Looking for pass through

[Ksduckhntr]

I have taken almost a dozen deer with various bullets in a 6.5 sweede but none have left an exit hole. All shots have been sub 350 yds broadside type shots. All deer did the same thing and die, but there was little to no blood trail. I am wanting to find a bullet that will give me an entrance and exit hole on whitetail. What bullets should I consider? I have shot sst, eld-x

 

[DoneNOut]

Have you tried Hammer hunter bullets?

 

[SamuelBerryhill308]

Have you tried Hammer hunter bullets?

I'll 2nd that

 

[Elkeater]

Any mono or bonded bullet should do the job on a whitetail. Accubonds, GMX, Barnes, hammers, Nosler partitions. The list is extensive

 

[Laelkhunter]

Barnes TTSX is what you seek young Jedi. I have a collection of "recovered" bullets which are Swift A-Frames, Hornady Interlocks, and Nosler Partitions. I have no Barnes Bullets in that collection, never recovered one. Everything I shot with them were recovered quickly with no tracking.

 

[FEENIX]

I have taken almost a dozen deer with various bullets in a 6.5 sweede but none have left an exit hole. All shots have been sub 350 yds broadside type shots. All deer did the same thing and die, but there was little to no blood trail. I am wanting to find a bullet that will give me an entrance and exit hole on whitetail. What bullets should I consider? I have shot sst, eld-x

I used NABs on my 6.5x55 Swede and all my harvests have exit holes.

 

[nso123]

Shot my first deer with the Absolute Hammer yesterday out of my 280AI at 100 yards. Perfect pass through, and the heart and lungs were vaporized. Can't say anything about a blood trail because it was a bang flop.

 

[ButterBean]

Have you tried Hammer hunter bullets?

I'll 2nd that

X-3

 

[Ksduckhntr]

If I go with a mono style bullet should I drop to the 120's to keep the speed up? If I stick with a more traditional bonded bullet are the 140 class bullets going to give me the results I'm looking for? The only downfall to the swede or any mid caliber 6.5 is the lack of speed obtained for the terminal results I'm looking for.

 

[coop2564]

Fed fusions, mono or accubond.

 

[Varmint Hunter]

Any mono or bonded bullet should do the job on a whitetail. Accubonds, GMX, Barnes, hammers, Nosler partitions. The list is extensive

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[Nevrsummr]

Steve at hammer bullets (yep thats x4) will put you on the right track as far as which bullet. Typically its on the lighter side. Since i switched to hammers i havent had to follow a blood trail yet. However i will say that if you want a good blood trail try to aim below the center of the chest. In my experience whether 2 holes or 1 if you are above center theres substantially less blood leaving the cavity.

 

[FEENIX]

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If I go with a mono style bullet should I drop to the 120's to keep the speed up? If I stick with a more traditional bonded bullet are the 140 class bullets going to give me the results I'm looking for? The only downfall to the swede or any mid caliber 6.5 is the lack of speed obtained for the terminal results I'm looking for.

I do not have the same issues as you are experiencing. The next time I reload for my 6.5x55, it will be the 156 Berger for the max energy dump; no exit wound required.

 

[xsn10s]

I've had exit wounds using 30-06 165 Nosler Ballistic Tip at under 80 yards. I'd guess that a 140 gr Ballistic Tip out of a 6.5 Swede would exit also.