Can any of you 6.5 shooters give me a bullet length for the 107gr & 120gr Sierra MK.? I'm trying to decide on which 6.5 to rebarrel my M700SA. Thanks

I don't know about the bullet length of the Sierra 107gr., but the Sierra 120gr. HPBT Match has a length of 1.188". Best wishes.

Cal - Montreal

Thanks Cal!

the 107's measure 1.282"

Ok guys, how can the 107 be longer than the 120? Thanks for the numbers.

[ 06-16-2003, 08:43: Message edited by: fredj338 ]

the BC on the 107 is slightly higher than the 120 match.

Thanks for the info guys.

Fredj338,

Had he asked for bullet lengths for the Lapua Scenars in .264 you'd really be scratching your head. For once, I'm glad I have a Remington 700 with it's ridiculously long throat. Best wishes.

Cal - Montreal

Cal
I agree all the way. I have a redding comp seater and the 107's,142 MK's and 140 bergers will seat all the same off the die. They sit .0010 off the lands. Makes it nice when you don't have to keep adjusting the dies.Mine is a detachable mag but it is a single shot when useing these bullets.

Fred338:

I have had my 260 Rem VLS throated out to shoot the 107s. I prefer them over the 120s, as they will shoot a little flatter to 300 and 600 yds.
RL 15 and 4064 work the best for me.
You can get higher velocity but the bullet works best in the 2900-3000 fps range for accuracy. Got that from Sierra, and they were right.

W 748 is also a sleeper powder for that combo.

Anybody ever try those 107's at a thousand? How do they compare???

SSCoyote:

The max range I have to test any rifle on is out to 850 yds.

They are flat shooters and I would not hesitate to shoot them at 1,000 at all.

I can hit a gong on our range off of the bench with the 107s at 850 pretty consistently .