The CM ctdge. was all about.. especially with the heavier bullets. Still curious. Need some help. No diss intended.

I may have made a mistake. I have been shooting 140 ELdM out of my 6.5x47 lapua @ 2800+ and I thought that the Creed might get me up over 2900 or maybe I could shoot the 156 grain projectiles in the 2700 FPS I think that I might have had to high of expectations.

I also bought it because I dont always enjoy reloading. Some days its very rewarding but other days its a chore. So I thought to get a Creed and you can buy off the shelf ammo. That has been nice I must say. Cant do that with a x47L

Seems like they are pretty close.

One thing that is fascinating is how the X47L loves varget but the Creed doesnt. Very Interesting.

[Cappy]

A 6.5x47 shooting 140's at 2800+ is a stout load and a long barrel. I have pushed the Creed pretty fast with N550 and 147's nearing 2900 in a 26" barrel, but brass life is short. My current match load has them doing 2750 over 41.3 H4350 and I can easily get to a mile and on good days in the right location have stretched them a ways past that. Speed isn't everything.

[markg]

That sounds like an interesting load. Its more inline with what I was looking to do.

And yes my x47L is pretty stout and its a 28" barrel I believe.