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

[BagsandBullets]

For what it’s worth, I dropped a lot of deer last year with a 6.5CM using the 125gr deer season XP’s. I was pretty happy with the results using that bullet. Furthest shots were 200-250yds

 

[Throwin Darts]

This year's whitetail and mule deer exits with 6.5 ELD-M

You can see a chunk of lung on the ground in the second pic.

 

[Andouille]

This year's whitetail and mule deer exits with 6.5 ELD-M

You can see a chunk of lung on the ground in the second pic.

Range and mv? 140 and147 Eldm shoot well out of my CM, but eldx shoot fantastically, so that Leaves me debating bullet choice for maximum lethality on black bear and elk out to 400 yds.

 

[Undrgrndprdcts]

Range and mv? 140 and147 Eldm shoot well out of my CM, but eldx shoot fantastically, so that Leaves me debating bullet choice for maximum lethality on black bear and elk out to 400 yds.

Won't matter at that range.

 

[Taudisio]

Range and mv? 140 and147 Eldm shoot well out of my CM, but eldx shoot fantastically, so that Leaves me debating bullet choice for maximum lethality on black bear and elk out to 400 yds.

Nothing wrong with the 143eldx. Watched dad drop a cow at 510 yards with that bullet. It was a prc with 3000fps MV. The creedmoor at 400 won’t be far off.

 

[jjohnsonElknewbie]

Nothing wrong with the 143eldx. Watched dad drop a cow at 510 yards with that bullet. It was a prc with 3000fps MV. The creedmoor at 400 won’t be far off.

The Best of the West guys have killed a ton of animals at long range with the 143 ELDX in the 6.5x284. If I were shooting a 6.5 CM, I’d lean towards the 143 as a great balance of BC and velocity.

 

[Andouille]

The Best of the West guys have killed a ton of animals at long range with the 143 ELDX in the 6.5x284. If I were shooting a 6.5 CM, I’d lean towards the 143 as a great balance of BC and velocity.

Thanks, I'm leaning that way, as 2660 fps with ELDX out of my 19" Tikka 6.5CM gives me 400-450yds comfortably at sea level.
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