6.5x47 108 loads

[Bob Mc Alice]

so would using the lightest bullet for your caliber for CPT then using the heavyest for rams be the plan? I was planning on using 100 or 107 for my 260 then 140-142"s for the ram. I was even going to take it one step farther by making light loads just for the Chickens. I have a whole bunch of colored ammo boxes.

Is that a common thing to do? I would think the heavy bullets on the chickens would whack the hell out of them.

AD9, have you developed a soft spot in your heart for the damn chicken or something? That @$%$&!&%% target can be just as hard to hit as any of them and deserves to be hit with everything you got!!! Nothing makes me feel better than to slam a chicken to the ground....with a heavy bullet.

Besides, they weigh 7lbs. and are made of 1/2 to 5/8 inch thick armor plate. They are a tough breed, as tough as nails, and were designed to be hit repeatedly with HP ammo. The only occasional failure is the weld breaking at the foot pad, an easy fix. Go with a 120 -123 gr. for cpt and a 140 - 142 for rams. Or like Jerry said shoot a heavy bullet for all.

Now get out and kick those chickens asses.

[Jason]

so would using the lightest bullet for your caliber for CPT then using the heavyest for rams be the plan? I was planning on using 100 or 107 for my 260 then 140-142"s for the ram. I was even going to take it one step farther by making light loads just for the Chickens. I have a whole bunch of colored ammo boxes.

Keep in mind that the bullets still have to fly a long way to get to the turkeys, so ballistic coefficient is very important. Going with the lightest bullet possible usually isn't the best idea. Go with one that is a good balance of light recoil and high BC. For me, I also factor in one that is priced well so I'm not worried about shooting super expensive bullets when I should be worried about hitting that spot on the animal.

[Jerry G]

I guess you could use the white for the chickens, light pink for pigs, dark pink for turkeys, and hot red for rams. Seems like a lot of loads to work up and keep track of when you pack for a shoot and when you go to the line after you get there. Don't complicate your life.

Damn, I hit 6 rams and didn't get a one. Aw shit. I brought the light pink box to the line. Maybe I can get an alibi.

[Another Dang 9]

AHHH! Can ya feel the love.

[Jerry G]

There is one basic rule that applies to most things. "Keep it simple, stupid."

Keepin mind, Bob likes to hit them hard.

[Another Dang 9]

so would using the lightest bullet for your caliber for CPT then using the heavyest for rams be the plan? I was planning on using 100 or 107 for my 260 then 140-142"s for the ram. I was even going to take it one step farther by making light loads just for the Chickens. I have a whole bunch of colored ammo boxes.

Is that a common thing to do? I would think the heavy bullets on the chickens would whack the hell out of them.

AD9, have you developed a soft spot in your heart for the damn chicken or something? That @$%$&!&%% target can be just as hard to hit as any of them and deserves to be hit with everything you got!!! Nothing makes me feel better than to slam a chicken to the ground....with a heavy bullet.

Besides, they weigh 7lbs. and are made of 1/2 to 5/8 inch thick armor plate. They are a tough breed, as tough as nails, and were designed to be hit repeatedly with HP ammo. The only occasional failure is the weld breaking at the foot pad, an easy fix. Go with a 120 -123 gr. for cpt and a 140 - 142 for rams. Or like Jerry said shoot a heavy bullet for all.

Now get out and kick those chickens asses.

I may be from Massachussettes folks but I'm no softy on targets. I just don't like it when the host club sends me home without a trophy!

[Bob Mc Alice]

Hi everyone I'm loading 36grn of 2208 with 108 lapua pills for cpt is there any loads out the for 2209 (H4350)

Sorry we drifted off the original topic pigdog72. Apparently no one on this site has tried H4350 with the lighter bullets.



AD9, where in New England do they shoot HP silhouette? I remember seeing an article long ago about a range in Reading, MA. Is it still active?

[Another Dang 9]

Bob, the club in Reading only shoots NRA across the course matches 200, 300, 600 yards. No silhouette there at all. I spoke to them and they have a very strict rule about any steel targets. Even NRA SB is not allowed. There are 4 clubs in New Hampshire that have a mix of everything but HP but there is one in the process of expanding there club and are putting in a 1000 yard range. I have been trying to see if they will allow it and its looking good for that but no one has stepped up to run it. I may join as a member just for that perpose. its in Holderness NH ww.pemi.org They shoot CLA but the targets are soft and may not take a HP hit. Its just a matter of time before you will see HP in NH.

[pigdog72]

found a nice load 39.5 2209 with 108 lapua at 2844 fps shoots 1 inch higher at 100m than my ram load which is 39.5 2209 with 139 lapua at 2746fps at least i can't get my powder charge wrong for both loads or can i

[lone ringer]

I would rather use a heavier bullet with a lighter powder charge than the other way around. I have only been shooting my 6.5X47 Lapua for less than a year and my favorite load for the first three targets is 33gr of VV N133 or Benchmark and a 123gr bullet. Max powder charges burn barrel's throats sooner and in the summer barrels get hotter faster that is why I try no to shoot everything with my ram loads.

[pigdog72]

both the loads i'm useing are very mild not even close to max and the 139 lapua load shoots as good as a benchrest rifle about .2 of a inch for 5 shots at 100m shoots 2 inch at 500m

[lone ringer]

Pigdog72, what would you consider to be a hot load using 2209 H4350 and a 140gr bullet. In a 260 Rem 42.5gr would be considered a very hot load and most people I know only use 41.5 gr. The 6.5X47 having less capacity I would imagine 40gr would be a max load with a 140 bullet, tell me if I am not correct in my assumption. I have used the load mentioned with a 139 Lapua and would not care to increase it. By the way shoots same point of impact as when using 37gr of VV N150 which is one more grain than recommended by the Lapua Reloading Manual.

[pigdog72]

i've loaded 41.3 and it was fine i can get 123's over 3000fps but i don't see the point i still think my loads are not hot each to there own.I don't think there is a hot load for H4350 in my gun anyway I have worked up to max powder with 108 123 139 lapuas but 2208 is another storey.

[Jerry G]

9, I guess you could talor a load for each animal if you realy wanted to complicate your life. What's the point? I have knocked over a HP chicken with my SB rifle if you realy want to take it to an extreme. Once again, what is the advantage of adding more confusion into knocking down the animals other than to say you can?

[Another Dang 9]

At most of the clubs I shoot at we shoot both standard and hunters rifle in the morning, then in the afternoon we shoot CLA. buy the end of the day I'm shot out. Just looking to make all that shooting easier on myself with a few light loads.