The most underrated caliber on earth, IMO. 6.5x47 is more forgiving the 6.5CM. Highly recommend you get a set of Wilson Competition dies in 6.5x47. Don't cross calibers. Try 123gr ELD-M for short range or if you have chambered deeper run 147gr ELD-M for long range (26"-32" barrels) 6.5x47 loves quality 1:8 heavy varmint barrels from 24" to 32". A very forgiving caliber with about 0.9gr window on the 2nd node (warm load, not hot) and very temperature stable. 12"-15" jam or 20"-25" jump works for just about every load (my PRS rifle gets sub 0.5MOA with 20"-80", which is insane)
Welcome to the easiest caliber you have ever loaded for. Varget, h4350, Shooters World Precision, and Reloder 15 will be your powder friends and 123 and 139 Scenars along with 123 SMK’s and the 140 VLD’s you have will be your bullet friends. I can’t wait to see how this turns out. I believe it’s gonna be awesome.
It really was never planned. I had a friend with a proof 6.5mm barrel that only had about 700 rounds on it. I know it was a shooter when he took it off so thought it would be a good first test barrel in my adventure of chambering.
Super easy cartridge to get to shoot well. I have two. Varget, H4350, Re-16, and N150 under the 120/123 Scenar, 130 ELD, 130 Hybrid, and 130 Norma have all done fantastic. Your freebore of your reamer will determine whether you should shoot 140s, or be optimized for the 130 class. Good luck.
An interesting project!!! Unfortunately I don’t believe 6.5x47 will ever find any popularity here in the states. Maybe for certain target shooters but never the public at large. The 6.5 creedmore is just way way more available and common and does everything and more than the 6.5x47 can.
It's more popular than you think...in the competition arena. It has .308 barrel life with Creedmore ballistics. It's just that the 6.5x47 is pretty much handload only where as the Creed you can buy off the shelf thanks to the marketing of Hornady which is huge in the states. SOME benchrest shooters even use the 6.5x47 where the 6.5 Creed is virtually nonexitent. The 6.5x47 can be run hard...really hard from its case design using 'small' primers...however so can the Creed just because Lapua offers Creed cases with the small primer pockets...if you handload. Small rifle primers with small flash holes equales higher pressures.
@@jeffsikula2920 I agree with everything you said except one thing. How does using a small rifle primer versus a large cause a pressure spike??? It just depends make any sense to me??? You have less primary explosive and less energy. I guess the primer pocket is smaller but what would that do??? If this is the case, wouldn’t large magnum cases all be using small primers and small cases using large ones??? Any information would be appreciated.
@@danielcurtis1434 There's no pressure spike unless you start jammimg in the lands. The idea of use small primers with small flash holes is simply for strength....small primer pocket, small flash hole equals a thicker case head- more brass. Also the 6.5x47 can pretty much only use Lapua brass which is pretty much the best. Like i said its got .308 barrel life, little bit lighter recoil and i still get 2870 with a 140...go look at the velocity on a box of ammo for the Creed. Anyway thats why I like the 6.5x47.
Your seating bullets for a 6.5X47 cartridge using a 6.5 PRC seating die? Are you serious? Also, new Lapua Brass is extremely tight at the neck...so you are probably going to have 6 thousandths neck tension! This means it will take an extreme amount of force to seat a bullet so your case is going to be wobbling around inside that Waaaay too large 6.5 PRC seating die. (6.5 PRC is a magnum cartridge). I have loaded for this caliber for years and have burned out more than one barrel. It's a great cartridge but you cannot be serious here. I saw another video where you blew a primer and didn't know why. That is dangerous brother. You are off the reservation. The reason you don't have more comments is because serious shooters checked out. Your advice is going to get someone hurt.
I have been using my 6.5 prc die to seat bullets in 6.5 creedmoor for years. I have a rcbs seater die for 6.5 creed but have had excellent results with my Hornady prc die. I'm not saying you should do it, simply saying that's how I do it. The necks did not feel significantly different than any of the other new brass I have used other than adg. If you don't like the videos don't watch them.
@@gilream I'm guessing you have never tried it. It's seating the same size bullet in the same size neck. I'm guessing you are not a fan of universal seating dies?
