10-22-2018, 03:02 PM
Yama Wrote:well, shot my first silhouette hi power match today and used my Howa mini in the wee 6.5 Grendel. My handloads: 120 ELD-M over 30.5 grains CFE223 seated to 2.19" and clocked at 2530 fps. I settled on the load cuz I got one-hole groups at 100 yards.
This load did the trick on all targets except the rams. However, if I hit them in the arse they tipped over. If I hit them dead center, they didn't even wobble.
So, I need a heavier bullet to topple those guys reliably.
I'm using the stock Howa mini, except for DIP bottom "metal". Had the trigger worked and it's great.
It was pointed out that going by the rules, the Howa magazine extends too far to be legit. One option is to destroy a magazine and make what is basically a single shot adapter; most shoot singles anyway but the mags aren't so cheap that I cotton to destroying one if there's another option.
Shooting at the Bull River Shooters Club in Cranbrook, BC, Canada. There are some very good shooters in this club, and they are all a great bunch. A couple of the boys shot 40/40 this year in rimfire.
Any load suggestions?
Hopefully this doesn't double post.
Aren't the Canadian guys shooting the 6 Dasher? Dustin Flint rang several rams this with a 6BR, but another shooter named Chris didn't. There was a shooter using a 6.5 BRX, but I don't know if he rang any. The rams were set normal and had muddy feet, and even a guy shooting a 7-08 rang a couple. I rang 1-2 with a 6.5 creedmoor shooting 139 Lapua + 39.1 gr H4350.
I'd like to shoot the 6.5 Grendel, but need to be able to knock over the rams before I try to build one besides the Howa mini HB that I have. A 24" barrel might help a bit.
My hold isn't good enough yet to hit them high in the back...so clearly the caliber is not the issue!