6.5 CM hunting bullets

So I bought my 6.5 CM so I could shoot and practice long range. I worked up a great load for 147 ELDM. Now I want a hunting load. In my .270 I have been using LRX which is awesome. The purpose of the 6.5 is long aerodynamic bullets so I don't see the logic in going to the lighter monolithic solids for it. Can the lack of of BC be compensated by the additional speed or should I go with the Accubond , ELDX or some other cup and core high BC bullet

Berger 140 or 156 grain Elite Hunters? What hunting distances are we talking. The Hammer Bullets may be a good option.

JMB 1911 said:

So I bought my 6.5 CM so I could shoot and practice long range. I worked up a great load for 147 ELDM. Now I want a hunting load. In my .270 I have been using LRX which is awesome. The purpose of the 6.5 is long aerodynamic bullets so I don't see the logic in going to the lighter monolithic solids for it. Can the lack of of BC be compensated by the additional speed or should I go with the Accubond , ELDX or some other cup and core high BC bullet

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Not sure what you're wanting to shoot with it but the 147s work great in game, especially at Creedmoor velocities.

John

Many shooters have had excellent results with the 147 ELDM for hunting LR. Why not use the load that you've already worked up?

I shot antelope with the 147 this year because they are light boned and skinned fairly easy to kill. The performance is absolute garbage. They started coming apart when they hit hair. Would not even fully penetrate the off side rib cage. Entrance wounds looked like exits I would not want to shoot a big deer with it or shoot head on or angling to shots

You may scoff at this idea, but I have great success with 110 grain Hammer Hunters with my 6.5X47. Two loads with consistent accuracy yield 3048 and 3134 respectively. The latter load produces SD 1 and ES 3. Devastating too on deer size game.

i like 140 gr Nosler partition

135gr Berger has vaporized everything I have shot.

Rick Richard said:

You may scoff at this idea, but I have great success with 110 grain Hammer Hunters with my 6.5X47. Two loads with consistent accuracy yield 3048 and 3134 respectively. The latter load produces SD 1 and ES 3. Devastating too on deer size game.

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Mr. rick which powder are you using with the hammers

Thanks

Buck

Bucklowery said:

Mr. rick which powder are you using with the hammers

Thanks

Buck

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Varget.

I ya e to disagree with the 147 being good on game I ran those at first and can tell you they do not perform all that well on a wide range of game.
As for Bullets you are correct in the long high bc is great in the creed but that's for targets.
I can tell you you can not find a better hunting bullet than hammer.
Here's how I look at it. I can run the heavies for game but they tend to hit the bottom limit of the opening operational point of velocity at about the same distance as the hammer. So yes the hammers will not compete on steel at 1000 yards but the added speed at the start puts the min for those to open about the same as the heavies. So why give yourself more drop do deal with than needed for hunting. My creed with hammers is my main go to bullet and rifle for hunting. That being said sometimes you have to remember to know when it's out of its league and you need to step up in cartridge size.
Hands down hammer 124gr is the best bullet I e used out of it period. And that taking somewhere between 20-50 animals a year depending on season.

Bucklowery said:

Mr. rick which powder are you using with the hammers

Thanks

Buck

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from 100, 200 and 300 yds

If you are an under 300y hunter the 140 accubond pushed with RL26 will be pretty effective. I can run it up to 2900fps before I run out of powder space (in nosler brass). Pretty decent performer for normal ranges.

I like the 127lrx out of my 26N but I dont think the 6.5cm is fast enough to need a copper mono, or really make a 127gr copper mono work that well past 200ish yards.

I agree with others that the 124 HH is a great bullet. I shoot it out of my 6.5x47 at 2938 FPS. Incredible on game performance.