If I didn't reload I would stock up on Hornady Precision Hunter 143gr ELDx trying to get all the same lot number. A friend shoots em out of his Tikka 6.5CM and it shoots cloverleafs all day long and drops deer sized game in its tracks.
All the ballistic test results I see tell me that out to 600 yds the 140gr Accubond starting out at around 2700fps ends up with just over 1000 ft lbs of energy at 600 yds. Nosler recommends 1800fps on target for reliable expansion and again that same Accubond fits that requirement. I've been...
I shot 4 white tails this season with a 6.5CM 140gr Accubonds. 80yds, 126yds, 184yds, 209yds. Only the 80yd shot was a pass through. The deer was walking towards me, the shot entered just left of chest center and exited out the butt end. Everything inside was not identifiable. All 4 deer...