New Savage LRP 6.5 Creedmoor - factory ammo selection

[miscverb]

Hi everyone, I purchased a new 6.5 Savage LRP and have not had the opportunity to shoot it yet. I hope to get out and break her in during the next month or so when work allows. What have you guys found that shoots and groups best out of this model?

Thanks

[wbm]

The Hornady factory ammunition with 120 and 140gr Amax bullets has always shot best in mine.

[homefrontsniper]

Get in to reloading.
Berger 140 hybrid
Hornady brass
Cci br2 primers
H-4350 powder 42gr.
Hornady custom grade dies

[darkker]

Although it hurt me where my soul should be, the factory 120gr Amax was a phenomenal shooter.

[Kingair001]

Although it hurt me where my soul should be, the factory 120gr Amax was a phenomenal shooter.
They where !

Still have a few boxes

[MasterOfPupets]

My rifle didn't like the 140gr for some reason, but the 120 shoots great, and the 129 sst shoot best. I do have a box each of the 140 and 142 eld loads they just released, but haven't gotten to test them yet. In all honesty, any of the factory loads should be match quality and shoot at least moa for you

[Kingair001]

I shot about 10 boxes of 140 grain ELD-M and I don't get the same result as the 140 grain A-Max . . .

[wbm]

Although it hurt me where my soul should be, the factory 120gr Amax was a phenomenal shooter.

LOL. Me too! I didn't even bother to attempt reloads for the 120 Amax for a long time. Then I just did a "clone" of theirs...mine were maybe a bit more consistent....notice the weasel word "maybe" but not by much if any.

[Kingair001]

LOL. Me too! I didn't even bother to attempt reloads for the 120 Amax for a long time. Then I just did a "clone" of theirs...mine were maybe a bit more consistent....notice the weasel word "maybe" but not by much if any.
I love the 120 grain A-Max

Really great round

[65 Grendel]

How are the 120 gr Amax on Whitetails?

[Kingair001]

How are the 120 gr Amax on Whitetails?
No clue at all . . . I only shoot paper in F-Class

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[Ranger3]

140 Hornady eld match shoot under .5 in mine

[Kingair001]

140 Hornady eld match shoot under .5 in mine
Mine does the same

But gonna give it another try since I will be swapping my scope and need to zero it again

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[bearcatrp]

I was breaking in my 10T 6.5cm with the 140 ELD. Bad enough to send the rifle to savage. Tried the 129 SST which wasn't great either. Anyone try the 143 ELD-X yet? My order of that just came in so once the my rifle comes back, will be trying them.

[Kingair001]

I was breaking in my 10T 6.5cm with the 140 ELD. Bad enough to send the rifle to savage. Tried the 129 SST which wasn't great either. Anyone try the 143 ELD-X yet? My order of that just came in so once the my rifle comes back, will be trying them.
I use the Hornady ELD-M 140 grain @ 1000 yards

Now I was talking to a shooter at a F-Class match a few months ago
His comment was that the ELD-M 140 grain where all over the target
He didn't get any nice grouping using them compared to the A-Max
His words not mine

I actually don't notice any difference

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[bearcatrp]

The problem with the 140 ELD-M if shooting commercial ammo is OAL. My max OAL for my 10T 6.5cm is 2.860. I measured the 140, 2.820. Its not close enough to the lands, which match rounds need to be. If those were reloads, would like to know how close he set them to the lands. A-max doesn't need to be close to the lands. I tried reloading 308 with A-max close to the lands to see if they would tighten up as I got closer. Got worst the closer I got. Leave them at 2.800 now and shoot great. The A-max will be replaced by the ELD from what hornady told me. All there tips will use the new ones. Notice even the match rounds now use the new tips vs a hollow tip? BC's are even better with tip on.

[Newsshooter]

If you're looking at factory ammo the Prime ammo with 130 grain bullets shoots well too.

[Kingair001]

If you're looking at factory ammo the Prime ammo with 130 grain bullets shoots well too.
Gonna check them

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[jdvoracek]

Thanks for the COAL data point, bearcatrp: just got around to measuring COAL on my new Model 12 LRP 6.5 Creedmoor using Sierra Match King 142 today at 2.851 - very similar to your results. This bullet is not supposed to be too sensitive to seating depth so I plan to load IMR 4451 at 2.820 cartridge overall length to start. Will post results in a few weeks if it ever stops raining in Texas.

[Kingair001]

Anyone using the Winchester Match rounds ?

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