6.5 Creedmoor - Hotter loads with H4350 and 143gr ELD-X

Just picked up a 308 and went back and re-watched your 308 videos and man its crazy to see how far you have come with the video quality. Keep up the great work.

John is out here doing the lord’s work. Hornady loves their lawyer loads…

It never fails every time that I watch any one of these videos it makes me want to go to the bench and start working up new loads for myself in my rifle! My favorite channel on youtube bar none the hard work is greatly appreciated!

Excellent Vid JRB. I really like the format of going back and forth and discussing the results. The added MOA numbers is also great. Your videos continue to improve, all the hard work and editing does not go unnoticed. Thumbs up for sure. The T/C Compass just continues to be a great value. Mine shoots the 143 ELD-X just a little bit better with RL17 than H4350.

Case head expansion tells the story, measured with a micrometer, NOT a caliper, just ahead of the extractor groove. Case head expansion over .0005 is scary territory no matter what the primers or shiny spots on the rear of the case look like.

Thanks again for your time and knowledge, another great video. Well I tried to get the TC Compass with your advice/discussion on your site and my LGS sold out of their stock on Black Friday, so long story shorter, same LGS brought the Ruger American Predator in 6.5C, on a one day Christmas sale and I got one... Off to the races. Now I'll be taking much better notes 😉

Great quality in these videos. Very informational and very helpful.

Good video John. And an excellent demo of what happens to groups when the "best" loading is reached and then surpassed with a particular rifle/load combination. My pet load for the 143gn ELD-X is 49.5gn of RL22 which gives 2759 avg. and .460" 5 shot groups at the 100yd range from a Tikka T3X with zero pressure signs. Going hotter just made the groups open, so no point. Sorry for late response but you have so many great videos to watch I always seem to be finding another one. Thanks mate.

Excellent video series-I learned a lot from you 6.5 series.

JRB - That Savage is looking better all the time...Happy New Year to ya, FC Steve

I really like all of your videos super informative and you take alot tof time to make these videos thank you I think factory load data goes off of consistent accuracy and reasonable velocity

Digging the new graphics with the group summary.

Thanks for the video again, and Merry Christmas to you and your Family~!

“Let’s try to blow it up” proceeds without safety classes 😂

Good video. Primer cratering issue is probably caused by gap around firing pin. You would need to bush the firing pin to tighten that up.

They establish maximum loads by the average pressure. The reason the H4350 is maxed n the upper 59,000 psi range is because they found that loading higher than that maximum charge would occasionally result in pressure over 62,000

Im not sure if you're still reading these comments or not but I'm trying to expand on your great work and want to share the results. Im using a ruger American 1:8 22" barrel. Starline brass with Winchester standard lrg primers and nosler 140 gr RDF with 0.040 jump. With h4350 I've gone from 40.6-42.8 grains with velocities ranging 2550-2730 fps. No pressure signs. Ive also tried hybrid 100v from 39.6-42.0 with velocities ranging 2576-2788 fps. No pressure signs. The 100v is producing better SD and tighter groups and it meters amazingly well. It also produces large flat spots for accuracy nodes. Thanks for what you're doing it's a huge wealth of info

Just a tip when loading to max with stick powder, use a 4 or 5'' drop tube and the powder level will drop significantly. Nice vid. Thanks/

Your always so informative this one is great I am working on a 6.5 round now !

Well Johnny another excellent video and subject matter. Getting to the point today I bought and shot my first blackpowder revolver and am loving it I shot it in the dark at about 8:30 into a birm in the back yard (just couldn't wait for tomorrow) and I'm thinking once I figure out a charge and we're it's hitting I might be able to shoot a deer with it. But that's what's going on with me thanks for the video.