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

[The Guide]

Makes sense. Thanks all. This is for a 6.5 Creedmoor. My rifle groups a bit better with the ELDX than LRX. Sounds like then there’s not a compelling reason to stay with the copper bullet.

If your rifle shoots the ELDX good then use them. With the price premium that it seems like Hornady puts on the Precision Hunter ELDX line, you can buy premium custom loaded ammo for almost the same price and none of the variability. Unknown Munitions has the 143 ELDX at $135 for 50 rounds. That is $2.70/each and most of the big box stores are $2.10 to $2.30 for factory Hornady ammo that has been extremely inconsistent as of late.

Jay

 

[RockinRam96]

My girl took this buck on opening day. 129 grain Accubonds. Hand loaded and don’t remember the muzzle velocity, but it did a damn good job. She put it right through the boiler maker, he went 50 yards and piled up. Obliterated both lungs and the heart.

As to what game it is good for, I would personally say anything in North America, except for brown bears or grizzlies. She was going to go to Newfoundland with her dad a few years ago, trip got called off, but I was going to send her with the 6.5 Creedmoor. I’d rather her shoot a gun she is confident in, than one she is scared of. Just have to be her honest about maximum range.

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