6BR

[Hippy]

I finally have all the pieces to put my 6BR together after piece by piece for two years here is what I have . Savage 11 action, Rifle Basix 8/oz, Fat recoil lug, bolt lift kit, VLP laminated stock and Mc Gowen 8 Twist bbl with B&L 6-24 scope in Burris Quick Detach rings. I need some load suggestions for 70-85 Gr bullets and am wondering about Varget ,8208 and N 135 / any Help ???

Thanx,
Jim

[bootsmcguire]

Start with the Varget. I've had great luck with it in my 8 twist with bullets ranging from 58 to 105 grains.

[82boy]

A 6br is not consider a wildcat anymore, as it has been comericalized, and Savage chamber rifles in this round.
The barrel will preform its best with heavier bullets such as 105's and 108's. With them bullets varget, and reloader 15 have proven to be the top continders, as many 600 and 1000 yard benchrest shooters have set recaods with this combination. (Also 4895 is a good choice witht he heavy bullets) With the lighter bullets such as the 70 and 80 gr bullets I would prefer a faster buring powder. I have had great sucess with AA2015. I would say benchmark is a good powder. You dont mention what 8208 your refering to, the old IMR 8208 (Also called pull down powder.) had a burn rate close to 2015, and would be an excelent choice. The new 8208XBR is supose to mimic the old 8208, but the burn rate is way off. (The old 8208 is much hotter.) The new XBR has a burn rate closer to 4895. Many have had good luck with XBR in a 6br mosty with heavier bullets. N135 may be a good choice as it has a burn rate faster than varget, and RE15, and is close to 4895. We can go on all day about speculation, the best thing to do is go out and try it. Any one of the 3 powders should do fine, my choice of the 3 with the lighter bullets would be the n135. (I have never tried it.) but given a wider choice of powders I would pick AA2015 or H322 or benchmark.