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

[Tx_300wsm]

My last contribution of the season. 143 eld -x again, 400 yards, ran about 40 yards after first shot, started to stumble, shot again, went down. Both exited and were an inch or so wide.

 

[prm]

Any meaningful difference in 130 TMK and 140 ELDM as a general purpose hunting bullet?
I have a single data point with the 140 and it worked well. When loaded down to factory speeds they shoot very, very well.

 

[Bluumoon]

What would you guys choose if you could find the following equally available?

130 TMK
140 ELDM
147 ELDM
142 LRAB

TMK are the cheapest on sale for $41 CAD per 100

TMKs are gtg and shoot very well for me

 

[77TMK]

Any meaningful difference in 130 TMK and 140 ELDM as a general purpose hunting bullet?
I have a single data point with the 140 and it worked well. When loaded down to factory speeds they shoot very, very well.

Comes down to what the barrel likes. Both are dipping below expansion threshold way beyond what nearly anyone would consider their hunting distance. Both are thinly jacketed designs known to produce excellent terminal performance. I generally find Sierra to have greater quality control than Hornady, but it doesn't always translate to a more precise load.

 

[dirtshooter]

Well I bought 500 tmk to try out, price was too good

 

[bowrunner81]

Any meaningful difference in 130 TMK and 140 ELDM as a general purpose hunting bullet?
I have a single data point with the 140 and it worked well. When loaded down to factory speeds they shoot very, very well.

I am also curious. In my loads, they impact with similar velocity at 600 yards…roughly 2000fps. The 130 starts off faster with a lower BC and the 140 eldm is the opposite. I’m curious if terminally there is a clear winner at 2000fps impact velocity.

 

[st1650]

What would you guys choose if you could find the following equally available?

130 TMK
140 ELDM
147 ELDM
142 LRAB

TMK are the cheapest on sale for $41 CAD per 100

Where did you find tmk at 41cad per 100?

 

[The Guide]

Shot a cow elk yesterday morning. Tried to take one of those "hard hard quartering shots" they talk about. She was quartering away going up a steep bank at an elevation a little above me with her head down feeding. Shot entered just behind the last full rib mid-body and exited just above the brisket then entered her throat and exited just behind her ears about 3". She dropped in her tracks since the bullet killed her twice!

Details...
Tikka action and stock
Preferred Barrel Blanks 22" Stainless steel 6.5 PRC barrel
Berger 156 grain bullet in Berger Factory ammo
2735 fps MV 2253 fps impact velocity
Shot distance 403 yards

No necropsy photos as I was solo and it was about 7⁰f and I did gutless so I didn't have to drag the whole carcass 2 miles back to the truck.

Taking the 223 or 6 ARC next time. I can buy one more tag for this area if the weather lines up right again.

Jay


Cow in comparison to my size 13 boot. I alway say I'm gonna shoot a calf but I never end up with a calf on the ground... Entrance is just in front of the curve of the hind quarter. Did not seem to have hit the gut bag as there was no leakage and was still fully inflated when I got the inner loins.


The quarters filled up the JetSled and made a good load in 10 to 12 inches of snow.

 

[General RE LEE]

Shot a cow elk yesterday morning. Tried to take one of those "hard hard quartering shots" they talk about. She was quartering away going up a steep bank at an elevation a little above me with her head down feeding. Shot entered just behind the last full rib mid-body and exited just above the brisket then entered her throat and exited just behind her ears about 3". She dropped in her tracks since the bullet killed her twice!

Details...
Tikka action and stock
Preferred Barrel Blanks 22" Stainless steel 6.5 PRC barrel
Berger 156 grain bullet in Berger Factory ammo
2735 fps MV 2253 fps impact velocity
Shot distance 403 yards

No necropsy photos as I was solo and it was about 7⁰f and I did gutless so I didn't have to drag the whole carcass 2 miles back to the truck.

Taking the 223 or 6 ARC next time. I can buy one more tag for this area if the weather lines up right again.

Jay


Cow in comparison to my size 13 boot. I alway say I'm gonna shoot a calf but I never end up with a calf on the ground... Entrance is just in front of the curve of the hind quarter. Did not seem to have hit the gut bag as there was no leakage and was still fully inflated when I got the inner loins.
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The quarters filled up the JetSled and made a good load in 10 to 12 inches of snow.
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Hard to beat a Jet Sled. Pro tip: you can put 3 kids in those things when sledding. Always the best sled on the slopes.