05-20-2020, 12:13 AM
Cx, until you get a chrono you're basically shooting in the dark, to coin a phrase.
I'd suggest you do more with factory loads, esp ones that seem to shoot well for your barrel.
Some that come to mind (aside from the Hdy SST and Eldm Black which have already been mentioned), Federal 90 gr Tnt, Federal with the 130 gr Berger (Iirc), Barnes 115 tac-tx, use some wolf for plinking. Or load up some 120 Sierra SMK's - lots of powder info on here, do a search, that bullet is forgiving. Or the 107 SMK... Even hdy 123 American gunner. one or two of these should shoot well for you hopefully.
Anyway concentrate on shooting, good form, trigger control and sight picture, then with a chrono in hand you can dial in some specific loads for your pipe. Keep in mind you have a rack-grade barrel, a work horse not race horse.
If you don't have the 6.5 Grendel handbooks, vol 1 and 2, get them. In the vendors section of this forum, AR buildbox.com.
This is your load-data gold mine.
Lots of info and lots of powders to choose from. Plus an MV estimator for differing barrel lengths.
I'd suggest you do more with factory loads, esp ones that seem to shoot well for your barrel.
Some that come to mind (aside from the Hdy SST and Eldm Black which have already been mentioned), Federal 90 gr Tnt, Federal with the 130 gr Berger (Iirc), Barnes 115 tac-tx, use some wolf for plinking. Or load up some 120 Sierra SMK's - lots of powder info on here, do a search, that bullet is forgiving. Or the 107 SMK... Even hdy 123 American gunner. one or two of these should shoot well for you hopefully.
Anyway concentrate on shooting, good form, trigger control and sight picture, then with a chrono in hand you can dial in some specific loads for your pipe. Keep in mind you have a rack-grade barrel, a work horse not race horse.
If you don't have the 6.5 Grendel handbooks, vol 1 and 2, get them. In the vendors section of this forum, AR buildbox.com.
This is your load-data gold mine.
Lots of info and lots of powders to choose from. Plus an MV estimator for differing barrel lengths.
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