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I agree, Klem. A bit over Sammie is no issue. A - LOT over means a stressed bolt, a lug may shear off. Beating things up for no gains.
I've done my best to stay in the 50 k pressure range for this round for 8 yrs,.. But then I re-checked my notes,, I must have hit 54-55K- according to Jasmiths pressure tests of the bullets , That I sent to him for trials. Still, no issues. Hmmm
I wondered right away of the data he sent me, was his setup - off kilter that day? I see no issues going up to even more powder !
ROs & I decided to trust his tweaked QL data, @ 50 K.--- Fine. Then ROS & I shot a higher charge last January-- results were speedy, and a boringly wimpy primer ...
Less flattened than factory A max's- boring... Then I went a grain higher- same boring results.. RL 7.
I truly think this is the magical round, it can defy logic, it can outperform a many other rounds, It hits hard on game- very accurate at longer range - due to the 6.5 mm ability to buck the winds, penetrate deeply, and hold station till target is smoked.
The Key, is to study all of the reload cookbooks, find a guy to guide you, help understand this all.
QL is marginal , as far as accuracy is concerned. pressure data too. Use it as a step stone, to get some READING materials.! Study !
A tic over published data is okay, on this round if you have loaded before. Be careful.
I have been in left field for 7 years now. I brew my own, by making a flow chart from known data- plus my data on pressure signs.
An experimenters dream pill, the 6.5mm in Grrr trim. This is a version of nirvana for us that love this round.
Use known data, until you can explain your loads, and target results, and etc !!!
Don't go down the same lane that I did. Skip the rabbit holes- learn more, study more, .
I've done my best to stay in the 50 k pressure range for this round for 8 yrs,.. But then I re-checked my notes,, I must have hit 54-55K- according to Jasmiths pressure tests of the bullets , That I sent to him for trials. Still, no issues. Hmmm
I wondered right away of the data he sent me, was his setup - off kilter that day? I see no issues going up to even more powder !
ROs & I decided to trust his tweaked QL data, @ 50 K.--- Fine. Then ROS & I shot a higher charge last January-- results were speedy, and a boringly wimpy primer ...
Less flattened than factory A max's- boring... Then I went a grain higher- same boring results.. RL 7.
I truly think this is the magical round, it can defy logic, it can outperform a many other rounds, It hits hard on game- very accurate at longer range - due to the 6.5 mm ability to buck the winds, penetrate deeply, and hold station till target is smoked.
The Key, is to study all of the reload cookbooks, find a guy to guide you, help understand this all.
QL is marginal , as far as accuracy is concerned. pressure data too. Use it as a step stone, to get some READING materials.! Study !
A tic over published data is okay, on this round if you have loaded before. Be careful.
I have been in left field for 7 years now. I brew my own, by making a flow chart from known data- plus my data on pressure signs.
An experimenters dream pill, the 6.5mm in Grrr trim. This is a version of nirvana for us that love this round.
Use known data, until you can explain your loads, and target results, and etc !!!
Don't go down the same lane that I did. Skip the rabbit holes- learn more, study more, .
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