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

[UnckleBob]

I took our 3 year old hunting this morning just getting him out in the woods. We own a little 60 acre tract about 15 minutes from home and its loaded with deer, you'll see an average of 10 deer every sit usually closer to 20. He's three and loud AF, at one point this morning I laughed and said dude let me hold you, you whisper loud.

About 7:15 this spike walks out and he must have been blind and deaf. Little dude said Daddy shoot that deer and I wasnt arguing with him. I've got 2 shooter bucks in there regularly but who cares.

Anyway. 6.5 creedmoor suppressed shooting some norma whitetail soft points that were in the truck. (I left my ammo box with the ELDX at home on our kitchen island this morning. I keep ammo in the truck and it paid off.)
50 yard shot
Hit him right in the crease of the right shoulder, exit in the point of the off side shoulder. He crumpled.

Little dude was excited and so was I. Little side note here we said a prayer to Jesus and Granddaddy this morning, my dad died October 15th of this year. When we got in the truck the radio was playing "I wish grandpa's never died" and it played at the funeral, it had me crying and laughing at the same time. Anyway sorry for the long post.

Is an Eldx really needed in your situation? It looks like the cheaper Norma ammo did a good job.

 

[SC HUNTER]

Is an Eldx really needed in your situation? It looks like the cheaper Norma ammo did a good job.

Absolutely not. Its just what I sighted that particular rifle in with before the season. I know that the Normas shoot right there with the ELDX and I have a case of the Norma ammo to shoot as practice ammo.

This is the first deer I've shot with the Norma ammo out of a creedmoor and it worked perfectly fine. I'll shoot more with those normas to test them out on a few more, I was impressed. When we got home little man said "mama, daddy go pew and the deer go bop on the ground." 3 year old approved.

 

[frasier2122]

Once you get to KS, try to find a longer range and true the velocity as described in the thread linked below. Use the box velocity as a starting point. Once trued, pay attention to lot #'s of factory ammo as both zero and velocity can vary lot to lot.

Thread 'How to use a mil/mil scope-reticle, turrets and proper usage'

Jul 1, 2023

I have gotten a bunch of requests to write up a "how to" for using mil reticle scoots. In this case the SWFA Milquad reticle. It is the 6x42mm SS with MQ reticle in the pictures, however the process and use is the same as long as you have a scope who's reticle matches the turret adjustments- mil/mil or MOA/MOA. Mil/mil has some advantages, but the system works regardless.



The set up-



Tikka T3 SL in 223
SWFA SS 6x42mm MQ
Pic base and rings
Blackhills 5.56mm 77gr SMKs


Also a Leupold Mark4 12-40x60mm spotter with H32 reticle. This is not...

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If you can't measure the muzzle velocity directly and can't back into it by shooting at longer ranges and measuring the drop, 250 sounds like a reasonable limit to me.

I have recently experienced lot to lot variation in factory load muzzle velocity as much as 100-150 FPS or more different from what's on the box. You could plug a velocity 200fps lower into your calculator and see where it becomes impactful.

Thank you both. That thread is incredibly informative.