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.

 

[curtiswayne101]

215 yards, 147 ELDMURDER 2750 MV, 6.5 creed. Dead on impact.

 

[Chris in TN]

I guess this is a 'whatever else'. We have chickens and the turkey population around here has really suffered in the last decade (not due to predators per se, but still way down) so I really struggle to pass up shots on predators during deer season.

This guy stopped, facing me, at about 75 yards today, and took a 6.5cm 130 eld-m in the throat and out the back, just beside the spine. I haven't checked internal damage, but given my hold I expect that I got into his chest high and the bullet probably then chewed its way out of the chest through the edge of the spine and backstrap. About 12" of penetration before exit (I measured it).

We've been hunting with suppressors since 2022 but this is the first thing *I* have shot suppressed, since most of my deer are killed during muzzleloader season. I'd put together some reduced loads - 130 eldm over IMR4895 at 2700' from a 20" - and with the scope up at 10x in low light (in the woods near dark) I had zero problem maintaining sight picture at the shot. Watched him flop over sideways and he never twitched again.

I trapped another bobcat about 25 yards from him, back during last winter, and killed one in 2023 about 20 yards from him in the other direction. We have lots of bobcats.

 

[General RE LEE]

I guess this is a 'whatever else'. We have chickens and the turkey population around here has really suffered in the last decade (not due to predators per se, but still way down) so I really struggle to pass up shots on predators during deer season.

This guy stopped, facing me, at about 75 yards today, and took a 6.5cm 130 eld-m in the throat and out the back, just beside the spine. I haven't checked internal damage, but given my hold I expect that I got into his chest high and the bullet probably then chewed its way out of the chest through the edge of the spine and backstrap. About 12" of penetration before exit (I measured it).

We've been hunting with suppressors since 2022 but this is the first thing *I* have shot suppressed, since most of my deer are killed during muzzleloader season. I'd put together some reduced loads - 130 eldm over IMR4895 at 2700' from a 20" - and with the scope up at 10x in low light (in the woods near dark) I had zero problem maintaining sight picture at the shot. Watched him flop over sideways and he never twitched again.

I trapped another bobcat about 25 yards from him, back during last winter, and killed one in 2023 about 20 yards from him in the other direction. We have lots of bobcats. View attachment 985823

Nice job. I killed this cat with my 6.5 CM on my lease in Lewisburg TN last season

 

[Kaleb]

Nice job. I killed this cat with my 6.5 CM on my lease in Lewisburg TN last season

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Nice! I was just in Lewisburg Friday getting this years foals registered. I live one county over from Lewisburg/Marshall County. I'm on the east side of Giles county on Lawrence/Giles line.

 

[Chris in TN]

Y’all are practically my neighbors. I’m in Maury Co but closer to Lewisburg than Columbia.

 

[Kaleb]

Haha small world! I have a cousin that lives just off Trotwood in the subdivision beside Williams funeral home(I think its Williams) and a uncle who lives by the duck river on iron bridge rd(that's off tom j hitch) which might be more towards your direction?

 

[Chris in TN]

Haha small world! I have a cousin that lives just off Trotwood in the subdivision beside Williams funeral home(I think its Williams) and a uncle who lives by the duck river on iron bridge rd(that's off tom j hitch) which might be more towards your direction?

Yup. We live just northeast of the old Sowell Mill Bridge (Graffiti Bridge).

 

[General RE LEE]

Y’all are practically my neighbors. I’m in Maury Co but closer to Lewisburg than Columbia.

I lived in Franklin for 20 years and have been on that lease in Marshall County for 15 years. I live in Cookeville now. I met my close friend that I’ve been hunting with for 20 years on a hunting Internet forum.

You guys if you aren’t already need to join Strategic Edge gun range.

 

[Kaleb]

I lived in Franklin for 20 years and have been on that lease in Marshall County for 15 years. I live in Cookeville now. I met my close friend that I’ve been hunting with for 20 years on a hunting Internet forum.

You guys if you aren’t already need to join Strategic Edge gun range.

I've been told about it but never joined. I need to.

 

[Chris in TN]

I lived in Franklin for 20 years and have been on that lease in Marshall County for 15 years. I live in Cookeville now. I met my close friend that I’ve been hunting with for 20 years on a hunting Internet forum.

You guys if you aren’t already need to join Strategic Edge gun range.

Been a member since either 17 or 18, I forget. Both my older kids are members too.

 

[General RE LEE]

Been a member since either 17 or 18, I forget. Both my older kids are members too.

One of my boys shooting my 6.5 CM CTR Tikka a couple years ago there. It’s been a tremendous place to have them boys learn to shoot.