6,5 - 284 Norma

Test barrel: 660 mm (26”), 1 in 9” twist
Primers: Large Rifle
Cases: Lapua, trim-to length 54,90 mm (2.161”)

Bullet	6,5 g / 100 gr		Lapua, FMJ		C.O.L. 70,0 mm / 2.756 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N150	2,71	41.8	872	2861	3,22	49.7	973	3192
N550	3,09	47.7	895	2936	3,48	53.7	1019	3343
N160	3,08	47.5	855	2805	3,77	58.2	1002	3287
Bullet	6,5 g / 100 gr		Lapua, Scenar		C.O.L. 75,0 mm / 2.953 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N150	2,79	43.1	910	2986	3,23	49.8	999	3278
N550	3,08	47.5	892	2927	3,48	53.7	1019	3343
N160	3,10	47.8	865	2838	3,77	58.2	1004	3294
Bullet	7,0 g / 108 gr		Lapua, Scenar		C.O.L. 79,0 mm / 3.110 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N550	2,97	45.8	920	3018	3,39	52.3	1027	3368
N160	3,08	47.5	906	2972	3,49	53.9	1008	3308
N165	3,52	54.3	922	3025	4,04	62.4	1042	3419
N560	3,47	53.5	927	3041	3,81	58.9	1031	3384
Bullet	7,1 g / 110 gr		Lehigh Defense, Match Solid Bullet		C.O.L. 76,5 mm / 3.012 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N555	2,93	45.2	869	2851	3,51	54.2	965	3166
N165	2,96	45.7	849	2785	3,40	52.5	943	3094
N560	2,99	46.1	857	2812	3,47	53.6	970	3182
N565	3,15	48.6	862	2828	3,82C	59.0C	979	3212
N570	3,40	52.5	886	2907	3,85C	59.4C	973	3192
C – Compressed load
Bullet	7,8 g / 120 gr		Lapua, Scenar-L		C.O.L. 79,0 mm / 3.110 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N550	2,83	43.7	822	2697	3,26	50.3	940	3084
N160	2,86	44.1	801	2628	3,53	54.5	930	3051
N165	3,40	52.5	834	2736	3,80	58.6	942	3091
N560	3,32	51.2	831	2726	3,73	57.6	956	3136
Bullet	8,0 g / 123 gr		Lapua, Scenar		C.O.L. 79,0 mm / 3.110 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N160	2,59	40.0	795	2608	3,29	50.8	925	3035
N165	3,03	46.8	830	2723	3,65	56.4	947	3106
N560	3,28	50.6	867	2844	3,65	56.3	963	3158
Bullet	8,2 g / 127 gr		Barnes, LRX BT		C.O.L. 77,5 mm / 3.051 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N160	2,78	42.9	806	2644	3,07	47.4	876	2874
N165	2,97	45.8	823	2700	3,35	51.7	902	2959
N560	3,03	46.8	827	2713	3,38	52.2	912	2992
N565	3,27	50.5	849	2785	3,55	54.8	921	3022
Bullet	8,4 g / 129 gr		Hornady, Interlock SP		C.O.L. 72,9 mm / 2.870 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N555	3,04	46.9	833	2733	3,36	51.9	906	2972
N165	3,00	46.3	813	2667	3,60	55.6	909	2982
N560	3,22	49.7	841	2759	3,57	55.1	925	3035
N565	3,37	52.0	848	2782	3,71	57.3	924	3031
N570	3,62	55.9	867	2844	3,85C	59.4C	920	3018
C – Compressed load
Bullet	8,4 g / 130 gr		Nosler, RDF		C.O.L. 79,0 mm / 3.110 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N555	2,99	46.1	829	2720	3,41	52.6	907	2976
N160	2,88	44.4	809	2654	3,26	50.3	886	2907
N165	3,20	49.4	836	2743	3,66	56.5	913	2995
N560	3,25	50.2	847	2779	3,58	55.2	925	3035
N565	3,45	53.2	852	2795	3,77	58.2	927	3041
N570	3,71	57.3	880	2887	3,80C	58.6C	898	2946
C – Compressed load
Bullet	8,8 g / 136 gr		Lapua, Scenar-L		C.O.L. 79,0 mm / 3.110 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N550	2,75	42.4	770	2526	3,13	48.3	879	2884
N160	2,83	43.7	754	2474	3,38	52.2	868	2848
N165	3,26	50.3	783	2569	3,65	56.3	892	2927
N560	3,22	49.7	795	2608	3,62	55.9	935	3068
Bullet	9,0 g / 139 gr		Lapua, Scenar		C.O.L. 79,0 mm / 3.110 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N160	2,80	43.2	772	2533	3,06	47.2	835	2740
N560	3,12	48.1	793	2602	3,63	56.0	919	3015
Bullet	9,1 g / 140 gr		Berger, Hybrid Target		C.O.L. 81,0 mm / 3.189 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N555	2,85	44.0	796	2612	3,21	49.5	865	2838
N160	2,75	42.4	782	2566	3,10	47.8	856	2808
N165	3,00	46.3	797	2615	3,43	52.9	882	2894
N560	3,00	46.3	807	2648	3,32	51.2	883	2897
N565	3,18	49.1	822	2697	3,52	54.3	895	2936
N570	3,45	53.2	848	2782	3,77	58.2	922	3025
Bullet	9,1 g / 140 gr		Hornady, BTHP Match		C.O.L. 78,0 mm / 3.071 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N555	2,88	44.4	789	2589	3,23	49.8	862	2828
N160	2,68	41.4	760	2493	3,06	47.2	839	2753
N165	2,96	45.7	782	2566	3,33	51.4	857	2812
N560	3,06	47.2	807	2648	3,40	52.5	885	2904
N565	3,22	49.7	810	2657	3,57	55.1	886	2907
N570	3,48	53.7	836	2743	3,80C	58.6C	905	2969
C – Compressed load
Bullet	9,1 g / 140 gr		Hornady, ELD Match		C.O.L. 79,0 mm / 3.110 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N165	2,70	41.7	764	2507	3,02	46.6	815	2674
N565	3,05	47.1	794	2605	3,52	54.3	878	2881
N568	3,34	51.5	801	2628	3,80C	58.6C	879	2884
N570	3,45	53.2	869	2851	3,65	56.3	900	2953
C – Compressed load
Bullet	9,1 g / 140 gr		Hornady, SST		C.O.L. 77,0 mm / 3.031 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N555	2,80	43.2	780	2559	3,24	50.0	859	2818
N160	2,65	40.9	753	2470	3,01	46.5	826	2710
N165	2,90	44.8	777	2549	3,38	52.2	859	2818
N560	3,10	47.8	806	2644	3,42	52.8	878	2881
N565	3,17	48.9	803	2635	3,57	55.1	881	2890
N570	3,40	52.5	825	2707	3,80C	58.6C	897	2943
C – Compressed load
Bullet	9,1 g / 140 gr		Lapua, Naturalis N507		C.O.L. 74,7 mm / 2.941 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N160	2,87	44.3	753	2470	3,20	49.4	824	2703
N165	3,17	48.9	768	2520	3,55	54.8	864	2835
N560	3,21	49.5	786	2579	3,55	54.8	875	2871
Bullet	9,1 g / 140 gr		Lapua, Naturalis N563		C.O.L. 75,0 mm / 2.953 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N550	2,58	39.8	737	2418	3,01	46.5	832	2730
N160	2,61	40.3	713	2339	3,12	48.1	826	2710
N165	2,57	39.7	702	2303	3,43	52.9	851	2792
N560	2,88	44.4	737	2418	3,44	53.1	861	2825
Bullet	9,1 g / 140 gr		Nosler, RDF		C.O.L. 79,2 mm / 3.118 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N555	2,85	44.0	788	2585	3,22	49.7	863	2831
N165	3,07	47.4	801	2628	3,42	52.8	871	2858
N560	3,15	48.6	817	2680	3,43	52.9	885	2904
N565	3,18	49.1	804	2638	3,56	54.9	880	2887
N568	3,45	53.2	815	2674	3,82C	59.0C	877	2877
N570	3,45	53.2	833	2733	3,85C	59.4C	910	2986
C – Compressed load
Bullet	9,2 g / 142 gr		Nosler, Accubond Long Range		C.O.L. 79,0 mm / 3.110 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N165	2,90	44.8	774	2539	3,28	50.6	849	2785
N560	3,00	46.3	795	2608	3,28	50.6	865	2838
N565	3,06	47.2	797	2615	3,48	53.7	871	2858
N568	3,38	52.2	803	2635	3,75C	57.9C	866	2841
N570	3,30	50.9	813	2667	3,76	58.0	895	2936
C – Compressed load
Bullet	9,3 g / 144 gr		Berger, Long Range Hybrid Target		C.O.L. 81,2 mm / 3.197 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N160	3,00	46.3	803	2635	3,28	50.6	868	2848
N165	3,35	51.7	829	2720	3,60	55.6	897	2943
N560	3,10	47.8	811	2661	3,39	52.3	882	2894
N565	3,27	50.5	808	2651	3,60	55.6	881	2890
N570	3,65	56.3	840	2756	3,85C	59.4C	887	2910
C – Compressed load
Bullet	9,3 g / 144 gr		Lapua, FMJBT		C.O.L. 79,0 mm / 3.110 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N160	2,80	43.2	783	2569	3,14	48.5	841	2759
N165	2,90	44.7	766	2513	3,61	55.7	875	2871
N560	3,18	49.1	802	2631	3,43	52.9	876	2874
N570	3,54	54.6	798	2618	3,70F	57.1F	830	2723
F – Case full
Bullet	9,5 g / 147 gr		Hornady, ELD Match		C.O.L. 79,0 mm / 3.110 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N555	2,65	40.9	737	2418	3,01	46.5	812	2664
N160	2,40	37.0	698	2290	2,80	43.2	775	2543
N165	2,60	40.1	724	2375	3,04	46.9	796	2612
N560	2,85	44.0	761	2497	3,16	48.8	830	2723
N565	3,00	46.3	770	2526	3,38	52.2	843	2766
N568	3,15	48.6	764	2507	3,66C	56.5C	852	2795
N570	3,15	48.6	780	2559	3,60C	55.6C	865	2838
C – Compressed load
Bullet	9,9 g / 153 gr		Hornady, A-TIP		C.O.L. 80,3 mm / 3.161 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N555	2,70	41.7	743	2438	3,08	47.5	820	2690
N160	2,60	40.1	726	2382	2,89	44.6	792	2598
N165	3,10	47.8	783	2569	3,39	52.3	844	2769
N560	2,90	44.8	764	2507	3,21	49.5	834	2736
N565	3,16	48.8	786	2579	3,46	53.4	854	2802
N568	3,40	52.5	791	2595	3,75C	57.9C	864	2835
N570	3,20	49.4	792	2598	3,68	56.8	877	2877
C – Compressed load
Bullet	9,9 g / 153.5 gr		Berger, Long Range Hybrid Target		C.O.L. 81,5 mm / 3.209 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N555	2,60	40.1	722	2369	2,98	46.0	795	2608
N165	3,10	47.8	783	2569	3,39	52.3	850	2789
N560	2,80	43.2	746	2448	3,06	47.2	811	2661
N565	3,20	49.4	789	2589	3,50	54.0	861	2825
N170	2,75	42.4	713	2339	3,20	49.4	794	2605
N568	3,40	52.5	798	2618	3,75C	57.9C	850	2789
N570	3,00	46.3	767	2516	3,42	52.8	839	2753
C – Compressed load
Bullet	10,1 g / 156 gr		Berger, EOL Elite Hunter		C.O.L. 80,5 mm / 3.169 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N555	2,88	44.4	760	2493	3,17	48.9	821	2694
N165	3,20	49.4	774	2539	3,47	53.6	840	2756
N560	3,12	48.1	777	2549	3,43	52.9	850	2789
N565	3,18	49.1	775	2543	3,50	54.0	843	2766
N568	3,43	52.9	776	2546	3,76C	58.0C	850	2789
N570	3,35	51.7	789	2589	3,71C	57.3C	865	2838
C – Compressed load
Bullet	10,1 g / 156 gr		Lapua, Mega		C.O.L. 74,0 mm / 2.913 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N560	3,09	47.7	755	2477	3,45	53.2	841	2759
N570	3,46	53.4	781	2562	3,65	56.3	808	2651
Bullet	10,4 g / 160 gr		Hornady, Interlock		C.O.L. 77,0 mm / 3.031 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N165	2,76	42.6	707	2320	3,20	49.4	785	2575
N565	3,18	49.1	762	2500	3,50	54.0	830	2723
N570	3,38	52.2	784	2572	3,71C	57.3C	857	2812

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