110 Tactical 6.5 CM load data needed

Hi All.
I'm new here and just ordered a 110 Tactical 24" pipe, FDE accustock, in the very hot - and new to me - 6.5 Creedmoor, and I'm looking for handload data for both hunting and long range shooting.
If anyone could please help, it'll be appreciated...
I still don't have powder but I'm leaning towards R16 due to being less temperature sensitive (H4350 and R17) would be my sencondary choices.
Brass: I ordered 250 pc of Norma brass (currently on sale @ MidwayUSA for $99.99)
Bullet: I'm sticking to the proben Hdy SST in 140 gr
Primers: have tons of WLR and some CCI 200

If I could help with anyone, I have spent quite some time developing loads for a mod 10 FP and 10 BA Stealth, both in .308

Thanks in advance.

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My 110 Tactical 6.5 took about 200 rounds before it shot really tight groups at 100 yards, .250-.400. Mine likes the 140 SST just as my .260 AI does. RL17 and H4831 are my 2 best performers, testing Superformance now. The long range boys(1000 yards) all use H4350 in amounts that aren't in the manuals. Small primer brass seems to take the pressures better than large primer, another bit of info passed on the me. These shooters are firing 1000-1200 rounds a year so they know their stuff. Good luck and have fun.

I have a thread on the Ammunition and Reloading Forum that might be of help.

I have been keeping a log of loads with all the results with lots of details on load development for my 12 FV 6.5mm Creedmoor. I have recorded 156 groups since March. It has a 26 inch barrel and a non-Accustock

I have lots of IMR 4350 and IMR4451 powders, but I would recommend H4350 because it is an extreme powder and is very temperature insensitive (8 fps change from 0 to 125 def F.). That comes out to 0.064 fps per degree change. IMR4451 changes 20 Fps change from 0 to 125 deg. F. or 0.16 fps per degree change. Conversely, IMR4350 changes 150 to 155 fps from 0 to 125 deg. F. or 1.21 to 1.24 fps pre degree change. You can adjust for a temperature sensitive powder if you monitor forecasted temperatures when you load and try to correct the load charge to keep the velocity about the same.

Be careful with using the loads on my thread if you don't pay attention to the seating depth of your bullets. Many of them are loaded out to achieve a 0.020 jump and are from 0.030 to 0.050 longer than SAAMI recommended seating depth. If you used the same load at SAAMI recommended 2.810 seating depth you'll be increasing the chamber pressure and you might get closer to Pmax than you would like.

I also have two other 6.5mm Creedmoor Savages - a 12 Long Range Precision model with a 26 inch barrel and HS Precision Stock and a 10T-SR with a 24 inch barrel and an Accu-stock like yours.
The 10T-SR will be the closest to your 110 Tactical for loads since it has a 24 inch barrel.
It is lighter than the two 26 inch barrel models and took some getting used to avoid muscling the rifle after shooting the heavy stocked 12 LRP.

Looking at data from another rifle other than to get some ideas about what to try is usually wasting time unless you have a pretty good idea of how your rifle performs.

I found that with all of my rifles that have the same calibers (two Savage .308s with 24 inch barrels, three Savage 6.5mm Creedmoor as listed above, and two 1:9 twist .223 bolt actions with 24 and 26 inch barrels) what shoots best in one isn't necessarily the best shooter in another.
That make trying to use someone else's 'pet loads' very unsatisfying.
It is a bit like expecting miracles.

The Savage 10T-SR 6.5mm CM shoots 130 Sierra Tipped Match Kings the best and the 12 LRP 26 inch barrel model shoots Sierra 142 SMKs the best and the 12 FV shoots several different weights well but prefers 130 TMKs and 142 SMKs but just recently shot the lights out with 143 Hornady ELD-X bullets.
All three shoot the Hornady 140, and 147 ELD-M and 143 ELD-X bullets accurately as well.
I have found that the very high Ballistic Coefficient bullets from Sierra and Hornady are a pleasure to shoot.
Hornady bullets, even the ELD-M and ELD-X bullets, are a bit less expensive but I watch the sales.

I would recommend that you measure your chamber and then see what kind of a jump our rifle prefers. I now load the bullets for the 12 FV out to achieve a jump around 0.020 with one exception - the Berger 140 grain VLD seems to shoot best with a longer jump.
I have had two Savage rifles that came from the factory with chambers that were just about at SAAMI. My earliest Savage .308 came with a chamber that was 0.080 longer than SAAMI - but that was 10 years ago.
Chamber measurement is good way to start before you begin loading anything. It also allows you to measure the erosion in your barrel over time.
The Savage 12 FV has eroded 0.016 since it was new after 925 rounds down the barrel.

I use 41.5 gr of H 4350, WIN primers, Hornady brass and 140 ELD-M. 2830 FPS in my 26" barreled LRP and the same load is 2705 FPS in my 24" barreled 10T.
I use the same load with 143's at just slightly slower speeds.
My brother uses Peterson Brass, 43grains of RL 16 and 140 ELD-m at 2900+ in his Tenacity action (not sure of the barrel).

Dave, thanks for the heads up.

Much appreciated...

Thank YOU all for sharing your data andexperiences. I believe I'll have to go through the lengthy process ofdeveloping "the load" for my own rifle but based on your feedback, mypowder options have been narrowed down to H4350 and R17, more so towards theH4350 but will try the two. I may also experiment with R16 which seems to alsobe fairly temp insensitive and it's claimed that it burns cleaner.

Thank YOU all for sharing your data andexperiences. I believe I'll have to go through the lengthy process ofdeveloping "the load" for my own rifle but based on your feedback, mypowder options have been narrowed down to H4350 and R17, more so towards theH4350 but will try the two. I may also experiment with R16 which seems to alsobe fairly temp insensitive and it's claimed that it burns cleaner.

Might look at H4831 as well. Shot good in my 12fv. with 143 eld-x's