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Who has killed lots of elk with a 6.5 mm bullet?
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<blockquote data-quote="bounty hunter 2" data-source="post: 1269879" data-attributes="member: 90711"><p>I cant make a direct velocity comparison because I doubt my 1/10" twist will stabilize 140+ gn bullets. I do plan to try some 120gn bullets though. If a 120gn 25 cal bullet will stabilize in a 1/10" twist I will guess that the same 120gn weight should also stabilize in a 1/10" twist 264 cal.</p><p>A 264 cal 120gn vld style bullet may be a bit longer than a 25 cal 120gn spt. BT but not by much.</p><p>I did end up backing off my original load with the 6.5/06 because after about three shots primer pockets were becoming noticeably loose.</p><p>I shot a rock chuck with this load last spring right at 600 yards and the terminal effect was still very impressive. I have an idea that on deer size game anything closer than 600 yards and the Hornady bullets I am using may act as little bombs and not penetrate at all. At 600 they are still moving fast enough for good bullet action as the chuck demonstrated but still held up well enough to penetrate an elk broad side as was the case with the cow elk I mentioned.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bounty hunter 2, post: 1269879, member: 90711"] I cant make a direct velocity comparison because I doubt my 1/10" twist will stabilize 140+ gn bullets. I do plan to try some 120gn bullets though. If a 120gn 25 cal bullet will stabilize in a 1/10" twist I will guess that the same 120gn weight should also stabilize in a 1/10" twist 264 cal. A 264 cal 120gn vld style bullet may be a bit longer than a 25 cal 120gn spt. BT but not by much. I did end up backing off my original load with the 6.5/06 because after about three shots primer pockets were becoming noticeably loose. I shot a rock chuck with this load last spring right at 600 yards and the terminal effect was still very impressive. I have an idea that on deer size game anything closer than 600 yards and the Hornady bullets I am using may act as little bombs and not penetrate at all. At 600 they are still moving fast enough for good bullet action as the chuck demonstrated but still held up well enough to penetrate an elk broad side as was the case with the cow elk I mentioned. [/QUOTE]
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