I had a spare action with a magnum bolt face and a couple boxes of 147's which I couldn't get up to what I wanted with a 6.5x47L, so the choice was pretty straightforward.
Should imagine my barrel...
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I had a spare action with a magnum bolt face and a couple boxes of 147's which I couldn't get up to what I wanted with a 6.5x47L, so the choice was pretty straightforward.
Should imagine my barrel...
What kind of pressure do you think that load is getting up to?
147 @ 2930 from my 26" PRC is only around 52,000 PSI.
A lot of folks are nipping at the heels of the larger cases with 260's and...
I'm getting 2930 with 147's in a 25.5" barrel. Super mild load of AR2217 (to hopefully extend the barrel life) and a CCI 250. Plenty of room to push harder.
Have tried Re26 and there's a nice load...
Gold dots should go mint at those ranges given the speeds. I've been really happy with their repeatedly good performance in 223.