6.5 Bullet for antelope

[Jimss]

I would pick one bullet that you are confident with for all species you hunt with your 6.5. The last thing I like to do is change bullets and have to site in my rifle every time I hunt a different species. I actually use the same 300 WSM shell for everything from antelope to elk to moose!

 

[Crghss]

I use 100 nolser .264 win mag. DRT, shoot the one you’re most accurate with or highest BC.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

I’d just use a 130g accubond.

 

[Ucsdryder]

They’re antelope. No need for a deep penetrator like a mono or accubond/petition. There’s a good chance you’ll have a farther shot, in the wind…it’s the prairie. Shoot a high bc bullet that’ll buck the wind and hold its speed.

 

[Nosferatu]

I'm surprised anyone uses anything more than a peanut M&M and a slingshot!

 

[rodney747]

C-T 115 gr Silver tip in my 25-06. They never move.

 

[rodney747]

I'm surprised anyone uses anything more than a peanut M&M and a slingshot!

They are dumb! At least where I hunt them.

 

[mylsuhat]

130 gr Swift Scirocco II from a 6.5-300 WBY

 

[flyboy214]

127 gr LRX should be extremely reliable until your bullet drops below 2600 fps. With a decent load you should stay fast enough up to about 330 yards. In closer it holds together well. I would love to hear reviews of that bullet at slower velocities.

 

[rodney747]

130 gr Swift Scirocco II from a 6.5-300 WBY

Now that will avoid any tracking! What distance?

 

[mylsuhat]

275yds

 

[flyboy214]

6.5-300 is still north of 2900 fps at 275 yards. I'm not surprised it made a big hole. Great shooting!

 

[jtrav543]

I’d shoot what’s most accurate out of your rifle

 

[Kurts86]

On my 2022 antelope trip we shot antelope with 6.5mm LRX and ELD-X. All antelope died but the ELD-X makes more of a mess on the exit side. I’ve seen that with both a 6.5mm 143 gr and 7mm 162 gr ELD-X and prefer the LRX on antelope just to save meat.

 

[Newtosavage]

If you pick the LRX, be sure of what's behind your antelope.

 

[eaglemountainman]

I’d shoot what’s most accurate out of your rifle

This.
For me that's a 120 TTSX or 139 Interlock.

 

[Stikbrandon]

KaaaaaPooooow!!!!!!!!

 

[Natekraft]

Probably overthinking this but figured I’d see what everyone thinks. Got in on an Antelope hunt here last minute in eastern CO. I have the 4 bullets on my shelf that I can load for my 6.5 PRC. No appreciable precision difference between the 4.

Sounds like there’s a possibility of a “long” shot, but I think that probably only means 3-400 yards. I’d like to shoot the 156, but not sure if I should be worried about that bullet performing if it ends up being a 75 yard shot.


Thx.

143 hunters for sure!

 

[Megalodon]

Thanks for all the input.

I still don't know if I'm much closer to a decision though haha. It's either the LRX or EOL.

Just pure performance on game the LRX is a clear winner to me, but I can't quit looking at the weather forecast. Friday 25-35 w/gusts to 55 mph. Saturday 20-25mph. The LRX moves 40% more in the wind.

Both are ~1/2 MOA 5 shot groups give or take.



There's 8 of us hunting so whatever I do I'll report back what everyone used and how it went.

 

[rodney747]

JMO but the wind velocities you're predicting will make long shots next to impossible with any bullet for us average shooters!