6.5-284 hunting bullets

[Sikadog]

My 6.5-284 shoots 140SMK very well on the range now I need to take it hunting.

Which 140grn bullet do you suggest out to 600yds with good clean kills.

On animals from 100 up to 350 lbs

 

[MudRunner2005]

Berger 140 VLD's should do the trick. The 7mm 168's have worked flawlessly for me on deer. And I exclusively shoot Berger bullets in all my other bolt-action centerfire calibers, as well.

 

[tbrice23]

140gr vld !
Recovered bullet 290yds. Looks almost like a bonded bullet but much more expansion.
Straight Down Dead

 

[roninflag]

what rifle?? 123 scenar, 139 scenar.

 

[Sikadog]

The rifle is a Weatherby Mk V fitted with a 26" Bergara Fluted barrel threaded and fitted with a muzzle brake.

It is fully bedded in a weatherby walnut stock,the trigger breaks at 1lb pressure.

Mounted on top on Weaver mounts is a Nikon Monarch 3 scope with BDC reticule.

 

[BRIT]

140 Grain A-Max makes for an excellent dual purpose Bullet. I personally use the 120 Grain Ballistic Tip in my 6.5x284 but our Deer are smaller and distances shorter.

Brit.

 

[jrsolocam]

I've used 140 VLD's with great results. Accubonds, Sciroccos, SST, Partitions, all will work great. Whatever shoots well.

 

[johnnyk]

I'm shooting the 140gn A-Max in mine ahead of 59.0gns of Retumbo and BR2's. This is a one-hole, deer slamming load. Shot a crow through the head last Saturday with this load at 200yds.
This load shoots sub 1/2 MOA as far as I care to sling 'em. It chrono's at just over 3000fps (3035-3040).
Work up in to this load, your mileage may vary. JohnnyK.

 

[Greyfox]

Berger Hunting 140 VLD. I have shot a few dozen deer and antelope from under 100 to 1000 yards. At all ranges it has performed exceptionally well, is accurate, and has excellent ballistic performance.

 

[Jimhoodag]

Berger 140g hunting VLD works for me. I killed an elk and mule deer last fall at 300 and 564 yards, respectively. I shoot high shoulder shots and the shrapnel from the first round always anchors them by severing the spinal cord and lungs. Most take a quick second round to the neck for kill shot. The deer I have killed from 300 to 500 yards using the normal shoulder shot go down between 20 to 50 yards with one shot.

I load either H4831SC or RL-17 into Lapua brass. My Shilen 24" match, select heavy hunter barrel on a Savage actions is more accurate at 2,950 fps. I am not sure but I beleive I use around 49g of powder.

Jim

 

[Greyfox]

140 Berger Hunting VLD's.

 

[SteveBurton]

I'm shooting 140 VLDs out of mine with excellent results.

 

[djtjr]

140 amax is a beast on animals and paper. Also by far the most forgiving 6.5 bullet out ther in my humble opinion. Not sensitive to seating depth at all. Just flat out shoots.

 

[Ljtimber72]

1 Mule deer, 1 blacktail, 2 whitetail from 75 yards to 650 yards and not one of them went more than 50 feet. The 140 Vld is a hammer!