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6.5x284 Hornady 6.5 143 EXD-X 2735 FPS @ muzzle 185 yards, mature mule deer quartering away. Entered and broke second to last rib, exited body cavity and lodged in muscle of off shoulder. Before weight 143 gr.........after weight 56 gr. I liked the BC and accuracy of this load but was...

Yes...Looks about .25" It did kill the deer very dead and would be a great choice for broadside lung shots, but I worry about what would have happened is the deer was quartering to me instead of away.

A couple of weeks ago on a mature mule deer. 6.5x284 handloads Hornady 6.5 143 EXD-X 2735 FPS @ muzzle 185 yards, deer quartering away. Entered and broke second to last rib, exited body cavity and lodged in muscle of off shoulder. Before weight 143 gr.........after weight 56 gr. I liked the...

I was recently in the "library" and over heard a Cabelas employee explain to a customer that they try to determine the FMV and then will offer you approximately 70% of that. Other considerations would obliviously be their inventory needs and relative demand for the firearm. It will ultimately...

25-06 100 gr. TTSX Lung shot 75 yards didn't take a step. I have also used the 100 TTSX out of my 257 Weatherby up to 450 yds with similar results.

I know you said no mono bullets but when you are talking light for caliber the Barnes TTSX is a viable option. I started using them a long time ago because they were manufactured a couple of miles from my home but have ended up using them almost exclusively. Excellent results on mule deer, elk...

A management deer taken at a little over 400yds. Lung shot and took about 4 steps. Barnes 175gr LRX in 300 mag.

You are getting a lot of excellent opinions on bullets heaver than what you asked for and can legally use . I still vote for Barnes 80gr. TTSX.

Barnes 80 TTSX are great. Taken many deer with excellent results

I have had good luck with the Barnes 175 LRX's....... The 200 LRX's should be worth a try also.

Loyalty had absolutely nothing to do with my decision of having a smith polish the chamber. I did not have the time to wait for Remington to replace the gun before my hunt. Loyalty to me is earned. This is my 5th 700 and first bad experience, but it WILL factor into my decision on who to buy my...

Bushwackr Two years ago I bought a Rem 700 in 300WM. I had the exact problem you have. With initial hand loads the bolt lifted but would not extract easily. Tried minimum loads with same results. Tried factory loads, still stuck. I took it back to Cabelas and whined. They offered to send...

35 years ago when spotlighting coyotes was legal we would leave for the desert about sunset. Before it got dark we would throw a bag of shot on the hood of the truck and make sure our rifles were still on. If you ever had the first two shots touch you were required to take a third. (I don't...

This is a budget build. Remington 700 Cabela's run, advertised as a BDL, but looked like an SPS with a blued fluted barrel. About $500 on sale. Stock is a B&C Alaskan II, $250. Scope is a Vortex Viper 6.5x20x44. Cameraland had the vplex reticle on clearance a while ago for a little under $300...

While trying a new gun at 1000 yds I thought I would shoot 600 first to see if I was on paper. After the first shot the second one seemed to have missed everything and so I went downrange to see what the heck happened. The guys told me I had to take another shot. HA, fat chance.