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.
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