First handloads for my Alex Pro 18" Grendel

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  • jeffreybehr
    Bloodstained
    • Dec 2016
    • 29
    #1

    First handloads for my Alex Pro 18" Grendel

    First, my early order of Hornady cases and factory 123g. loads isn't yet shipped--actually, it's barely acknowledged--but I found plenty of Hornady cases and Hornady A-Max123 cartridges to buy--at Bruno's and Cabela's, respectively.

    Will be limiting myself initially to the Sierra HP85 and MK107 and Hornady A-Max123. Put together four combinations of the three bullets and four powders (H335 with the 85, 8208 with the 107, and W748 and BLC-2 with the 123.


    For this pic, I tried to align bare bullets alongside the cartridges to show how deeply--or not--the bullets are seated.

    That MK107 is so gorgeous I'll be quite happy if it shoots really well.

    This cartridge sure is a cute little thing!

    PS. I use 'handload' with all-new components and 'reload' with fired cases.
    PS2. Cabela's had a 20box of Weatherby .30-378 cartridges for 'only' $140!
    Last edited by jeffreybehr; 12-19-2016, 06:04 AM.
    A shootist and reloadist for more than 50 years, this year with black rifles.
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  • dammitman
    Warrior
    • Dec 2012
    • 649
    #2
    i like your correct use of the terms handload and reload. is that correct that there is a 75 grain sierra HP? i see a 85 for sure. i need to hit the bench and do some reloading.

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    • jeffreybehr
      Bloodstained
      • Dec 2016
      • 29
      #3
      Originally posted by dammitman View Post
      i like your correct use of the terms handload and reload. is that correct that there is a 75 grain sierra HP? i see a 85 for sure. i need to hit the bench and do some reloading.
      Sorry for the confusion--the Sierra HP is indeed an 85. I've corrected my note.

      Late last nite, I added three more loads with the MK107 and BLC2.
      A shootist and reloadist for more than 50 years, this year with black rifles.

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      • LRRPF52
        Super Moderator
        • Sep 2014
        • 8855
        #4
        8208 XBR is a great powder with the 107gr SMK.

        Looking forward to your results.

        Did you get your Volume I yet?
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        • jeffreybehr
          Bloodstained
          • Dec 2016
          • 29
          #5
          Originally posted by LRRPF52 View Post
          ...

          Did you get your Volume I yet?
          Yes, very quickly. Mentioned it here...
          Spreadsheet of maximum loads for 6.5 Grendel from reliable sources - 6.5 Grendel Forum : : For the 6.5 Grendel Aficionado
          http://www.65grendel.com/forum/showthread.php?13051-Spreadsheet-of-maximum-loads-for-6.5-Grendel-from-reliable-sources
          I've compiled an Excel spreadsheet of maximum loads for bullet weights of 95g. thru 130g.. I pulled these from Lyman 50, Nosler 8, Hornady 10, and Berger 1 manuals plus one tabulation in LoadData.com, and I included only the fastest-several loads from each manual's section. (I am NOT interested in in medium- or lower-velocity

          ...post #10.
          A shootist and reloadist for more than 50 years, this year with black rifles.

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          • jeffreybehr
            Bloodstained
            • Dec 2016
            • 29
            #6
            Will be off to Ben Avery Shooting Facility with my Alex Pro 6.5 and 17 more handloads--that's thirty-four 4-shot groups.



            To the original three bullets I've added the Sierra MK120, Berger Target Match120, and the V-Max95. Tomorrow I'll be shooting these three plus the Hornady A-Max 123 factory load. I'd add a couple samples with the MK107 but just don't have the energy at the range.

            The best results last week were from the Sierra 85; three 5-shot groups averaged 1.0".

            Wish me good weather.
            A shootist and reloadist for more than 50 years, this year with black rifles.

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            • Trumpet
              Bloodstained
              • Sep 2016
              • 41
              #7
              How does the Alex Pro shoot? I'm contemplating one of their barrels.

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