Thread: 6.5 143 ELD-X, are they THE 6.5 hunting bullet?

Originally Posted by Roarless20

You would definitely get more speed from whatever cartridge you are loading for mate. You clearly run your reloads at max to over pressure.
Your .260 and 6.5CM running 140+ class pills at 2800fps from 18"-20" barrels has to be well over pressure, which is fine for you or other people who are experienced but dangerous AF for most other people. Find any max data that is close to this speed that isnt 22" or longer.

@Rated M for Magnum Dont blow your face off or feel disappointed in your rifle because you aren't hitting some of the speeds of other rifles. You'll need RL26 or superformance to hit the higher velocities. Overpressure loads on a hot day or even from your pocket and fired asap will ruin your day. Whatever speeds you end up with will kill right out past 800+m anyway!

I had some 143 eldx loads running 2950fps in a 18" barrel but it F*cked the brass in one firing. It would still hold primers but had hard bolt lift, raised ejector cutout stamping, plunger swipes shaving brass and expanded case web/head. This load was fine initially until i shot on a hot day, even though i had the ammo in the shade.

Well some may think these loads are way too hot.
In the rifles i have had and load for there is no pressure signs, all my Tikka rifles run long mags and bolt stops and are seated long.
Cases are onto 6 or more loadings with no stamping and or loose primer pockets. The only time i have had pressure issues is if the good old carbon ring has built up. This can happen very quick with RL 26.
Every rifle chamber and barrel is different some hit pressure earlier than others. I always ran into pressure issues using 2209 in the .260 and could only get very slow speeds, so switched to Hodgdon superproformance and have used it in a number of .260 since.



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