05-12-2023, 12:23 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-12-2023, 08:41 PM by Bassfish1952.)
(05-12-2023, 12:31 AM)popgun Wrote: Have you shot any factory ammo? Did you check the shoulder length of fired brass? Are you using the #350 comparator adapter? Is your bolt closing easy now? It's not a good idea to run tight brass, it can gall your bolt. If your bottomed out with your die adjustment and still tight you might need to anneal the brass.1. Yes I bought 12 boxes of 103 hunter and am using those to get my brass for reloading
Personally I would start a little further off the lands, .010" But you should be fine if your not near max charge weight.
That's my 2 cents.
2. Yes it is 1.188
3. yes the #350
4. Yes now that I have resized and trimmed bolt works great
5. I bought an OAL gauge Hornady straight , sent a once fired brass to Copper Creek and had it made to measure to lands with a 90gr Hornady GMX bullet which is what I am loading now. I am using Hornady reloading app.
The 6.5 brass is now 1.17 solder and
The once fired is also coming out 1.17 now and both are 1.47 trimmed
I am going to reload 12 6.5 converted with 90gr GMX and 12 once fired Hornady with. 90gr CX bullets starting with the lowest load of LR in the Hornady reloading app.
4 rounds at each 28.4, 29.5 and 30.0 then depending on results I will step down to .3gr steps then down to less if needed till I get to where I want to be.
I am trying to copy the results Hornady has listed in their Bolt gun app. and have the same as Hornady lists in app.
Rifle CZ527
Barrel 24' 1-7.5 twist
Case Hornady/6.5 Grendel converted
Max COL 2.26 for 90gr GMX and CX listed at 2.245
The rest I am using the Lee quick trim and trimming whatever it trims too
Any suggestions are welcome
and am waiting for my Magnetospeed Sporter to come in. After prior posts I decided I wanted better knowledge of what my rounds are doing since I am new to this and may not see overpressure signs as well as I should