6.5 Creedmoor: Heavy and Slow or Light and Fast

[General RE LEE]

Two options for 20" 6.5 Creedmoor:

Heavy and Slow (147 ELDM)

Light and Fast (130 TMK, OTM)

What's your choice? I like heavy and slow cause the high BC bullets buck the wind at long range.

 

[Hoosker Doo]

And once you get out to 500 yards, the heavy slow will be moving faster than the fast/light.

 

[plebe]

6.5 CM - 130 TMK or 147 Eldm

I’m looking to move away from the mono bullets I’ve been shooting the last few years and shoot a fragmenting bullet based on all the testimonials and photos on the board here. Primarily looking to increase my odds of recovering an animal, but to be honest haven’t had any issues with the 127 LRX...

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[Natebonebusta]

Max I might shoot is 400y if I’m lucky so it’s short and fast for me. 130 TMK at 2715fps out of 18” browning xbolt at the muzzle.

 

[Jon Boy]

I used to run slow and heavy and now I run light and fast. The extra bc for the heavys in hunting situations never came to use for me but the slower velocity has certainly hindered me at times.

 

[khuber84]

Check your mv at 600y, that's the control here. Mv needed to initiate expansion. A 20" should get a 130tmk running 2800+. The tmk bullets from all accounts and reading(77tmk threads) have a lower mv threshold for terminal results. I'd likely go light and fast myself. If I was looking to kill relaibale from a short barrel 6.5mm further than 600y, I'd be on a magnum bolt face to keep mv up.

This is where the 6cm shines. Relative slippery heavy for cal bullets that still run 2850-2950mv from 18-20" barrels. You have enough mv to get expension out to 800y or more, along with low recoil.

 

[Speaks]

Neither, I shoot 140 eldms and 143 eldxs

 

[TaperPin]

140s to 600.

 

[Castle Rock]

130s for the flatter mid range trajectory and more bullet upset

 

[peterk123]

Whichever gives you the most consistent accuracy. 140 to 143 grain seems to be the sweet spot for most 6.5cm rifles.

 

[Jfowler]

I went with the middle ground 140 eldm going around 2730, 20” barrel.