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

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My dad has been using the 130 gr version in his .270 Wby for years. The MV is around 3200 so they are cooking. They kill excellent on high shoulder shots, which is his preferred location. Very, very few runners. Pass throughs are 50/50, with the offside hide catching many.

Alhough, with the lower MV of a 6.5 creed, they'd probably expand less violently so you may get more penetration.

GTG in my experience, I wouldn't hesitate to try them.

I loaded up the .277 130 Interlocks for my buddy's Tikka 270. IMR 4451 and not a fast load at about 2800 FPS but cloverleaf groups. Every deer he has killed with my hand loads has been DRT. He's very impressed.
 
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bpitcher

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250lb Mule Deer Buck - 140 ELD-M 6.5CM, ~100 yards, MV 2580 (Son's first buck)

Entered quartering to in the shoulder and exited behind far shoulder (pictured). Caliber sized entry, entry scapula jello'd, chunk of ribs missing. Golf ball sized exit. Small fragment exit further down the torso. Massive internal damage

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~180lb Mule Deer Doe - 140 ELD-M 6.5CM, ~100 yards, MV 2580 (Son's first deer)

Bullet entered shoulder quartering to. Caliber sized entry. Jello'd shoulder. Massive internal damage. Bullet caught in hide behind far shoulder.

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A lot of guys say you have more options as far as shot angle with say a 300 win mag or similar... Is there enough truth to this statement to make it worth considering? I have a few 300 magnums and plan to switch to 6.5 cm for everything moving forward from Bull elk to prarie dogs.
 

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A lot of guys say you have more options as far as shot angle with say a 300 win mag or similar... Is there enough truth to this statement to make it worth considering? I have a few 300 magnums and plan to switch to 6.5 cm for everything moving forward from Bull elk to prarie dogs.
Not sure what you are asking? Are you saying a 300 wm (or other 30 cal magnums) give you more penetration or “insurance” to take quartering or harder angle shots?

I would take the same shots with a 6.5 that I would with a 300 wm. For example I took a very hard quartering away shot with a bedded mule deer. It created a massive wound channel. I wouldn’t have shot the buck any differently if I was shooting another caliber and didn’t feel “under gunned”IMG_7001.jpeg
 

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Not sure what you are asking? Are you saying a 300 wm (or other 30 cal magnums) give you more penetration or “insurance” to take quartering or harder angle shots?

I would take the same shots with a 6.5 that I would with a 300 wm. For example I took a very hard quartering away shot with a bedded mule deer. It created a massive wound channel. I wouldn’t have shot the buck any differently if I was shooting another caliber and didn’t feel “under gunned”View attachment 797587
That is exactly what I was asking thank you.
 

clperry

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130 VLDH
234 Yards
2360 impact velocity
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A lot of guys say you have more options as far as shot angle with say a 300 win mag or similar... Is there enough truth to this statement to make it worth considering? I have a few 300 magnums and plan to switch to 6.5 cm for everything moving forward from Bull elk to prarie dogs.
No truth to this at all.
 
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Doe at 68yards Hornady Black 140gr BTHP Match 6.5PRC

Never seen such an insane blood trail even though she ran almost 100yards. She pretty much had zero blood in her when we moved her and cleaned her.

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Seems like a lot of the examples on here shot with the hornady black bthp always run a good ways, despite large holes and lots of blood loss.
 

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525 yard steep uphill broadside bedded shot on a small Billy. Entered 3 inches behind the shoulder and exited just below the spine drt. Exit was about 3 inches wide and internals were all mush as expected with 147eldm
 

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houser52

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Tikka T3X Lite, 6.5 Creedmoor, 18” barrel, 120 gr. Sierra Tipped Gameking, 2490 fps impact velocity, 110 yards.

Caliber size entry hole, through the lungs and a quarter size exit. Dropped and was done in 30-45 seconds.

Took him to the processor and didn’t get any autopsy pics.

First animal using the 120 TGK in the 6.5 but it sure did the job this time.

 
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