Ammo Choice for Tikka 6.5 Creedmoor

[menhaden_man]

I tested the 140 ELDM, 143 ELDX, and 147 ELDM in my Tikka. They all averaged less than 1 MOA, but the 140 ELDM was better by quite a bit.

I had a 0.44 MOA average across 9 consecutive three-shot groups at 100 yds with the 140 ELDM. Below is a 5-shot group. That load shoots better than I do, so I'm done looking.

Just lucked across two boxes of 140 ELDMs, would you mind sharing your recipe?

I've been using 143 g ELDX over 41.5 g of 4350, BR2 primers/once-fired Hornady brass at 2.232" CBTO that's under 0.5 MOA in a T3X lite in 6.5 CM. Was just going to chase the same CBTO and play with the charge +/-, maybe 40.0 to 41.5 g and see what happens with the ELDMs.

 

[Antares]

Just lucked across two boxes of 140 ELDMs, would you mind sharing your recipe?

I've been using 143 g ELDX over 41.5 g of 4350, BR2 primers/once-fired Hornady brass at 2.232" CBTO that's under 0.5 MOA in a T3X lite in 6.5 CM. Was just going to chase the same CBTO and play with the charge +/-, maybe 40.0 to 41.5 g and see what happens with the ELDMs.

That's the thing, those were all factory loads I was testing. Really dampens my enthusiasm for getting into handloading when you can get that type of consistency off the shelf.

 

[menhaden_man]

That's the thing, those were all factory loads I was testing. Really dampens my enthusiasm for getting into handloading when you can get that type of consistency off the shelf.

Ain't that the damn truth... of course now with ammo prices in outer space (if you can find em), I'm sure glad to be loaded up on powder, brass, bullets, and primers.

Fine shooting.