I have purchased 130 gr Match Grade VLD Hunting bullets in .264 for my CZ 6.5x55. Berger wants you to purchase their manual but I don't want to until I know I will be using their bullets. If these bullets work great I will buy 140 grainers too. I just don't want to spend the money on a manual to test one bullet. Anyone have any data I could use?
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Berger Bullet load data?
- Thread starter cdbeagle
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reynolds357
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Go to Hodgdon website and use any of their 140 data. The Berger has very little bearing surface, so it usually tolerates being loaded hotter than anything else except the A-Max. You also have Ramshot and Accurate powder companies website that lists data for the Sweede. I load 140Bergers in the Sweede and love them. My load uses Ramshot Magnum well over maximum load, but my seat depth is very long creating a little extra case capacity. Starting load for the 6.5X55 Sweedish Mauser using a 140 spitzer and Ramshot Magnum powder is 46.4. Published maximum is 49.8.
DeerSlayer86
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Check out loaddata.com, they want about $20 I think but on the positive note, there are thousands and thousands of loads on there...including the Berger manual in its entirety. Pretty cool
I have the manual what powder r u using
I have IMR 4831, 4350 and Varget.
Berger manual says (6.5/55 Swedish Mauser 130 gn match grade vld hunting barrel length 24 in coal 3.150 IMR 4350 start load 41.0 max 43.0. IMR 4831 start load is 41.5 max 43.9 ) no load for varget . I used these for the first time this year hunting for my sons 270 and my 7 mm rem mag and they were awesome only thing is on all three deer we shot they don't leave much of a blood trail because they punch in and come apart in the cavity. But there isn't much tracking either none of them went more than 20 yds . Remember I was quoting load out of book but its loaders response ability to verify good luck
FrankenMauser
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For future reference you just email Berger via their "contact us" section of their website and someone will email you requested reload data.
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For future reference you just email Berger via their "contact us" section of their website and someone will email you requested reload data. I have done this with .243 win load data.
Emailed them last night and already received the data from them. Thanks for the advice.