08-20-2023, 10:41 PM
I have 14 loadings on Lapua 6.5 Grendel brass in my Howa 1500 20 inch HB. My favorite load, and probably responsible for 80% of the 14 firings is 26.2gr IMR 8208 pushing a 120gr SMK, a fairly mild load. This is a target load, and is typically 0.4 to 0.6 in my rifle. I use a Redding full length sizing die after every firing, and have annealed the brass after every 4 firings.

