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6.5 Shooters Favorite Reload Bullet For Hunting Deer and Elk?
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<blockquote data-quote="osok-1k" data-source="post: 2053901" data-attributes="member: 106259"><p>I bought a Browning A-bolt II when the 6.5 Creed first came out, topped it with a Bushnell E-6500 2.5-16 and bought some Hornady 129 SST Superformance which was the only thing available that I could find. After boresighting, my first three to confirm were in the same hole at 100 (under 3/8"). I adjusted zero and went hunting. I've taken close to thirty deer from 120 to 170 lbs and the furthest anything went was about 20yds (heart shot) and that was from momentum as he was trotting after a doe. I started using the 143 Eld-x when it came out, a little less accurate in that gun but at .75 or better, it's plenty accurate for a hunting round. I've taken quite a few with that round as well and I don't think that one kills better that the other. DRT is DRT. I hunt for meat and I want as little meat damage as possible which is why most of my shots are head or neck which also adds to the DRT factor. I load for everything I shoot and I can't really improve on these factory loads in any practical, real world scenario. I can match them and maybe improve very slightly but I load mine just because I'm a little anal about things and I enjoy loading. If I were hunting an area where my shots were under 150, I would likely take my old Marlin 30-30 which shoots Lever-revolution under an inch at 100 and doesn't tear up everything as it does its thing. We all tend to over think what we're really wanting to accomplish while hunting (at least I do) and squeezing the absolute max velocity and accuracy on the bench is one thing, doing that in the field ain't happenin' and it doesn't matter anyway. If you can hit a target the size of an orange every time at every distance you plan to shoot and in each scenario (blind, stalking, supported and unsupported) then you will do well and be successful. If you can't you need to work on why and practice fundamentals, practice from your stand or blind, from a tree, from your shoulder, whatever you are faced with when actually hunting. Build confidence, be honest about your true capability and improve those things that make a real difference in the field. You'll be glad you did.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="osok-1k, post: 2053901, member: 106259"] I bought a Browning A-bolt II when the 6.5 Creed first came out, topped it with a Bushnell E-6500 2.5-16 and bought some Hornady 129 SST Superformance which was the only thing available that I could find. After boresighting, my first three to confirm were in the same hole at 100 (under 3/8"). I adjusted zero and went hunting. I've taken close to thirty deer from 120 to 170 lbs and the furthest anything went was about 20yds (heart shot) and that was from momentum as he was trotting after a doe. I started using the 143 Eld-x when it came out, a little less accurate in that gun but at .75 or better, it's plenty accurate for a hunting round. I've taken quite a few with that round as well and I don't think that one kills better that the other. DRT is DRT. I hunt for meat and I want as little meat damage as possible which is why most of my shots are head or neck which also adds to the DRT factor. I load for everything I shoot and I can't really improve on these factory loads in any practical, real world scenario. I can match them and maybe improve very slightly but I load mine just because I'm a little anal about things and I enjoy loading. If I were hunting an area where my shots were under 150, I would likely take my old Marlin 30-30 which shoots Lever-revolution under an inch at 100 and doesn't tear up everything as it does its thing. We all tend to over think what we're really wanting to accomplish while hunting (at least I do) and squeezing the absolute max velocity and accuracy on the bench is one thing, doing that in the field ain't happenin' and it doesn't matter anyway. If you can hit a target the size of an orange every time at every distance you plan to shoot and in each scenario (blind, stalking, supported and unsupported) then you will do well and be successful. If you can't you need to work on why and practice fundamentals, practice from your stand or blind, from a tree, from your shoulder, whatever you are faced with when actually hunting. Build confidence, be honest about your true capability and improve those things that make a real difference in the field. You'll be glad you did. [/QUOTE]
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