6.5 bullet selction help!

[Gabulldog91]

My fiance has a CVA Cascade thats chambered in 6.5 creed, currently running a 140 hornady match bullet for whitetails here in GA. We are moving to Okalhoma in a few months. We bought this rifle with the intentions of it being a do all rifle sub 300 yards. The rifle is an absolute tack driver and she can shoot it as well as I can. We plan on hopefully drawing the cow elk hunt in OK this year.

What bullet would yall recommend loading for it? I threw together the 140 match bullet quickly just so she could shoot some deer with it, and on deer the bullet has performed flawlessly, just absolutly devastating. But im worried about it not doing the job on elk.

Any advice is appreciated! Thanks in advance

 

[jjjones7]

If it’s an eld-M I’ve saw plenty of those work with great effect on elk even out of higher velocity cartridges. If she can put them where she wants that’s a big consideration also. Might not favor a shoulder shot, but a good vital zone hit will definitely get the job done. I think elk get credit for being a tougher animal than they are. Place your shots where you want and it’ll do the trick

 

[S-3 ranch]

143gr Norma bond strike or 156gr Oryx

some folks like eld x , I personally think they are too explosive under 200 meters

 

[InkedElkSlayer]

I’ve been hunting and reloading for quite some time, but I am new to the 6.5CM. Just got 1 built last year in time for my youngest and I to kill a whitetail and mule deer the last week of the season. My intent was primarily deer, but with 4 hunters in the family, we will surely kill some elk with it.
I shoot the Hornady 153gr A-Tip. It’s expensive, incredibly accurate, excellent tolerances, readily available, efficient, heavy for caliber and it performed great on 2 deer. Obviously not elk and obviously not a huge sample size.

There are plenty of bullets and plenty of opinions, but it’s an option to look into. I can tell you from experience, if your better half is wicked accurate and confident in a bullet… think long and hard before switching bullets on her. Trust me.

 

[Touchdown88]

I shoot the 156 Berger EOL in my 6.5x06.

 

[long hunter]

If the formula is working now why change it, put your time in on the range practicing with that load. Concetrating on shot placement.

 

[Wrench]

I wouldn't change a thing. I'd never think twice to 600 for sure.

 

[long hunter]

Once I develop a load that puts them where I want them to go I stick with it, and shoot,shoot and shoot somemore, I shudder to think the number of rounds sent down range just to hone skills. Right now I am house bound nursing my wife from a total knee replacement, but once she becomes more mobile it is off to the 3-5-600 - yd. lines. Hunt hopefully coming up in 2023 for Wyoming antelope and mule deer (if tags are drawn) right now loading pet loads for .308, 300 win. mag and 6.5 CM for range time in anticipation of that hunt.

 

[BjornF16]

jjjones7 nailed it…140 ELD-M

 

[grappling_hook]

Suggest a 6.5 Creedmoor Hunting Bullet

Main targets would be deer/antelope but it's possible it'd see an elk hunt, especially as my kids get older. For now I'm more likely to grab the 30-06 for an elk though. I have semi-easy access to shoot ~700 yards too so a half decent bullet for shooting "long range" steel would be great...

www.rokslide.com

 

[BjornF16]

Also this thread…

6.5 Creedmoor/260 for Deer, Elk, and whatever else.....

Seeing that the 223 thread is such a success, I thought maybe I would start one for the Creedmoor/260. Seems like people are asking a lot about using them and various bullets, especially for elk. I've used mine for the last few years almost exclusively. I have some pics of bullet damage, albeit...

www.rokslide.com

 

[thinhorn_AK]

124g hammer hunter

 

[FLS]

Sierra 130 Tipped Gameking. They’re extremely accurate in my rifle and terminal performance has been impressive.

 

[Kimber7man]

Berger 130 hybrid
Lapua 139 scenar
Nosler 142 ABLR