6mmBR Build

[scooterf79]

Gotcha on the Burris.
Ive got the Veracity 5-20 on my 6mmx55 remage. I like it so far...
I looked pretty hard at that trigger ended up with the 1.5-4 instead....
Ive been playing with 105gr amax and varget some. Actually went 1k yards with that combo a few weeks ago. Im gonna put it paper next week hopefully and see how it looks. Keep us posted on your results with it!.
I got mine all cleaned up and put back together Saturday evening....
Scooter

[rbp75503]

Was able to get to the range this morning and send some factory 105gr Lapua rounds to sight the rifle in and to do a ladder with 90gr Lapuas and H4895.

[LongRange]

that rifle is going to be a hammer.

[scooterf79]

Wow! Thats awesome! Good shooting!
Scooter

[rbp75503]

Thanks guys for the comments. I really like the feel of this one. The stock moves back on the front rest really smooth and the trigger pull is just right. Was surprised with the group potentials with the H4895, I am expecting Varget to out perform all other powder combinations that I have loaded up for testing. Still have to order some 105gr Lapuas for reloading, very surprised with the factory group after I got comfortable with the rifle

[rbp75503]

Was able to finish up load development this week with the 90gr Lapua using H4895, H335, BL-C(2), and Varget. Also tried 26gr of H4895 at different seating depths. It looks like jamming the lands is the best with H4895, also had a less than .200" 4 round group at .015" from the lands(last round was a pulled shot). So will probably load up 10 rounds each and see where that leaves me.




The other powder combinations were nothing to write about, unfortunately; I like to have more than one powder combination for each bullet.

[LongRange]

Nice!!

The first and last groups look good and this is where case prep starts coming into play.

[rbp75503]

Load development continues with different weight and brand of bullets. Started on 108gr Bergers today, have some potentials to tweak. Next up will be 105gr Lapuas.

[scooterf79]

Looking good!
I'm not overly pleased with mine just yet as far as tight groups go. Makes me wonder how I can make one of the most accurate cartridges in existence not shoot well lol
Scooter

[rbp75503]

Thanks Scooter.
Well I had so so luck with 107gr SMKs. VVN135 was the only combination that I could get below .300". With the 6BR I am looking for a high .100" to a low .200" on the ladder test and then do tweaking for that combo. Of course there is an exception to the rule. If I think I had a flyer and if I think the load will perform better with tweaking then I will load up some more of that combination.

Don't get disappointed, it just takes trying different combos to find the right node. I have just been lucky so far picking the right combos. In the past I have gone a long time before finding the right combo for other cartridges. It looks like 90gr&105gr Lapuas and 108gr Bergers will end up being my go to bullets

Bob

Following is a summary sheet of my loading logs so far. Take a look there may be some info that you might find useful.

Rem 700 6mmBR Bartlein 1-8" 28"
Lapua 6mm 90gr. Scenar HPBT #LU4PL6047
	Powder	C.O.L.	Start	Max	Most Accurate	Group
	H4895	2.115"	24.5	27.0	26.0	.202"
	BL-C(2)	2.115"	29.0	31.0	30.0	.361"
	H335	2.115"	24.0	26.0	25.5	.404"
	Varget	2.115"	27.5	30.2	28.5	.442"
	VihtN140	2.362"	26.0	29.8	29.0	.310"
	VihtN540	2.362"	26.1	33.9	32.5	.477"
Lot #	Caliber	Case	Trim Length:	Neck Bushing	Headspace DL	O.A.L.	Ogive	Primer	Powder Type	Charge
H4895	6mmBR	Lapua	1.555"	.268"	1.179"		1.685"	BR4	H4895	26.0
VihtN140	6mmBR	Lapua	1.555"	.268"	1.179"		1.685"	BR4	VihtN140	29.0
VihtN540	6mmBR	Lapua	1.555"	.268"	1.179"		1.685"	BR4	VihtN540	32.5
Sierra 6mm 95 gr HPBT MatchKing #000071537C
	Powder	C.O.L.	Start	Max	Most Accurate	Group
	H4895	2.150"	24.5	27.0
	BL-C(2)	2.150"	27.0	29.0
	H335	2.150"	24.0	26.0
	Varget	2.150"	26.0	28.0
Lot #	Caliber	Case	Trim Length:	Neck Bushing	Headspace DL	O.A.L.	Ogive	Primer	Powder Type	Charge
105gr Lapua Scenar HPBT #LU4PL6045
	Powder	C.O.L.	Start	Max	Most Accurate	Group
	VihtN140	2.362"	25.8	28.9
	VihtN540	2.362"	27.0	30.4
	Varget	2.362"	28.0	30.3
	H4895	2.362"	24.5	27.5
	BL-C(2)	2.362"	27.5	29.5
Lot #	Caliber	Case	Trim Length:	Neck Bushing	Headspace DL	O.A.L.	Ogive	Primer	Powder Type	Charge
Sierra 6mm 107 gr. Matchking HPBT
	Powder	C.O.L.	Start	Max	Most Accurate	Group
	VihtN135	2.375"	23.9	27.0	26.5	.262"
	Varget	2.375"	25.5	29.4C	28.0	.567"
	BL-C(2)	2.375"	28.0	30.0	29.0	.371"
	H335	2.375"	26.0	28.0	27.0	.537"
	H4895	2.250"	24.5	27.5	26.5	.326"
	VihtN140	2.375"	25.0	27.5
	VihtN540	2.375"	25.5	28.5
Lot #	Caliber	Case	Trim Length:	Neck Bushing	Headspace DL	O.A.L.	Ogive	Primer	Powder Type	Charge
VihtN135	6mmBR	Lapua	1.555"	.268"	1.179"		1.685"	BR4	VihtN135	26.5
H4895	6mmBR	Lapua	1.555"	.268"	1.179"		1.685"	BR4	H4895	26.5
Berger 6mm 108gr Match Target HPBT #24431
	Powder	C.O.L.	Start	Max	Most Accurate	Group
	H4895	2.200"	25.0	28.0	28.0	.324"
	Varget	2.200"	26.5	29.2	29.0	.214"
	VihtN140	2.200"	25.5	28.8	28.0	.294"
	VihtN540	2.200"	27.0	30.0
Lot #	Caliber	Case	Trim Length:	Neck Bushing	Headspace DL	O.A.L.	Ogive	Primer	Powder Type	Charge
Varget	6mmBR	Lapua	1.555"	.268"	1.179"		1.830"	BR4	Varget	29.0
VihtN140	6mmBR	Lapua	1.555"	.268"	1.179"		1.830"	BR4	VihtN140	28.0

[scooterf79]

Thanks for the info rb! I think I had a breakthrough yesterday with mine. It's in the "at the range" section. I'm gonna read over your data and maybe try some of your combos.
Thanks again!
Scooter