120grn nosler with N160 powder all you ever need.
what target/stalking loads do you guys use in your 6.5x55??
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120grn nosler with N160 powder all you ever need.
Last edited by supersportfive; 23-05-2018 at 07:51 PM. Reason: typo
139g Lapua Scenar and 42g of N160 is good to 900 yards through my Tikka T3.
N160 with 120 gr Sierra Pro Hunters - very little meat damage.....and a little cheaper than Noslers!!
Agree with that.
But from what I have learnt there is hardly a bullet in 264 that will do both stalking and targets >600 yds especially with N160. IMHO if the OP wants to shoot his rifle for stalking at extended ranges then 120gr and N160 is excellent, but if it is equally important to shoot long targets than I would be thinking of keeping the 120gr/N160 for stalking but consider a change of bullet design and an alternative powder combination like Berger/Lapua with RS60 for long range targets.
Of course if the OP intention was target work out to say 400 yds then yes either Nosler/Sierra would be good.
I used N160 with 120g pro hunters on deer
And 120gr Nosler bt for long rang target/varminting out to 600 yards
Both were very accurate loads with the bt having a low ES
Atb
i heard n140 is also a good powder choice in the 6.5 which would also be great as i use it in my .243...
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hmmm.. i was going to see if i could use 1 powder for both, will be running 139gr through the 6.5 i think....
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