Comments on: Lapua 6.5 Creedmoor Brass Performs Great in Tough Field Test

By: The Raven

The Raven — Sat, 26 May 2018 12:23:36 +0000

For the life of me, I can’t understand why some old Fudd benchrester is reading an article on a PRS cartridge.

By: Rob

Rob — Sun, 11 Feb 2018 01:28:20 +0000

When you are changing over to SRP cases for 6.5creedmoor, are you still going by the book/manuals load data min and max charge weights, to start with for the 6.5creedmoor listings? Given most manuals I have, current with Lyman 50th, lists the data with Large Rifle Primers for their setup/testing.
Is there a rule of thumb?

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 30 Oct 2017 02:10:29 +0000

Initially, the cost of the brass won’t matter to me, but accuracy and velocity will. I’ve collected around 60 rounds of once fired factory Hornady at the range in the last few months, and bought another 60 rounds of Hornady Match, American Whitetail just to break my new X-bolt in. If I can get it to shoot .25-.5 MOA consistently like my 243 X-bolt, I’m good with that. But I’m interested in how much more accurate and how much faster the Lapua brass with small rife or small mag rifle will be, and will it keep it’s accuracy for the 15+ reloads I’m hearing about. And what about annealing? Seems like that will have to happen if intending to shoot the brass that many times.

By: Keith

Keith — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 18:37:11 +0000

I would be more concerned with SD and velocity than anything else. If you can get a single digit SD and a low extreme spread then your accuracy should be there after finding an optimal seating depth for accuracy. If the accuracy node is around 2750 fps with single SD and low ES then Lapua has done it again.

By: Brian Haumont sr

Brian Haumont sr — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 04:51:41 +0000

Does the small primer make that much difference for long range shooting just asking

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 21:00:37 +0000

For the life of me, I can’t find any Hornady 140 gr. ELDx listed anywhere. Help!

By: Richard

Richard — Sat, 08 Apr 2017 20:25:45 +0000

Please. Can you do the same test again, only this time for accuracy.

Take five cases, shoot them for group at 300 metres/yards. Prone bipod position.

Measure record conditions and group size.

Repeat another 19 times for a total of 20.

Graph results.

Do the same thing with other cartridges.

Publish series on your blog.

By: Judge F.E. LeMoine

Judge F.E. LeMoine — Fri, 07 Apr 2017 16:57:11 +0000

Good test. Results consistent with my personal observations, particularly, concerning greater resistance to loosening of primer pockets. I have experienced similar loosening with all the major brands, using the larger primers, even the ones costing as much as and more than Lapua. Regarding price, considering the foregoing, Lapua is a bargain. And at the same time, more consistent, requiring less prep. than at least one of the others and no more than the rest.

By: mark

mark — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 07:00:35 +0000

so I guess that we can safely conclude that 6.5CM small pocket brass lasts longer because of 308 palma, which fact is known for very long.

and now the real test: accuracy!

By: Tony

Tony — Wed, 05 Apr 2017 18:50:19 +0000

I have run 308 Palma vs large primer made into 6.5 Creedmoor, also use Norma brass, for awhile now, the small primer is superior except when it’s very cold in my findings.