6.5cm light for caliber choices and opinions?

[IrkedCitizen]

I would try Hornady Match 130gr ELD-M

 

[longrangelead]

42-43gr H4350 & 130 ELDM

 

[JBradley500]

43.0 h4350 an 130 TMK here.

 

[ztc92]

Some good info in this thread I started for the purpose of lowering felt recoil with a creedmore, especially if you reload.

For factory, you might try the 120 ELDM.

Thread 'Lighter bullets for less recoil in 6.5CM'

Apr 24, 2025

I’m all in on smaller calibers for shooting and hunting and like many, my two go to rifles are a Tikka RSS in 223 for practice and a Tikka 6.5CM for hunting. I live in Wyoming so must have at least 6mm for elk and would prefer to have one go-to hunting rifle and load that I use for all big game. I set my 6.5CM up to shoot the 130TMK so I had one rifle I could carry for deer and elk.

A few friends have downsized to 6mm and after shooting our nearly identical Tikkas in 6.5CM with 130’s vs their 243 and 6CM with 108’s, I find the reduced recoil of he 6mm is even better. It was significant...

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[Stinky Coyote]

https://rokslide.com/forums/threads/lighter-bullets-for-less-recoil-in-6-5cm.403670/