I believe you are correct about the hangfires. Staball65 will do the same thing at lower charge weights, so it may be a characteristic of the Staball line. Great video Rob
Awesome, glad to see some test with this powder in your 6gt. Poor ignition of ball powders is kind of a common thing. Top end leads and/or magnum primers tend to be the solution.
@@waynemayle865 it is. One thing I've noticed about staball powders is they are more dense than what they are based on, so to fill up the same case volume, the charge weights will be higher. I noticed this originally with Staball 6.5 vs H4350. So I tell people, take a varget load and add 1-2 grains and you should be in a good spot for Staball match. So I think he could go as high as 35.5-36gr and still be in a good spot
@@ForceRecon112 yeah it seems to require more powder than Varget. Idk why hodgdon wouldn't have tested this with more cartridges. Very few listed on their load data.
I would try the same charge at a couple different depths, with the bullets seated 0.010" off the lands 2.548" and 0.008" in to the lands 2.566" going by your measurement. My 6x47 Lapua shoots those bullets in the lands a little better ( .2's ), but out a little is a close second ( .3's ). Those bullets are very consistent and generally shoot very well, as good if not better than the hybrids at closer ranges.
Drinking game ..... Take a shot when Rob actual catches the brass as he ejects ....lol , Good video/test Rob
Thanks for featuring this powder. Huge help. Interesting ignition situation. Respectable groups in my book
I believe you are correct about the hangfires. Staball65 will do the same thing at lower charge weights, so it may be a characteristic of the Staball line. Great video Rob
It's a characteristic of ball powders in general.
Awesome, glad to see some test with this powder in your 6gt.
Poor ignition of ball powders is kind of a common thing. Top end leads and/or magnum primers tend to be the solution.
i noticed with staball 6.5, it performed best at or near max charges, so him wanting to push the charge weights up a little more is a great idea imo
@@ForceRecon112 yes, I had to start low due to no reference on this powder for GT.
@@RobsReloading ive onlychecked it out for .223 and 6mm arc and looking at your velocities confirmed my suspicions further
When I asked Hodgdon about 6gt. They advised they had no load data presently.
I was thinking that the 6gt was based around varget
@@waynemayle865 it is. One thing I've noticed about staball powders is they are more dense than what they are based on, so to fill up the same case volume, the charge weights will be higher. I noticed this originally with Staball 6.5 vs H4350. So I tell people, take a varget load and add 1-2 grains and you should be in a good spot for Staball match. So I think he could go as high as 35.5-36gr and still be in a good spot
@@ForceRecon112 yeah it seems to require more powder than Varget. Idk why hodgdon wouldn't have tested this with more cartridges. Very few listed on their load data.
I been using the staball HD is 6.5prc in a bergara hmr
I would try the same charge at a couple different depths, with the bullets seated 0.010" off the lands 2.548" and 0.008" in to the lands 2.566" going by your measurement. My 6x47 Lapua shoots those bullets in the lands a little better ( .2's ), but out a little is a close second ( .3's ). Those bullets are very consistent and generally shoot very well, as good if not better than the hybrids at closer ranges.
only hagnfires I've had have been with the stable ball powders
Whats Up Rob!
I use the same stickers for target and they are 1.5 inches in diameter
The larger stickers are 1 inch and the smaller is cut down to 0.5".
One question can you find Staball Match to buy ; powder is scarce as you know ?
I have a local shop that is very good for stocking components.
I wonder where StaBall Match falls in the powder burn rate, my charts don't have it listed...
The new hodgdon has it on the chart
@@RobsReloading Thank you!