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6.5 Creedmoor: Maximum Lethal Range for Whitetail
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<blockquote data-quote="adam" data-source="post: 1973368" data-attributes="member: 9382"><p>I didn't read the whole thread, there was a lot of opinion about foot pound being a reliable guide which is not a consideration with modern equipment or loads. A good guide for 1999, but not today. Impact velocity for a given bullet plus accuracy is what you need.</p><p></p><p>Responding to the original inquiry I would advise going to the 140gr eldm vs the eldx. I have seen awesome performance out of the 143 eldx in 6.5 creedmoor. BIG mulies going down hard. However I feel the eldx is designed for cartridges in the 3000fps+ range. IE 6.5-284/Norma/260nosler/260 wm. It may shorten the effective range of the creedmoor because of its tougher construction.</p><p></p><p>We have consistently seen .5moa Out of the 6.5 creed in the 140 eldx factory and 1/4 to 1/3moa from the 140 eldm factory load across 11 guns and thousands of rounds. I have personally seen large mule deer not leave their beds at 565yds with the 140 eldm. I feel the 140 eldm is more closely engineered to the creedmoor speeds and I feel it extends the effective range.</p><p></p><p>Maximum range is obviously dependent on conditions foremost and skill second.</p><p>600yds is reasonable depending on conditions and experience. I personally would feel very comfortable on whitetail out to 800 in perfect conditions and 600 all the time. Big mules would be a case by case evaluation...I have video of one of those beasts shot at 60 yds with a 2.5" hole in and out from a 270 win Mag using a 175gr matrix shooting a 12" wide blood trail both sides getting up trying to heard does...for a few seconds at least.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="adam, post: 1973368, member: 9382"] I didn’t read the whole thread, there was a lot of opinion about foot pound being a reliable guide which is not a consideration with modern equipment or loads. A good guide for 1999, but not today. Impact velocity for a given bullet plus accuracy is what you need. Responding to the original inquiry I would advise going to the 140gr eldm vs the eldx. I have seen awesome performance out of the 143 eldx in 6.5 creedmoor. BIG mulies going down hard. However I feel the eldx is designed for cartridges in the 3000fps+ range. IE 6.5-284/Norma/260nosler/260 wm. It may shorten the effective range of the creedmoor because of its tougher construction. We have consistently seen .5moa Out of the 6.5 creed in the 140 eldx factory and 1/4 to 1/3moa from the 140 eldm factory load across 11 guns and thousands of rounds. I have personally seen large mule deer not leave their beds at 565yds with the 140 eldm. I feel the 140 eldm is more closely engineered to the creedmoor speeds and I feel it extends the effective range. Maximum range is obviously dependent on conditions foremost and skill second. 600yds is reasonable depending on conditions and experience. I personally would feel very comfortable on whitetail out to 800 in perfect conditions and 600 all the time. Big mules would be a case by case evaluation...I have video of one of those beasts shot at 60 yds with a 2.5” hole in and out from a 270 win Mag using a 175gr matrix shooting a 12” wide blood trail both sides getting up trying to heard does...for a few seconds at least. [/QUOTE]
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