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While bench-testing loads, I used a Schmidt & Bender 5-25x56mm PMII scope.
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The 6.5x47 Lapua case has base diameter and loading length similar to the.308 Win., allowing it to accept the same bolt heads and fit into similar actions and magazines. Lapua cases are manufactured to be reloaded, again and again. All our cases are strong and uniformly precise. Lapua cases are the best in the world.6.5x47 / 6.5mmx47 Lapua (Berger Bullets Data) Warning! Notes: Case trim length: 1.840 barrel length: 24' COAL: 2.800' 140 GR bullets: Berger Match VLD Target, Match BT Long Range Target, Match Hybrid Target or Match Grade VLD Hunting.I see most people say 6.5x47 trim length is 1.843. I am getting 1.835 on pretty much all cases. I just fired a hundred rounds of new Lapua brass.Its kind of like the.338 lapua vs the.338 norma. For magazine feeding I would definitely go with the 6.5x47 due to the shorter case which allows bullets to be seated out farther. If I was planning on using a 24'-26' barrel and single loading, then I would probably go with the 6.5 creed. The following data is taken directly from the The Vihtavuori Reloading Guide for Centerfire Cartridges: Edition 6, 2008. The picture shows an RCBS case trimmer, available for about £80 at any good gun shop. After every few firings, it is a good idea to measure the length of your fired cases and trim them to the 'trim to length' shown here if they need it. Eventually this can lead to chambering problems (and consistency problems if the cases stretch at different rates).
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Every time a rifle cartridge is fired, the case neck stretches very slightly.
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