![]() While the velocity of the load is 149 feet/second slower than factory Hornady, the exceptional accuracy is a big sell for me. ![]() ![]() Heading back to the range and experimenting with OAL, I managed this 5 shot group with the same load. 208″, while it was two shots short of a meaningful group, it still showed the promise of the load. The initial 3 shot load development group was. My final load, pushed the 123 SMK at 2625 feet/second with exceptional accuracy. Initial load development and accuracy testing (for more see: 6.5 Creedmoor load development: 16.5 inch barrel, 123 SMK and 140 SMK) showed the most promise with 123 grain Sierra MatchKing (SMK) over Varget. With factory Hornady 120 AMAX holding approximately 1.2 MOA at 2774 feet/second with a standard deviation of 19.6, I felt there was room for improvement. To see how the rifle was built, take a look at Building a custom Savage Model 10 in 6.5 Creedmoor. Shilen Select Match barrel 6.5mm 1:8 twist, #7 contour.The rifle’s parts were ordered from Brownells: When I customized my Savage Model 10 FCP-SR, I threaded and chambered it in a 16.5″ long 6.5 Creedmoor with a 1:8 twist Shilen select match barrel. Always looking for something new, I wanted to see how one of the trendy 6.5mm match cartridges would fare in a shorter barrel. Most of the short rifles I’ve built were 16″ barrel 308 Winchesters. Over the past two decades in the sport I’ve learned short barrel precision rifles shoot well and look cool.
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