6.5 Bondstrike experience

[JamesWilson5]

If I shot eld m in my rifle it would look like a hand grenade. They are thin walled target bullets. I shoot the scirroco 2 they don't explode I own 6.5 need more the prc and a 6.5 300 wby the eldm don't like high velocity that's why they use them at long range. I use the 130 scirroco 2 in the weatherby same results from 50 yard to 400 yards

 

[parshal]

I agreed completely with the above until I saw an elk at 300 and nine African animals at 100 yards (shoulder and vital shots) taken with a 147 at 2900. No grenade, just quick death.

 

[Louisiana Reloader]

Anybody hand load them? Do they like the 0.020 to 0.030 jump like eldx?

Good information. I am loading exactly .020" jump on the 143gr ELD-X and to your point the rifle really likes them. Thanks

 

[meatyrem]

I shoot then through one of my .300 RUMs.

180 gr bond strike

Absolutely hammers Elk

Where did you order them from? Interested to know where to find them

 

[J-L]

I bought 200 rds from a place online 2 years ago , cant recall where sorry, havnt seen any since. Down to my last 60 rds

 

[meatyrem]

Thanks. I'll keep looking

 

[HydroCarbon]

My boy killed a raghorn last weekend with the 143 gr Factory Bondstrikes in 6.5 PRC. Quartering away at 270 yds, we recovered the bullet in front of offside shoulder just under the skin. ~ 65% weight retention. He's shooting an X Bolt speed SR, the factory ammo is 2765 fps in the 20" barrel. Also DRT'd an antelope around 200 yds earlier this fall. I've bought 500 bullets, just haven't got around to loading any yet. Bought 5 boxes of the Norma Bondstrike initially just to have descent brass. They do shoot great, he's shooting 3/4" @ 200 yds!

 

[Eric_F]

My boy killed a raghorn last weekend with the 143 gr Factory Bondstrikes in 6.5 PRC. Quartering away at 270 yds, we recovered the bullet in front of offside shoulder just under the skin. ~ 65% weight retention. He's shooting an X Bolt speed SR, the factory ammo is 2765 fps in the 20" barrel.

Thanks for the report. I have some of these Im planning to load up in 6.5 CM (in some hybrid 277 Fury brass I converted, but that's another story).

But are you sure about that velocity and PRC? That's only 100 fps faster than 6.5 CM in a 20":

First day with Norma 143 Grain Bondstrike Ammo

I got a call from a Norma rep a couple weeks ago and he said they want their factory ammo to have more of a presence in the US market. We spoke specifically about ammo that would be effective at longer ranges. I was told to try the Bondstrike ammo, so I called Sports South and got a few boxes to...

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[HydroCarbon]

Thanks for the report. I have some of these Im planning to load up in 6.5 CM (in some hybrid 277 Fury brass I converted, but that's another story).

But are you sure about that velocity and PRC? That's only 100 fps faster than 6.5 CM in a 20":

First day with Norma 143 Grain Bondstrike Ammo

I got a call from a Norma rep a couple weeks ago and he said they want their factory ammo to have more of a presence in the US market. We spoke specifically about ammo that would be effective at longer ranges. I was told to try the Bondstrike ammo, so I called Sports South and got a few boxes to...

www.longrangehunting.com

Yeah, I thought they were a little slow myself. Used the MagnetoSpeed and the 7 shot average was 2765. Dialing out to 600 yds has been spot on though…

 

[tl15tx]

Thanks for the report. I have some of these Im planning to load up in 6.5 CM (in some hybrid 277 Fury brass I converted, but that's another story).

But are you sure about that velocity and PRC? That's only 100 fps faster than 6.5 CM in a 20":

First day with Norma 143 Grain Bondstrike Ammo

I got a call from a Norma rep a couple weeks ago and he said they want their factory ammo to have more of a presence in the US market. We spoke specifically about ammo that would be effective at longer ranges. I was told to try the Bondstrike ammo, so I called Sports South and got a few boxes to...

www.longrangehunting.com

Can confirm velocity. I'm getting 2725 in my 20".

 

[doctorjj]

I can confirm that the velocity wasn't up to what I was expecting. I don't have the data in front of me, but it was slower than I expected. The 156gr factory Berger's I also use, shot a touch faster than the 143 Norma's.

 

[Responsiblehunter]

 

[Responsiblehunter]

Extremely accurate in my MRC 6.5 PRC. Have not used on game yet.

 

[Salmonhead]

For velocity on our loads. We are launching at 3,025 fps from our 24" Bartlein barrel.