Hunting w/140 A-Max in 6.5mm

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Anyone have experience with the Hornady 140 grain 6.5mm A-Max as a hunting bullet? Thanks

[Dave King]

I used them in Wisconsin for whitetail and here in Maryland for whitetail.. No complaints from any of the deer, one shot kills. I didn't recover the bullets for examination.

[bigbrother]

We shot 4 whitetails with them from a 6.5x284 last season from 530 to 742 yards. All were shot once, all were very dead...
this one was laying in a bed at 680 yards....she got up but staggered about 15 feet and was done. All exits were dramatic.

[Varmint Hunter]

Funny but I just worked up a new whitetail load for my 7mm-08 using the 140gr TSX bullet. How do you spell overkill??
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[sscoyote]

Will 2700 fps mv get me to 600 with enuf energy, vel.,etc. to do the JOB on cow elk???
It'll impact at 600 with 2050 fps, and 1300 ft. lbs.

[ 08-21-2004: Message edited by: sscoyote ]

[Fiftydriver]

SS,

That load will certainly kill an elk with proper shot placement but in my opinion, its a little light to be intentionally shooting at mature elk at 600 yards with.

If the wind blew you into the shoulder bone, you would probably have at best a hell of a tracking job ahead of you, and at worst, a lost elk.

Good Shooting!!!

Kirby Allen(50)

[sscoyote]

I understand 50-- that type of shot would only be taken under the most ideal of conditions/setups-- something we come across occasionally up in the mtns. A steady 10mph x-wind will move that bullet 20" @ 600. The only real answer to the limit of one's ability to shoot at any particular range is experience. I guess then the only way to find that answer is to get out and see what can be done under field conditions-- something i intend to do in short order. Thks. for the reply.