123gr hornady load ?????

[captmorgan47]

am new to the 6.5...I am loading hornady 123gr eld match bullets,,,using 28gr varget....??? is when I seat the bullets it sounds as if the powder is being crushed....is this right??

[VASCAR2]

[Effenpig]

Not trying to be a jerk but the lack of responses is probably due to the fact that this is a very basic part of reloading that is covered in most every manual

It's a compressed load, it's perfectly normal

I'm not sure what manual you're using but most of them have a small "c" or asterisk to denote a compressed load

[NugginFutz]

Fpni

Also, search is your friend...

http://bfy.tw/Fhk0

[captmorgan47]

thanks for the info.....ive been loading since the 70's...never ran into a load that was compressed before...very new to the 6.5..hornady like you said was 28.8 that is why I went with 28gr. the hornady manual does not say amything about compressed loads...just that is a max lpad use with caution....none of the other 4 manuals I have anything about the 6.5.....have ordered 2 new manuals.....

[A.D.D. AR]

captmorgan47-
what other rifle powders do you have? maybe we can help steer you to a more appropriate grendel powder.
-mike

[Lone Hunter]

You might want to look at AR comp,benchmark, IMR 8208 XBR, CFE 223,TAC, not necessarily in that order. I have had good luck with 8208.

[captmorgan47]

I talked to my friend at the shop and he said I should try imr8208 so I got some of that.....also he said I should use small rifle mag primers.....loads ive seen are in the 26-28 grs....think ill try 28 and see where that leads.....thanks for the help ....this cal. is something new....always was a 308 and ar 15 shooter....usually shot win 748 and varget in those cals... that is why I used what I did

[Drillboss]

You might want to start a bit lower and work up. Hodgdon shows 28.5 as max load under a Sierra 123 gr. Sierra's new data shows 27.5 as max for that bullet.

It's been said that 8208 will spike pressures quickly with 123 gr bullets.

[grayfox]

I'm using cci 450's for primer, there are other choices of course but the cci seems to be the main one on here.