re: 6.5 Creedmoor

The more you know

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Buddy just got one and used it in TX last week. No exit wound on deer. But it was a heart shot and it only went 30 or so yards. But he said not a drop of blood.

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I'm curious, what load he was using? Like i said earlier, there are a lot of new rounds for the CM. I worry that some hunters may be using loads/bullets that better suited for target than game. I would've expected a conventional 6.5 bullet at usual velocities to exit the deer your buddy killed.

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Look up a ballistics chart of the 6.5 vs the .308 then revisit the conversation.

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Apples to oranges. The 308 has a bigger sectional density so the BC will be lower.

I wasn’t impressed with the performance on deer till I switched to the Federal 130gr Berger bullet. Actually picked some up to try from Walmart after I wasn’t impressed with the 143 gr Hornady performance(ELDx). Grouped better than expected, and shot a nice buck at 245yrds and blew a huge exit hole after hitting off shoulder. Really like that set-up if hunting

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If you want accuracy for punching paper at long range like a 1000yds, 6mm Dasher and 6.5x47 Lapua will do it better

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Is that why you see so many of these in f class matches? I’ve seen the dasher a couple of times. Never seen a 6.5x47

Most are 6mm creedmoor, 6br, 6.5 creedmoor

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switched to the 140g Berger hybrid

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Another rebranded target bullet.

Use a good proven hunting bullet (interbond, accubond, partition, barnes x, etc) and you'll have good results. The swede built its reputation in Europe as a moose round with heavy round nose soft points at close range.

It isn't the caliber. Stay away from all the long range crap and you'll have an excellent deer rifleml

It seems like hornady bullets are across the board lighter construction than other brands. My small sample size has been they never exit as reliably as others of the same weight. I had good luck with 140 interlocks on several deer though.

But still, 129gr is light for the caliber. 140 is the bare minimum IMO. 6.5's have always been liked for the great penetration you get from the long bullets without big gun recoil, not necessarily the flat trajectory.

I just looked at the offerings on midway. Yall have a way better selection of stuff than I ever had with the swede. Lots of long range and match type stuff as well. Avoid all that stuff. Federal blue box 140gr would be my starting point, or any nosler partition. If you want long range, stick to the barnes stuff. I also saw swift A frame, accubond (normal, not LR), Federal fusion, and core locks all in 140gr. All of that should exit nearly 100%

If I don’t sell it, I’ll do some more experimenting next year.

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257 WBYs

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Perfect example. If fast and sleek didn't expand in deer, this would be a HORRIBLE deer round.

Buy alas, it's not.