Cast in the 6.5 Creedmoor

[L Ross]

if you have any steel or 800-X type powders they'd really be worth a try.
you might be experiencing some issues with position sensitivity with the 2400.
the slightly faster but bulkier powder should be a help.
you could even try something 'radical' like 20-22grs. of 3031 or thereabouts [not 322 it needs a filler if reduced like 4895 does]

You ever play with Steel in .308/.30-06 loads? There's always some for "duck bullets" around here. I've never considered using it in cast bullet ammo, just didn't cross my mind. My old Belding&Mull measure dispenses it fairly precisely.

 

[Ian]

If you powder coat a gas checked bullet and get them sized right, you can shoot them accurately as fast as jacketed, or use Reloder 7 or IMR 3031 and enjoy mild loads with decent ballistics. These are in the 2450 fps range, 160-grain bullet from a military Swedish Mauser.

 

[Ian]

Double

 

[fiver]

a little bit.
i like 12 grs. of steel in the 44 mag. or did when it was just sitting here between steel shot loading periods.
but that same amount floofs out a 30 cal. bullet to 50-100yds with good accuracy, i never went up with it beyond that, but 14-15grs would be doable in the big case and nip right at the heels of @17grs. of 2400 as far as speed.

 

[L Ross]

a little bit.
i like 12 grs. of steel in the 44 mag. or did when it was just sitting here between steel shot loading periods.
but that same amount floofs out a 30 cal. bullet to 50-100yds with good accuracy, i never went up with it beyond that, but 14-15grs would be doable in the big case and nip right at the heels of @17grs. of 2400 as far as speed.

Thanks, sounds useable. I suppose I should give it a try. Floofs, . Alliant Steel as a Floofer.

 

[richhodg66]

I still have some others to try, I got a NOE 125 grain mold for the Swede years ago and found I still have some cast up. This Saeco bullet has to be seated deeply to chamber, normally not considered optimal and it definitely wants to be pushed slowly.

I am normally a traditionalist, Fudd, if you will, but have to admit to liking the 6.5 Creedmoor. It's actually nice after a couple of decades of magnumitis ruling the industry that the popular thing is something small and efficient now.

 

[fiver]

i got a lot of sound descriptor words.... LOL
floof, plack, pink [yes pink is a sound] plock.

the only thing i like about the creedmore is that it is efficient and effective.
the design is a good one and it does what it does.

my issue is the guys telling me all bout it's 2 mile capability but never mentioning they have the scope jacked up at such an angle [you know with the same trajectory as a 45-70 only worse] they can't hit a hundred yard target.

 

[richhodg66]

Efficient, easy to get good accuracy, just about the perfect power level for white tails, easy recoil, what's not to like? The same could be said for a lot of cartridges.

I'm smart enough to know it doesn't turn me into Carlos Hathcock the instant I touch a rifle chambered in it. Mine is a stock Ruger American with one of the lower end Leupold 3x9 scopes on it, about as simple as it gets, but honestly, probably the best all around deer rifle I own. Maybe not with cast bullets.

 

[fiver]

i've actually been looking at a few rifles in that chambering to put away for the grand kids.
i figure if they don't get into shooting too much they will have a rifle they can just get out of the closet and go shoot a deer or whatever.
if they get into it they can burn the barrel out and work things out for themselves from there.

 

[MW65]

Just picked up a 266673 for experimenting with the 6.5... did a first pour last night after my normal degrease routine. Looks like a nice silhouette type bullet, with some potential. Was waiting for NOE to get some moulds going, but this came first in availability.

Probably have some 1st shots thru this weekend as a pinker load... either bullseye or unique, until I get some gas checks in.

Had a little finning on the nose on a few... a quick wipe with a shop rag would likely clean them off -- Most likely operator error. Still going to do a toothpaste scrub before the next casting session.

 

[MW65]

If you powder coat a gas checked bullet and get them sized right, you can shoot them accurately as fast as jacketed, or use Reloder 7 or IMR 3031 and enjoy mild loads with decent ballistics.

Reloder 7 is one of my favorite mid range powders. Works wonders for me in 300sav, and will try it out with the gas checked 6.5s!

 

[L Ross]

Just picked up a 266673 for experimenting with the 6.5... did a first pour last night after my normal degrease routine. Looks like a nice silhouette type bullet, with some potential. Was waiting for NOE to get some moulds going, but this came first in availability.

Probably have some 1st shots thru this weekend as a pinker load... either bullseye or unique, until I get some gas checks in.

Had a little finning on the nose on a few... a quick wipe with a shop rag would likely clean them off -- Most likely operator error. Still going to do a toothpaste scrub before the next casting session.

When I was seeing finning on the noses I made sure to lightly lube the alignment pins with synthetic two stroke oil on a Q-Tip and more importantly when I close the mould, carefully then I make sure to tap it shut every time with my casting mallet. I hit the handle where it joins the mould, just hard enough to ensure the pins are fully seated. After I started doing that I noticed my bullet weight range also dropped into the + or - .2 grain range with most being the same.

 

[fiver]

i've actually had to take a few RCBS molds and lay them down on a 2x4 sideways and give them a 3lb adjustment, after a trip through the vise.
their rounded pins can be a bit fudgy.