Thread: 6.5 Creedmoor load development

No one sells it.. I bought it all before posting this thread mwaa ha ha haaaaaaaaaaaaa...

To be honest I selected RL16 to shoot the 130gr TMKs fast in a relatively short 20" tube.. if your barrel is longer and you want to shoot the 140 + gr pills I'd go to RL26. You will get scorching velocities and much lower pressures.

After my poor pressure and accuracy results with 2209 I was leaning towards 2208 a max load of 38gr gave me 2700fps with the 24" barrel but shot one holers all day long. The RL16 is a tad slower burning than 2208 but faster than 2209 and gave me 3000fps with 44.2gr. With the cut down 20" tube I got 2940fps but Ive back it off to a load of 44gr at 2900 which matches the POI and accuracy of my other 136gr lapua load at 2910fps.

The TMK is my hunting load and the Scenar is my paper puncher/varminter

The new Aliant powders have a great name for adding 200 to 300fps of velocity over other brands seemingly without the additional pressure. Their new temperature stability is an added bonus too.
Like everything though it may be faster but not all rifles will group well with a particular powder. In this case Im glad mine did.