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6mm Creedmoor light bullet loads
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09/09/16 03:04 PM
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Wylietx107
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Anyone shooting lighter bullets in their 6mm creedmoor? I bought 1000 Sierra 85 grain bthp and no longer have a 243 and want to shoot them or at least see what they will do. A starting point without damage would be great. I have looked around the net but haven't found much info except for 105 grains. Just something I want to tinker with. Thank you.
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Re: 6mm Creedmoor light bullet loads
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09/09/16 06:07 PM
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J.G.
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What's your twist rate?
What powder do you plan to use?
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Re: 6mm Creedmoor light bullet loads
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09/09/16 07:54 PM
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Wylietx107
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It's an 8 twist. I know I'm defeating the purpose of the cartridge but I can't leave well enough alone
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Re: 6mm Creedmoor light bullet loads
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09/09/16 08:23 PM
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dee
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Mine never saw a bullet besides the 105 hybrid in its 1500rd life.
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Re: 6mm Creedmoor light bullet loads
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09/10/16 05:57 AM
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DStroud
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That seems easy enough.... Just start at max loads that you have found with 105 gr bullets and work up from there.
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Re: 6mm Creedmoor light bullet loads
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09/10/16 12:39 PM
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Wylietx107
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Right now I'm pretty sure I'm running 41.5 grains h4350. Shoots awesome at around 3150 ft/sec. That's with Hornady 105 amax. It's raining so off to the man cave to get to tinkering. Thanks for all the responses.
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Re: 6mm Creedmoor light bullet loads
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09/10/16 09:42 PM
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mudd
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I only shoot 105 hybrids out mine. Pretty much same load as mention above.
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Re: 6mm Creedmoor light bullet loads
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09/12/16 10:52 PM
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The 6CM and 6mm (243) are extremely close in case capacity. IMR4064 is hard to beat in the 243, and it would be a good powder for your application. With the lack of available data, I would start with published loads for the 85/243 combination ON THE LOW END and work up slowly watching for pressure signs as you progress. Go slow and in .3 increments, because while this seems a reasonable approach it is still "no man's land" without any firm data to work off of. If IMR4064 isn't available, H4350 would also be a good choice. Of course, use the H4350 data in that case.
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