Finally got around to it.....

Rifle – 6.5 X 55 Swedish, Rem 700 Action, PacNor #2 @22”, 1:9 twist

Powder – Reloader 17 48-49.5 grains

Alliant Data – Speer 90 grn hollow point, 48.5 grains, 3223 fps

Bullet – Sierra 100 grain hollow point

Cases – Winchester

Primer Fed 210M

Chronograph - Oehler 35P @15 feet from muzzle

All groups five shots

Legend - + highest velocity
- lowest velocity
E diff between high and low
M Mean
S Standard Deviation

Weather – 75 warming to 85, wind increasing to 12mph, shooting directly into the wind

Results – overall decent, rifle groups better with IMR 4064 or Varget shooting between 3100 and 3200 fps and the same bullet. Smallest group was .762 outside to outside @ 49 grains. For reference the black box is .966 outside to outside. At 49.5 grains I could just start to feel a little tightness in the bolt lift. I’ll shoot 49.5 again as the numbers look promising but the wind had kicked up. First shot of the day was the low one @48 grains.

Before someone points it out, I know I missed consistently to the left … lol

ned ----- I got a real neat one hole group with my .243 WSSM using RL-17 powder sunday. I have used it in my .25 WSSM and .270 WSM also, with good results, while not the one holer, close. Good shooting.

looks like you got something to work with there
the 49 gr load and maybe a different primer might be a bunch tighter. or even going to 48.7 or sumthin.