Thread: 95gr vamax 6.5x55

Any load data with adi powders?

Does this help?

Well they are working on goats really really well. Like dynamite! I shot one in the head it actually had no head left. Bits went everywhere. Shoulder shots on medium sized running goats was working a charm they just roll over

Originally Posted by Toby

Well they are working on goats really really well. Like dynamite! I shot one in the head it actually had no head left.

Pfffff, I used to do that all the time when I was a kid . . . with the shotgun

And work well on hares out to 200m

I'll be getting more

@Toby hey mate did you end up doing any loads in this set up?

I just went with a bit over book max and its shooting good so no load development needed. Ordered another box of them this morning after the last few went to the new gong

Cheers. I'm thinking of trying some 100gr Noslers loaded down to say 27-2800fps. But can't find much around.
Are you shooting a tikka? If not what twist?

Ewww tikka

I'm not sure what twist sorry. Jim was telling me the 90nosler bts were deadly

I think jims talking about those EBRG's for 90gr's

Well I've ordered some 100gr Amax's and some 2209. I'm aiming for 27-2800fps. Should be able to have some shots fired this weekend

here are some 100gr amax's doing 2900fps out of a 18.5" barrel, Group is 1/2 inch.
100gr amax
.052 Jump to lands
2209
50.5gn
cci primers
remmy brass

Dammit now I wish I had an 18 inch 6.5x55

Originally Posted by Timmay

Well I've ordered some 100gr Amax's and some 2209. I'm aiming for 27-2800fps. Should be able to have some shots fired this weekend

I get 2700-2750in my TCU with 100gn TTSX and 28gn of N530 for what its worth and the cases are still reloadable Best accuracy so far is 100gn Seirra HP which are cheap as chips almost. You should try some

So yours should be going a little faster I think although my barrel is 24 inch

Originally Posted by gimp

Dammit now I wish I had an 18 inch 6.5x55

after looking at the groups and fps figures again this morning it appears that there was a high fps variation which would account for the vertical stringing. Otherwise all the groups horizontally are tiny - minus the one I pulled up the top.
Anyway to combat the fps deviation?