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

[woods89]

Marginal at Sea level according to berger.

I shot 156s out of a Creedmoor for a couple years. No stability issues that I could see here at home at 1,000'. 22'' 8 twist, 2650 fps at the muzzle.

I'm trying to remember if I shot them further than 400 here at home, but I know at that range they did fine. Shot them a lot further out west, and never saw problems.

It's probably the most accurate bullet I've shot out of that rifle. I just didn't like being that close to pressure signs.

 

[General RE LEE]

My experience with the 147eldm has been limited but positive at lower velocities. The photos with the single bullet was recovered in the offside hide of my bull this year. Entrance through the shoulder just under the spine, impact velocity 2050fps. Coke can size lung damage, and DRT.

Photo with 3 bullets- impact 1810fps mature bull. 2/3 broke ribs and entered behind front shoulder and took out heart and lungs. Bullet 3 hit no rib on entrance, liver/lung. All caught just under offside hide.

Perfect data point for the 147 ELDM at 1800 FPS on game. Thank you.

 

[HNTR_NW]

Perfect data point for the 147 ELDM at 1800 FPS on game. Thank you.

No problem. I have other experiences with the 140 around 1650 but no photos to share. In general the 140 and 147 have performed similar for me at that velocity.

 

[ShakoMako]

1 round of Factory Barnes 127 LRX leaving my 18” Tikka T3x 6.5 creedmoor stainless around 2800 fps killed this cow elk under 1 minute. Shot distance was 275 yards at 8100’. She did a wobbly 55 yard death run and tipped over. Lungs destroyed, heart intact, full pass through ribs on both sides so I did not recover the bullet. Pretty typical for a mono in my experience.

 

[North of 60]

@ShakoMako: Nice job and what cartridge?

 

[ShakoMako]

@ShakoMako: Nice job and what cartridge?

Whoops! Edited prior post to add 6.5 Creedmoor.

 

[waspocrew]

147 ELDM from my 18” 6.5 CM. 280 yard shot quartering away. Entered behind ribs and exited the off shoulder.

No autopsy pics - she died haha.

 

[Boltgun]

No pics, but can confirm 6.5CM ELDX will expand below 1800fps.

545 and 568 yds on pronghorn. Coke can size exits. Velocity 1796 and 1768, respectively.