Axis 6.5 Creedmoor

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Got a 22" 6.5CM barrel from Jim Briggs....take off from a Model 11...and put it on a stock Axis action. Took it out this afternoon to shoot the 100gr Nosler BT. I used the load data found at Guns & Ammo for the Nosler.


I used 38gr of IMR 8208 XBR load but went with a COAL of 2.775" COAL rather than their 2.50" Federal 210 Primer and new Hornady brass.

5 Shots=.80" Looks like 8208 is definitely a powder to consider.

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Did you crony the rounds?

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I did not but they should be close to or at 3000fps.

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What did Jim charge you for the takeoff tube?

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Not too much. :rolleyes:

Going to work with the 123 Nosler Custom Competition today.
The new Hornady brass I got is definitely different than what I got a year ago. Looks like Lapua! Primer pockets are very uniform and appear to be drilled rather than punched. Cases are annealed and really close in weight. Do you suppose?

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I did not but they should be close to or at 3000fps.

After you crono them please post up as Im thinking they arevnot close to 3000fps with a 22" barrel.


Not too much. :rolleyes:

Going to work with the 123 Nosler Custom Competition today.
The new Hornady brass I got is definitely different than what I got a year ago. Looks like Lapua! Primer pockets are very uniform and appear to be drilled rather than punched. Cases are annealed and really close in weight. Do you suppose?

No...personally I think ANY other brass would be better...and thats coming from a guy tthat loves their bullets!!

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Nosler data has 3090fps with 37.5gr 8208XBR from a 24" barrel. Creedmoor is very efficient and does not lose that much velocity between 26 and 22" barrels. So I figure my estimate is very close. The Hornady Creedmoor brass I have used for the past few years has been great.