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re: 6.5 CM
Posted on 3/2/23 at 3:28 pm to Captain'merica0301
Posted on 3/2/23 at 3:28 pm to Captain'merica0301
Why don’t you shoot the same bullet you’re using in the Midwest?
Posted on 3/2/23 at 3:34 pm to Captain'merica0301
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You haven’t put a piece of merit on this board that I can recall. You just talk shite about anyone asking for opinions/help but don’t have the stones to put your own experiences and knowledge out there. Go to the politics board where people find opinions entertaining. Or even better, have an original thought.
Calm down
Posted on 3/2/23 at 3:50 pm to Captain'merica0301
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when trying to deer hunt in LA it’s obviously less than ideal
What makes it less than ideal in Louisiana?
Posted on 3/2/23 at 3:56 pm to TheDrunkenTigah
Dang it. You’re right
This post was edited on 3/2/23 at 4:01 pm
Posted on 3/2/23 at 3:57 pm to Captain'merica0301
Hard to beat rem core-lokt for small deers. like new selections in solid copper expanding too.
Posted on 3/2/23 at 4:20 pm to upgrade
It's made for shooting MILES away. Idk if the bullet even fully materializes in the first 500 yards.
Posted on 3/2/23 at 4:27 pm to upgrade
Good point. Background. The one deer Ive shot with it had a tiny exit wound. Luckily I hit lung so it dripped blood but I’m hunting in thick woods and found that’s the deer either made it further or the track was harder. Summed up to being used to seeing blood spurting with the shot I made. It was shot using a 140 grain bullet which I’ve seen to be maybe on the higher end for what I’ve seen here and heard from buddies.
Posted on 3/2/23 at 5:12 pm to Captain'merica0301
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Could do either/both, just trying to hear about people’s real experiences.
I killed three with hornday whitetail 129.
75-125 yards they all died within 75yd and had exits with good blood trails. I’m not saying it’s thors hammer but it kills just like my other rounds when I shoot them in the same spot.
Posted on 3/2/23 at 5:33 pm to Captain'merica0301
I shot a 6.5-300 for antelope
Used the 130gr swift sciricco
It’s a phenomenal 6.5 bullet but I’m pushing unreal speeds
Used the 130gr swift sciricco
It’s a phenomenal 6.5 bullet but I’m pushing unreal speeds
Posted on 3/2/23 at 6:29 pm to Captain'merica0301
I prefer 140 gr. Speer HotCor’s in front of H4350 for 6.5 Manbun.
Posted on 3/2/23 at 8:19 pm to bayoudude
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The new Barnes 115 grain tac-tx black tips look really promising.
From what I've read the TAC-TX bullets from Barnes are designed for the lower velocity rounds like the 300 Blackout (30 caliber bullets) and 6.5 Grendel (6.5 bullets).
Posted on 3/2/23 at 9:37 pm to Captain'merica0301
Disclaimer: I've never shot a 6.5 CM. OTOH, I've killed a number of deer w/ a 260 Remington handgun. If I were to deer hunt w/ a 6.5 CM rifle, I'd look at a conventional cup & core 129-140 gr bullet, 125 gr Nosler Partition or 130 gr Nosler AccuBond. The 120 gr Barnes TTSX would also prob be fine at rifle velocities. I've killed one deer w/ my 260 using the 120 gr TTSX and was pleased, but my handgun runs a muzzle velocity a couple hundred fps less than in a rifle.
Posted on 3/2/23 at 9:39 pm to TigerOnThe Hill
129 gr american whitetail. Will them as dead as any other caliber
Posted on 3/2/23 at 10:00 pm to Captain'merica0301
130gr Accubonds handloads @ 2600± fps with 22" barrel. Taken four deer now between 75 and 150 yds and none of them ever took a step. One was neck shot, other three in the chest. Those ABs will frick a deer up.
This post was edited on 3/2/23 at 10:37 pm
Posted on 3/3/23 at 5:14 am to bayoudude
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I have rollled 300+ lb hogs with them in the blackout out to 100 yds. The tac-tx has a lower opening velocity threshold that should produce some devastating wound cavities.
Mine is set up strictly for target shooting. I quit hunting around 20 years ago. I really got burnt out on it. I only range shoot now and every once in a while, take a hog or coyote or something.
Posted on 3/3/23 at 5:20 am to Captain'merica0301
In thick woods, you need to make a high shoulder shot and drop them right there.
Deer aren’t that hard to kill. Most any bullet should do the job. If not, it’s time to return to calibers such as the .30-06 and the .308. When’s the last time we had to have multiple threads about what bullet to shoot from a .30-06?
Deer aren’t that hard to kill. Most any bullet should do the job. If not, it’s time to return to calibers such as the .30-06 and the .308. When’s the last time we had to have multiple threads about what bullet to shoot from a .30-06?
Posted on 3/3/23 at 5:59 am to Captain'merica0301
When it comes to something you can select in the 6.5 CM to help it not cripple deer that won’t leave a blood trail, it can’t be done.
Hold on to grandpas Remington .270 and your bow for LA hunts.
Seriously though…I know 3 people that shoot the cripplemore. And they all like the hornady precision hunter 143gr.
Hold on to grandpas Remington .270 and your bow for LA hunts.
Seriously though…I know 3 people that shoot the cripplemore. And they all like the hornady precision hunter 143gr.
Posted on 3/3/23 at 6:05 am to Double The Trouble
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And they all like the hornady precision hunter 143gr.
See lots of this ammo during hunting season at the range. Personally it shoots like hot garbage out of my gun. Worst is the Super Performance. Make no mistake, it will hit a deer but it will not group worth a damn.
Posted on 3/3/23 at 6:49 am to TideHater
I use the Nosler Trophy Grade 140 accubond.
Posted on 3/3/23 at 7:18 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Idk if the bullet even fully materializes in the first 500 yards.
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