huntinfool18
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Norma whitetail is some of the best ammo I've shot in a long time. It's cheap and has been very accurate in all the rifles I've shot it in. If she's only shooting a couple hundred yards it'll do just fine.
Best factory ammo for my girlfriend's 6.5 CM
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Creedmoor shooter
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140 eld-m. That bullet flat out kills
Bucklowery
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The 95g vmax and the 147g and everything in between has been knocking the down with mine. Put it together for my wife.
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I have had good luck with the Winchester 125 Deer Season XP - 4 DRTs thus far on deer right at 200Y. They are accurate and also ~$5 cheaper than the next competitor.
3 shot at 200Y.
41Magnum
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Used that same load to take my first antelope in Wyoming @ 260 yards with my Nosler M48 handgun, DRT. The Nosler loves Winchester ammo,
For my daughter and when I used the 6.5 Creedmoor, use 143grn Hornady Precision hunter. Another you might want to consider is the Federal fusion 140 grn.
hesse
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We run 130 to 140 grain bullets. The sst is what we hand. That being said she switched over to the 130 grain Hornady Cx all I can say is wow what a exit hole
Jon Bischof
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My particular rifle shows a preference for bullet weights between 129-140 grains. It will shoot 142 and 143 OK, but seems to group tighter in the 129-140 range of the many factory ammos I have tested.
Every rifle is different. I see Feenix's CM loves Winchester XP 125's. Probably can't beat that in that rifle.
Killed this South Arkansas buck with Norma Whitetail 140 SP last year. I was pleased with the terminal performance and it didn't do the 'internal blender' thing that SST's do when they liquefy the innards (what a mess!). Norma does the damage but doesn't overdo it.
I am looking forward to trying Fiocchi 129 SP's later this season. Haven't had the pleasure yet. But it will have to be a doe, since I am tagged out on Bucks this season.
Every rifle is different. I see Feenix's CM loves Winchester XP 125's. Probably can't beat that in that rifle.
Killed this South Arkansas buck with Norma Whitetail 140 SP last year. I was pleased with the terminal performance and it didn't do the 'internal blender' thing that SST's do when they liquefy the innards (what a mess!). Norma does the damage but doesn't overdo it.
I am looking forward to trying Fiocchi 129 SP's later this season. Haven't had the pleasure yet. But it will have to be a doe, since I am tagged out on Bucks this season.
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GSP814
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Hornady Interlock!
The 140 TGK is an awesome bullet for the 6.5 cm. I have taken whitetail with that bullet from 60yds out to 300 with great results.
Montana'eer
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I took a buck at a whopping 50yds on Thanksgiving day this year with a home rolled using the ELDX 143gr bullet. It clipped a front shoulder, hit the heart and made one heck of an exit wound. The heart looked like an M-80 went off in it.
At the range my loads with the eld-x produce solid 3/4" groups, sometimes better. I have the same twist as yours and a 24" barrel.
At the range my loads with the eld-x produce solid 3/4" groups, sometimes better. I have the same twist as yours and a 24" barrel.
Jon Bischof
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Ahwww, Yer just spreading that gossip about the Creedmoor being the most lethal cartridge to ever contain gunpowder!
Montana'eer
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At that range a well placed ball bearing slung by a wrist rocket would've dumped him.
