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16.5 Inch 6mm Creedmoor Performance - The Perfect Youth Hunting Rifle?
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<blockquote data-quote="Tex_Hunter" data-source="post: 2042559" data-attributes="member: 31749"><p>Update: 12/08/2020</p><p></p><p>Took 3 trips to the ranch (and a much needed change in weather) to get first kill with the rifle, but here we are finally. I also opened up a new lot# of ammo so decided to re-verify zero and update chrono numbers now that I have ~70rds through the gun.</p><p></p><p>I am glad that I did as I avg velocity has increased almost 100 fps from when the barrel was new! now getting 2831fps avg. The SD and ES suggest that the barrel probably still isnt fully broken in (most Hornady factory ammo shoots low teens for me with an ES in the 30-40 range). I will clean it at the end of hunting season and re-shoot again with the next lot# of ammo that I have on hand. I am VERY happy with this speed though considering my barrel is about 10-12 inches shorter than the typical guns you see this round chambered in. I cant wait to start handloading once I work through my factory ammo.</p><p>[ATTACH]231249[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Now for the important part, this is a sample of one but I am so far very pleased with the performance of this little round (Hornady 103gr ELD-X Precision Hunter factory Ammo). Shot a medium sized spike, distance was 110yds laser indicated with the deer quartering away pretty sharply (waited for him to move broadside but something spooked him and he turned to look and I didnt want to miss the opportunity if he ran). Impact was just behind the right front shoulder, bullet was found about 2-3" into the neck muscle on the opposite side after breaking one of the ribs at the top of the chest cavity. Front half of lung was jellied and tore off the top of the heart. Deer went down immediately, briefly tried to get back up and then kicked for about 15 seconds before expiring. Cant ask for much better than that!</p><p>[ATTACH]231251[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH]231252[/ATTACH]</p><p>This is the largest piece of the bullet that I recovered, bullet opened up well past the interlock ring and shed the core, there were a few pieces of jacket and core on the impact side but for the most part the image below is almost the entire jacket and base of the bullet, fully confident I would have gotten an exit on a broadside shot. There was blood everywhere on the ground so I dont think tracking would have been an issue had he run a little.</p><p>[ATTACH]231253[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>More to come!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tex_Hunter, post: 2042559, member: 31749"] Update: 12/08/2020 Took 3 trips to the ranch (and a much needed change in weather) to get first kill with the rifle, but here we are finally. I also opened up a new lot# of ammo so decided to re-verify zero and update chrono numbers now that I have ~70rds through the gun. I am glad that I did as I avg velocity has increased almost 100 fps from when the barrel was new! now getting 2831fps avg. The SD and ES suggest that the barrel probably still isnt fully broken in (most Hornady factory ammo shoots low teens for me with an ES in the 30-40 range). I will clean it at the end of hunting season and re-shoot again with the next lot# of ammo that I have on hand. I am VERY happy with this speed though considering my barrel is about 10-12 inches shorter than the typical guns you see this round chambered in. I cant wait to start handloading once I work through my factory ammo. [ATTACH alt="Chrono Update.jpg"]231249[/ATTACH] Now for the important part, this is a sample of one but I am so far very pleased with the performance of this little round (Hornady 103gr ELD-X Precision Hunter factory Ammo). Shot a medium sized spike, distance was 110yds laser indicated with the deer quartering away pretty sharply (waited for him to move broadside but something spooked him and he turned to look and I didnt want to miss the opportunity if he ran). Impact was just behind the right front shoulder, bullet was found about 2-3" into the neck muscle on the opposite side after breaking one of the ribs at the top of the chest cavity. Front half of lung was jellied and tore off the top of the heart. Deer went down immediately, briefly tried to get back up and then kicked for about 15 seconds before expiring. Cant ask for much better than that! [ATTACH alt="Spike.jpg"]231251[/ATTACH] [ATTACH alt="Wound.jpg"]231252[/ATTACH] This is the largest piece of the bullet that I recovered, bullet opened up well past the interlock ring and shed the core, there were a few pieces of jacket and core on the impact side but for the most part the image below is almost the entire jacket and base of the bullet, fully confident I would have gotten an exit on a broadside shot. There was blood everywhere on the ground so I dont think tracking would have been an issue had he run a little. [ATTACH alt="Bullet Frag.jpg"]231253[/ATTACH] More to come! [/QUOTE]
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