Lets hear your pet 8 twist 6br loads

[Samdweezel05]

This is something new for me as my last one was a 1:14 twist. Just looking for some good solid loads to start with. 105gr VLD's are on the top of my list as well as the brand new 105gr hornady target bullets whenever I can find them. I am not against the sierra bullets but to be honest I have not had great luck with the SMK's in the past. I also like to find super accurate varmint loads with lighter Ballistic tips or V-max bullets. I have some 80gr Nosler BT's here waiting. Barrel is 28" long.

[drybean]

start w/30 grs. varget or r15,about 10 to 20 thou jammed
seat the smks 10 to 20 off

[drybean]

forgot to add do not worry about 100yd. groups at 100 yds. ,w vlds
check them at 3 to 600 yds

[viper9696]

30 grs is TOO HOT in my 30" mcgowen, Walt Berger told me to start at 28gr varget and work up with the 105's

[GaCop]

I've noticed Walt's data supplied by running "Quickload" is usually much lower than what many forum shooters are using.

[Cover Dog]

drybean pretty much hit it on the head...

My gun is a stock Savage F class in 6mmBR

I have been using Varget in Lapua cases with what I would consider good but not great results. Mid to upper .2's and low .3's These are ONLY 3 shot groups @ 100yds. I was wanting to see the crono results.

THIS LOAD IS SAFE IN MY GUN, IT MIGHT NOT BE SAFE IN YOURS.....

Used RL 15 to see if that would make a difference.
No real pressure signs, primers were not cratered, nor flattened had nice rounded edges looking through a jewlers loop. All specs were within acceptable ranges when mic'd. FPS were 2925. So I continued with the 31.2 loads. Checking each case after every shot.

The group with the 31.2 of RL15 and Berger 105VLD .0015 into the lands and a BR4 primer SHOT ON HOLE at .110" Crono readings were as follows:


High 2935.8
Low 2926.1
SD 4.8
CV 0.16%
MAD 3.4
CV 0.12
Avg. 2931.1
ES 9.2

Only have 166 down the tube but I think I have found a starting point. I have the best accuracy with the Burgers, best ES/SD with the A-Max and nothing exciting with the Sierra's, but I may have to try them jumped.

[placek59]

I've been using a 105 a-max and 29.5g of Varget loaded to published coal, with a rem br primer. It was the third load I tested the first day I shot it and it shoots in the .4's at 200. It isn't the fastest (never chronoed it) but it works for me. I haven't tried anything else yet. Oh ya, the barrel is a 26" varmint contour LW prefit.

[GaCop]

My Lothar Walther 6mm Br barrel likes 29.1 grains of Varget pushing a 105 grain A-Max. I'm seating .013" into the lands and so far, the load is averaging .478" at 100 yards. My SD is averaging 10.2 and the ES-27. Velocity on my Beta Chrony is averaging 2775 fps (set up 10' from the muzzle).