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6.5 x 47 Lapua

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Posted: Sun Aug 16th, 2009 08:52 AM

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I'm working on this 6.5 x 47 Lapua project for the first time. I have an Savage action/stock, and a barrel in the works and on its way within a few weeks. My dilemma is for a load :troll:

that will take me out to a 1000 yards, and be accurate. Any ideas will be welcome. RDE

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RWD welcome aboard

Just wondering with out going up in the mountains ,where in Seattle are you able to shoot 1000 yrds.

The longest range I can find is plantation up in whatcom co. and it only goes to 300 yrds

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Posted: Sun Aug 16th, 2009 05:00 PM

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This is totally a new area for me. I belong to the Kenmore Gun Range There are members who with the owner of Benchmark Barrels shoot 1000 yds. plus. If I herd correctly, they shoot in the canyons somewhere within our Cascade Mountain range. I was hoping to find a military complex that would have 1k yds, and allow me to shoot. But so far that isn't going to happen. RDE

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Checkout this link for an excellent article on the 6.5X47, has a lot of good info that may help.

http://www.6mmbr.com/gunweek072.html

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the 6 br pages have lots of info. excellent source, a google search will get you lots of possibilities as well. that is what I did when I first started working up my6.5 x 47. I shoot mine F class open from 300 to 1000yds. I am shooting the sierra match king 140 over 37 gr of RL 15. H 4350 is another good powder for this cartridge. Also with 37 gr with this bullet. near max load for my rifle.I had really good results with the Lapua Scenar `123 gr over 38 gr of Rl 15, of course the heavier bullet gives me a better bc for the long range wind battle. I also point my bullets with the Whiden Bullet pointer system. I am shooting a savage target action/ Schillen BBl on a Competition Shooting Stuff stock. The S1. Have fun and enjoy what I think is a great long range cartridge. http://www.competitionshootingstuff.com/id13.html( link to stock. a photo of my rifle in the pics area of Gary's site,

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My friend shoots a 6.5x 47 Lapua very well at 900 meters watch him shoot 73 of 75 points with 8v bulls on new F class target, he told me he couldn't get 140s going fast enough, he uses Rl 15 and 130gr Bergers near top end load.
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The 140g Berger and SMK are very popular here in the southwest in this caliber. The 140 is a little better in the wind and you have that additional bullet length as the chamber lengthens. No question the 130 berger is a great bullet in that rifle. It is my go to bullet in my 6.5 creedmore.

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