What Bullet For 6.5 Creedmore ?

[Zep]

Need some advice for a bullet for a 6.5 Creedmore. Heavy Lilja 26 inch barrel. 1-8 twist. Would like to punch paper and hit metal targets 300 - 600 yards for now.

Have Varget and H4350 available.

Many thanks for any suggestions.

 

[Creedmoor shooter]

140 a-max. I shoot ragged holes with these out of my Creedmoor on top of superformance. My dad has same results with H4350 out of his Creedmoor. Not as high of a B.C. as the bergers but we have really good luck with them.

 

[skyfish25]

The Hornady 140gr A-max or even their 140gr BThp is the most economical. And it shots well. For 300-600 yards, maybe the 130gr Berger or even the 123gr A-max. If the Hornady shoot well, and probably will, they are the most economical.

Many use H4350, works good. I use Ramshot Hunter with magnum primers. And RL17 has shown promise with some as well.

Have fun.

 

[justinc68]

Ive been shooting 140 grain berger VLDs with alot of sucess. Was able to hit a can of spray paint at 700. and great groupings at 1000.

also lately bought a box of 100 grain V-max's for groundhogs. they shoot really really well!

I also just got 2 boxs of the berger 140 grain hybrids that i will load up this spring.

 

[Gray R]

They don't have the following of the bergers or sierras but I've had good luck with noslers 140 grain custom competition. Might be worth a shot

 

[Browninglover1]

They don't have the following of the bergers or sierras but I've had good luck with noslers 140 grain custom competition. Might be worth a shot

The custom competitions shoot awesome in my rifle. This is a 4 shot group at 300 yards using the CC, the 4th shot I flinched bad when the guy on the bench next to me fired right before I did.

 

[Gray R]

That's hard to argue with. I haven't stretched their legs yet but they're showing promise during development. Sometimes I wish I had gone with the creedmoor instead of the 6.5x284

 

[cwinner]

I'm currently having great luck with the 139gr Lapua Scenar bullets on top of H4350......previously I shot the 140 A-max bullets, about 3,500 of them last year but my more recent lots have been giving me un-explained flyers. I chalk it up to quality control.....I've not had issue with the Lapua bullets. They are available in 1000 rd boxes to boot.