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Apr 6th , 2018 at 5:36am
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I have some Hornady 6.5 mm, .260 129 Gr SST and some AR2206H at hand. Can anybody suggest a load please. Somewhere to start at least and not hot.
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Reply #1 - Apr 6th , 2018 at 6:56am
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searching around looks like 33g might be the place to start.
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Reply #2 - Apr 6th , 2018 at 7:08am
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Think you'd be better getting some 2209 for that case/prog weight combo. 2206H is a tad fast for it
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Reply #3 - Apr 6th , 2018 at 7:41am
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Thanks Chris I appreciate the heads up.
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Reply #4 - Apr 6th , 2018 at 9:09am
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Yep, RE19, AR2213sc or H414 will work much better. 50 grains of AR2213sc fills the case, gives good velocity, and is a mild load in mine - but may not be in yours.
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Reply #5 - Apr 6th , 2018 at 12:13pm
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Geoff sent me an Excell spreadsheet a few years ago I might still have it he certainly will. Is this for the T3 you bought off me?
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Reply #6 - Apr 6th , 2018 at 7:55pm
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Nor-West wrote on Apr 6
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Geoff sent me an Excell spreadsheet a few years ago I might still have it he certainly will. Is this for the T3 you bought off me?
Might have been looking at that very detailed thread from back in bout 2006-7 yesterday after doing a search. Will see if I can find it again. The were several graphs etc in it. Lots of old names and exmembers taking part in an indepth discussion on the .260 and different powders.
Yes it is for that gun. I was reloading already for it but not for a year or more and cant seem to find the notes I made at the time. It was likely 2208 as Ive only recently starting buying 2206H for anohter project.
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Reply #7 - Apr 7th , 2018 at 12:21am
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Reply #8 - Apr 7th , 2018 at 8:06am
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44gr 2209 behind 120gr prohunter. dont have any fancy data or statistics but groups inside an inch at a hundee, funnily enough i went through all threads i could find and 44gr was about what others were using and mid way between book recommendations, i didnt work up a ladder and faff around much, just loaded a few and tried it out, it shot really well, shooting out to 400yards, matches up with my vortex ballistic scope hash marks too
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Reply #9 - Apr 7th , 2018 at 10:28am
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I use 46grn 2209 with 120 B/t and pro hunter's. get 2897fps. shoot well through the ruger. Also 100grn Barnes TTsx 47grns 2209 getting 3042fps which is my favorite and great bush load.
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Reply #10 - Apr 9th , 2018 at 9:27am
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Gidday Headcase - is that Norwests old 260 rifle ?? In which case I just bought a sister-ship and will reload for it after I run through the 70 rounds of factory that came with it. I fired up Quickload to run some comparisons for the powders mentioned with a 20" barrel and the Hor 129 SST: First AR2209: Step Fill. Charge Vel. Energy Pmax Pmuz Prop.Burnt % % Grains fps ft.lbs psi psi % % - -08.0 97 41.40 2541 1849 44972 11318 91.5 -06.0 99 42.30 2601 1938 48113 11621 92.7 -04.0 102 43.20 2662 2030 51497 11911 93.8 -02.0 104 44.10 2724 2125 55145 12187 94.8 +00.0 106 45.00 2786 2223 59088 12445 95.7 So with AR2209 you're probably going to run out of case capacity before you get too hot - at least in a Rem Model 7 with its finite mag length. Now AR 2206H: Step Fill. Charge Vel. Energy Pmax Pmuz Prop.Burnt % % Grains fps ft.lbs psi psi % % -10.0 76 32.40 2363 1600 38645 9734 96.9 -08.0 77 33.12 2410 1664 40803 9948 97.5 -06.0 79 33.84 2457 1729 43067 10153 98.1 -04.0 81 34.56 2503 1795 45442 10347 98.6 -02.0 83 35.28 2549 1862 47935 10531 99.0 +00.0 84 36.00 2595 1929 50551 10703 99.3 +02.0 86 36.72 2641 1997 53297 10863 99.6 +04.0 88 37.44 2686 2066 56179 11012 99.8 +06.0 89 38.16 2730 2135 59206 11147 99.9 So with 2206H you can still get a useful velocity, all powder you're putting in the case is burnt, and ikts posible it might shoot well in the rifle. The starting loads shown here are within those specified in the ADI manual. Cheers
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Reply #11 - Apr 9th , 2018 at 11:57pm
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Yes it is his old Rifle. I know he still luvs it. Just waiting till he offers me $1800 so I can sell it back to him.
Can you tell me what your calculator says abut 2208? I found a half can.
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Reply #12 - Apr 10th , 2018 at 5:10am
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Here Tis' AR2208 Step Fill. Charge Vel. Energy Pmax Pmuz Prop.Burnt % % Grains fps ft.lbs psi psi % % -10.0 82 34.20 2401 1651 40976 9778 96.9 -08.0 84 34.96 2449 1718 43343 9994 97.5 -06.0 86 35.72 2497 1785 45838 10200 98.1 -04.0 88 36.48 2544 1854 48466 10395 98.6 -02.0 90 37.24 2592 1924 51237 10579 99.0 +00.0 92 38.00 2639 1995 54157 10751 99.3 +02.0 93 38.76 2686 2066 57237 10911 99.6 +04.0 95 39.52 2732 2139 60486 11057 99.8 The last load on this table is potentially "hot" so work up carefully. Cheers
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Reply #13 - Apr 10th , 2018 at 5:11am
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What breed of .260 have you got HC?
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Reply #14 - Apr 10th , 2018 at 6:15am
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Its a T3 with a trueflight barrel. Feels good to shoot.
Jeff built it and sold it for a very fair price. Hes going staight to heaven.
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