6.5x47L deer load

[mr.big]

130 VLDH and 38.5 Varget , 5 shots avg 2927 which is pretty hot but the Stiller bolt still opens smooth as butter.
The AI chassis is kinda hard to shoot off a rest but I think that'll do on deer size targets out a pretty good ways.

 

[markwondi]

.160-.167" freebore on yours? That's a stiff load for sure but will perform well on deer.

 

[mr.big]

.160-.167" freebore on yours? That's a stiff load for sure but will perform well on deer.

Yeah it's .167 I think. I had my other one at .220

 

[mr.big]

JBM calls for 3.25 moa at 300 and 8.0 at 500. It was close but I need to tweak something to get it dead on.

3 shots at 300 was a little high and 1 shot at 500 was a little low.

I think it's the sight height I had entered may be off a little

 

[mr.big]

11 moa was on the 10 inch gong at 600 first round hit and 26 moa was on the 15 inch gong at 1000 first round hit.

Wound up 5-5 at 600 and 5-5 at 1000.
400 yards is about as far as I have to shoot while hunting so I think that shouldn't be a problem.

 

[markwondi]

Nice! The 6.5x47 is my favorite cartridge, so stupid easy to tune a load and a great performer.

 

[mr.big]

Nice! The 6.5x47 is my favorite cartridge, so stupid easy to tune a load and a great performer.

This one shoots a little better on paper at about 2775 fps but I'll take 150 fps more and half inch 300 yard groups to hunt with

 

[TiminTN]

That combination looks deadly to me...!

 

[EastTNHunter]

Oughta do to 150 or so

 

[mr.big]

That combination looks deadly to me...!

It'd probably kill me if I had to carry it far. Lol