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Reloading
264 mag, Rel 33, 121gr Hammer bullet
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<blockquote data-quote="Hespco" data-source="post: 1783685" data-attributes="member: 109476"><p>I will be using this bullet in both 1/8 & 1/9 twist 6.5 rifles. I went with this weight because I have been using the Barnes 6.5 120gr "X" since 1994 & now the TSX for elk . Have several 6.5 rifles. Me & mine have almost lost track of the elk we have taken with this weight mono. It has never failed us . Never lost an elk. Always complete penetration. I went for the Hammer for this rifle & another 6.5 ( Win 70 264 E.W. 1/9 twist ) that for some reason would not deliver hunting accuracy with the Barnes 120 TSX/TTSX no matter seating depth or powder type. So: Hammer assured me accuracy with their bullet , gave it a try & it worked out. Getting this same 3400+ fps with the Barnes 120 TSX in my other 264's with excellent accuracy. My longest target on my place is 522yds which the 120gr Barnes smacks decisively. The overwhelming amount of deer & elk we take are under 200yds with many under 100. So the 120 gr works. It looks to me like Rel 33 is a fantastic powder for the 264 with 120 & probably up to 130 gr bullets??? With the load I mentioned above I could have easily gone to 75gr of Rel 33 but saw no reason to do so. Another 60 even another 100fps means nothing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hespco, post: 1783685, member: 109476"] I will be using this bullet in both 1/8 & 1/9 twist 6.5 rifles. I went with this weight because I have been using the Barnes 6.5 120gr "X" since 1994 & now the TSX for elk . Have several 6.5 rifles. Me & mine have almost lost track of the elk we have taken with this weight mono. It has never failed us . Never lost an elk. Always complete penetration. I went for the Hammer for this rifle & another 6.5 ( Win 70 264 E.W. 1/9 twist ) that for some reason would not deliver hunting accuracy with the Barnes 120 TSX/TTSX no matter seating depth or powder type. So: Hammer assured me accuracy with their bullet , gave it a try & it worked out. Getting this same 3400+ fps with the Barnes 120 TSX in my other 264's with excellent accuracy. My longest target on my place is 522yds which the 120gr Barnes smacks decisively. The overwhelming amount of deer & elk we take are under 200yds with many under 100. So the 120 gr works. It looks to me like Rel 33 is a fantastic powder for the 264 with 120 & probably up to 130 gr bullets??? With the load I mentioned above I could have easily gone to 75gr of Rel 33 but saw no reason to do so. Another 60 even another 100fps means nothing. [/QUOTE]
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