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<blockquote data-quote="bbraden" data-source="post: 1382272" data-attributes="member: 92640"><p>Put my 6.5 Creedmoor with 147 ELDM @ 2650 MV through the paces this deer season so I'll give my experiences:</p><p></p><p>Kill #1 - young coyote @ 305 yds - hit low and back in the lungs, ran about 15 yards, went into the death spin and then laid down and died. Bullet passed through and left about a softball sized exit with a big chunk of stomach hanging out the hole.</p><p></p><p>Kill #2 - 130 to 150 lb buck - 90 degree broadside lung shot at about 120 yds. Clean pass through. Made a tremendous amount of bloodshot on the near ribcage & shoulder, jellied the lungs, nipped one of the arteries on the heart, exited with golfball sized exit wound on far side. Deer jumped and ran about 10 yards before expiring. Blood trail was tremendous! Wasn't looking all that hard, but didn't find any schrapnel from the bullet.</p><p></p><p>Kill #3 - coyote @ 250 yds or so, through the lungs, coyote ran about 100 yards and then started doing the death circle. Clean pass through, softball sized exit.</p><p></p><p>Kill #4 - 200 lb feral hog boar @ 175 yds. I was at his 11 o'clock. Bullet entered on the left side of his neck and went straight in traversing the length of his abdominal cavity. He dropped in his tracks but kicked a couple times. I didn't get a chance to examine this one so I don't know exactly what happened; had to get to kill #5.</p><p></p><p>Kill #5 - Big doe @ 120 yds or so, looking right at me. Dome shot. Went in just between the eyes and basically removed everything from behind the eyes to the back of the skull. It was way more explosive than I could have imagined. Very graphic kill!</p><p></p><p>Kill #6 - Coyote @ 320 yds. Hit broadside in the shoulder area. Didn't get a chance to examine this one either, but the coyote dropped in its tracks and didn't move again.</p><p></p><p>Ending thoughts - the 147 ELDM fired at moderate velocities is adequate for game up to medium size (deer, antelope, etc.) It works for light skinned varmints like coyotes but lacks explosiveness for DRT kills. I believe it to be inadequate for anything but "perfect" boiler room shots on elk sized game and I would not trust it to break front shoulders on anything larger than a mule deer. It is, however, a very accurate bullet with a very high BC.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bbraden, post: 1382272, member: 92640"] Put my 6.5 Creedmoor with 147 ELDM @ 2650 MV through the paces this deer season so I'll give my experiences: Kill #1 - young coyote @ 305 yds - hit low and back in the lungs, ran about 15 yards, went into the death spin and then laid down and died. Bullet passed through and left about a softball sized exit with a big chunk of stomach hanging out the hole. Kill #2 - 130 to 150 lb buck - 90 degree broadside lung shot at about 120 yds. Clean pass through. Made a tremendous amount of bloodshot on the near ribcage & shoulder, jellied the lungs, nipped one of the arteries on the heart, exited with golfball sized exit wound on far side. Deer jumped and ran about 10 yards before expiring. Blood trail was tremendous! Wasn't looking all that hard, but didn't find any schrapnel from the bullet. Kill #3 - coyote @ 250 yds or so, through the lungs, coyote ran about 100 yards and then started doing the death circle. Clean pass through, softball sized exit. Kill #4 - 200 lb feral hog boar @ 175 yds. I was at his 11 o'clock. Bullet entered on the left side of his neck and went straight in traversing the length of his abdominal cavity. He dropped in his tracks but kicked a couple times. I didn't get a chance to examine this one so I don't know exactly what happened; had to get to kill #5. Kill #5 - Big doe @ 120 yds or so, looking right at me. Dome shot. Went in just between the eyes and basically removed everything from behind the eyes to the back of the skull. It was way more explosive than I could have imagined. Very graphic kill! Kill #6 - Coyote @ 320 yds. Hit broadside in the shoulder area. Didn't get a chance to examine this one either, but the coyote dropped in its tracks and didn't move again. Ending thoughts - the 147 ELDM fired at moderate velocities is adequate for game up to medium size (deer, antelope, etc.) It works for light skinned varmints like coyotes but lacks explosiveness for DRT kills. I believe it to be inadequate for anything but "perfect" boiler room shots on elk sized game and I would not trust it to break front shoulders on anything larger than a mule deer. It is, however, a very accurate bullet with a very high BC. [/QUOTE]
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