6 x 62 Freres Load Data

Alternative names: 6 x 62 Frères, 6x62 Frères

Our load data for caliber 6 x 62 Freres covers 211 bullets from 30 manufacturers and a total of 13293 load recipes. In addition, our members have shared 3 load recipes.

Load Data

Community Loads

Caliber Statistics

Standard / Datasheet

C.I.P.

Primer Size

Large Rifle (LR)

Max. Case Length

68 Grains of Water

Bullet / Barrel Diameter

0.243'' | 6.17 mm

Max. Case Length

2.425'' | 61.59 mm

Max. Cartridge Length / OAL

3.228'' | 81.99 mm

Max. Standardized Pressure:

62366 psi | 4300 bar

XXL ID

CID_970

Velocity (V0)
.243 | 47gr | AERO SOLR,- smax:8.00
[3829 fps | 1167 m/s]
.243 | 50gr | Impala LWHV LS
[3753 fps | 1144 m/s]
.243 | 55gr | Sierra Blitzking
[3655 fps | 1114 m/s]
.243 | 115gr | Barnes RNSP
[2788 Joule]
.243 | 95gr | Nosler CT Ballistic Silvertip
[2778 Joule]
.243 | 95gr | Nosler Ballistic Tip
[2778 Joule]
.243 | 112gr | Barnes Match Burner
[BC1: 0.624]
.243 | 115gr | DTAC RBT Closed Nose - Boron Nitride
[BC1: 0.62]
.243 | 110gr | Sierra HPBT MatchKing
[BC1: 0.617]
Energy (E0)
Ballistic Coefficient (BC1)
Bullet Weight (gr) ->
0-50
50-75
75-100
100-150
150-200
200-300
>300
The following table indicates for this caliber and various bullet weight ranges (in grains) which powders are suitable (👍) and popular among our reloading community (👍👍). This might evolve over time as more community members share their loads and as we accumulate more calculations and tests with our balistics calculator.
Weight vs. Velocity - Suitable Bullets for this Caliber
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Barrel Length Variation vs. Velocity - by Bullet Weight

Bullet Weight (gr) ->	0-50	50-75	75-100	100-150	150-200	200-300	>300

6 x 62 Freres Load Data

Caliber Statistics

6 x 62 Freres load data available is with the following bullets: