peterk123
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I cannot find the info on hornady's sight regarding the primer size for their brass. I have seen recommendations for large and small rifle primers. Anyone reloading this brass and caliber? Thx Pete
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Yes, you can reload with large or small.I cannot find the info on hornady's sight regarding the primer size for their brass. I have seen recommendations for large and small rifle primers. Anyone reloading this brass and caliber? Thx Pete
We like staball. Load near max, you want to fill the case.Thanks! I looked up the data under the powder I'm using. Staball 6.5. Also recommended large. I got thrown off because some reloading articles were recommending small rifle.
You know, if it's on the internet it has to be true
I have the hornady reloading manual coming as well so that should be helpful. My books currently do not have the 6.5cm data.
I get 3 to 4 SD with LRP.Large primers are the norm. Some manufacturers(ex. Starline) produce small primers. Some shooters claimed small primers gave lower SD numbers, but it is very difficult to prove since the improvement was something like 10% lower SD. When your load gives you SD 10 or SD 9 is not that big a deal. In other words: use Large Primers
Pff! My 40 Creedmoor rifle shoots SD of 1 and a consistent 0.2 MOA grouping. Hornady has already contacted me to help them take 40 Creedmoor to the market, right after they release another PRC cartridge. Also, Navy seals are using it now.I get 3 to 4 SD with LRP.
I use 143 ELD-X ... between a friend that also uses ELD-X and myself, we got 6 deer this year. Furthest was 350 yards, closest around 50 yards. The bullet performed great.What are you using for a bullet? I have taken two deer with the Hornady ELD-X and it worked well. Was also pretty accurate out to 500 yards (I didn’t shoot past 500 with it)