Load data for 6.5 x 52 R K&S + .264 | 85gr | Sierra HP Varminter

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2495, Hodgdon H322, IMR 3031

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.264 \| 85gr \| Sierra HP Varminter
Manufacturer SKU:	1700
Bullet Weight:	85gr \| 5.5g
Bullet Diameter:	0.264" \| 6.71mm
Bullet Length:	0.846" \| 21.5mm
Caliber:	6.5 x 52 R K&S load data
Case Length (l3):	2.020" \| 51.3mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.744" \| 69.7mm
Seated Depth:	0.122" \| 3.1mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.122" \| 3.1mm
Case Capacity:	47.0 Grains of Water \| 3.05 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	47137 psi \| 3250 bar
LID:	LID_B5800_C1009
Last updated:	2025-01-01

Load data for 118 loads in caliber 6.5 x 52 R K&S with .264 | 85gr | Sierra HP Varminter bullet and 59 powders such as Accurate 2495, Hodgdon H322, IMR 3031. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above.

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Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	88%	41814	89%	**18	94%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	94%	42293	90%	**99	93%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	84%	41437	88%	**63	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	86%	42018	89%	**59	91%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	83%	41872	89%	**72	95%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	83%	42061	89%	**89	96%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	89%	41582	88%	**48	100%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	88%	41829	89%	**41	97%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	95%	42424	90%	**61	98%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	88%	41553	88%	**51	100%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5	<<locked>>	95%	42337	90%	**48	95%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	92%	41568	88%	**28	93%
[Alliant Reloder-17]*	<<locked>>	97%	39305	83%	**22	92%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	89%	42264	90%	**25	92%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	88%	41843	89%	**48	95%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	85%	41974	89%	**49	96%
Hodgdon H322 👍	<<locked>>	85%	41698	88%	**12	99%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	94%	41887	89%	**89	93%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	96%	31908	68%	**59	100%
IMR 3031 👍	<<locked>>	93%	42279	90%	**97	99%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	94%	41539	88%	**72	93%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	91%	41481	88%	**38	94%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	87%	42264	90%	**02	95%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	84%	42337	90%	**95	96%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	90%	42293	90%	**51	97%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	88%	42264	90%	**43	94%
Lovex S062	<<locked>>	93%	42264	90%	**09	95%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	89%	41974	89%	**92	95%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	89%	42076	89%	**22	98%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	93%	41756	89%	**41	94%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	93%	42279	90%	**51	93%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	87%	41553	88%	**09	93%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	84%	41887	89%	**53	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	96%	31618	67%	**95	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 52	<<locked>>	94%	41684	88%	**87	96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 60]*	<<locked>>	97%	38261	81%	**89	92%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	86%	42090	89%	**82	98%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	91%	41597	88%	**72	95%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	97%	40828	87%	**22	94%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	96%	42148	89%	**51	93%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	89%	41916	89%	**09	94%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	87%	41553	88%	**23	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	94%	41872	89%	**43	99%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	90%	42293	90%	**51	97%
Shooters World Precision	<<locked>>	93%	42264	90%	**09	95%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	84%	41974	89%	**12	96%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	88%	42192	90%	**49	99%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	89%	42105	89%	**95	93%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	97%	42061	89%	**25	94%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	84%	42177	89%	**36	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	90%	42061	89%	**49	100%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	39682	84%	**72	99%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	92%	42119	89%	**95	98%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	97%	35433	75%	**51	94%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	85%	42076	89%	**09	95%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	91%	41597	88%	**05	98%
[Winchester 6.5 StaBALL]*	<<locked>>	97%	37884	80%	**67	92%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	85%	41669	88%	**54	96%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	84%	42148	89%	**41	95%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	82%	33649	71%	**05	90%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	89%	36738	78%	**64	90%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	37420	79%	**81	99%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	84%	39015	83%	**90	90%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	81%	38783	82%	**07	94%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	81%	38856	82%	**17	95%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	31343	66%	**99	97%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	81%	32605	69%	**15	94%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	81%	26368	56%	**41	92%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	32895	70%	**51	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	86%	31009	66%	**56	90%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	88%	35868	76%	**81	90%
[Alliant Reloder-17]*	<<locked>>	94%	35781	76%	**20	90%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	86%	37739	80%	**17	90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	81%	32735	69%	**25	92%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	81%	37521	80%	**41	95%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	36738	78%	**04	97%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	89%	36361	77%	**54	90%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	81%	25280	54%	**98	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	81%	28863	61%	**36	95%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	90%	35752	76%	**35	90%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	85%	33417	71%	**38	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	81%	34838	74%	**15	92%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	81%	38566	82%	**20	95%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	81%	30545	65%	**53	93%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	81%	34418	73%	**53	91%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	82%	30240	64%	**07	90%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	81%	32039	68%	**36	91%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	81%	32155	68%	**72	95%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	86%	33562	71%	**31	90%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	88%	35984	76%	**94	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	82%	34418	73%	**38	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	81%	38159	81%	**67	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	25077	53%	**34	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	84%	29704	63%	**46	90%
[ReloadSwiss RS 60]*	<<locked>>	94%	34838	74%	**97	90%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	81%	35766	76%	**31	96%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	81%	30545	65%	**94	91%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	89%	31749	67%	**85	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	91%	35853	76%	**94	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	83%	33852	72%	**02	90%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	81%	34142	72%	**43	96%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	81%	27514	58%	**72	94%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	30545	65%	**53	93%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	82%	30240	64%	**07	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	81%	37347	79%	**07	94%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	81%	33533	71%	**43	96%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	83%	34751	74%	**15	90%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	88%	32198	68%	**82	90%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	38305	81%	**58	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	31966	68%	**10	98%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	81%	24540	52%	**49	94%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	81%	29878	63%	**90	94%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	90%	28631	61%	**54	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	81%	36419	77%	**74	93%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	81%	29747	63%	**03	93%
[Winchester 6.5 StaBALL]*	<<locked>>	94%	34606	73%	**79	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	81%	35969	76%	**10	94%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	81%	38319	81%	**49	93%

Start Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

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FR ... fill rate of the cartridge in percent

MaxP ... max. pressure of load in psi or bar

% ... max. pressure of load in percent of the maximum allowed pressure for this caliber

V(0) ... muzzle velocity in feet per second (fps) or meters per second (m/s)

z ... powder burnt in percent

[...] *... not dangerous but load has suboptimal powder burnt with possible characteristics such as extensive muzzle flash or inaccurate loads.

[...] ²... fill rate low - you might want to consider using a filler to ensure proper ignition.

[...] ᴾ... possible press load - work up slowly to this load while watching for signs of excessive pressure.

👍 ... recommended powder/load for this caliber and bullet combination based on its ballistic performance.