6mm /.243 hunting success on Big Game

[KyleR1985]

@Formidilosus or anyone else use an 87vmax on a deer? Wouldn’t be what I’d normally use but I don’t want to zero for the opportunity at a crop damage doe

From the milled bullets it looks like the jacket isn’t super thin. I’m working up a prairie dog/ predator load for my dasher. They are starting at 3000fps.

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https://rokslide.com/forums/threads/6x45.347405/post-3600795

 

[Speaks]

I get the benefits and trade offs of 108 eldm vs 103 eldx in 6CM. Any thoughts on the 105 Berger hybrid target in terms of terminal performance? Im not super excited about Hornady factory loadings and velocity fluctuations.

 

[TxLite]

I get the benefits and trade offs of 108 eldm vs 103 eldx in 6CM. Any thoughts on the 105 Berger hybrid target in terms of terminal performance? Im not super excited about Hornady factory loadings and velocity fluctuations.

My group killed an antelope with them this year. Frontal shot, drt. Roughly 150 yards iirc

 

[Brandon_SPC]

Here is what I have taken so far with the 6mm ARC this year. The muzzle velocity 2525 fps and the bullet used is a 108 ELDM.

-First deer picture is a 180lb Alabama buck. Shot was a frontal shot at 240 yards. Impact velocity 2165 fps and the deer dropped where he stood



- Second deer picture was a 63 yard shot on the doe, slightly 1/4 away. Bullet entered behind the shoulder in the crease and exited out the offside shoulder. Blew the humerus apart. Impact velocity about 2430 fps.

- The third deer picture picture was a 200 yard shot. 1/4 to me and didn't realize it until I got to the deet. Bullet entered the deer, took out the onside lung, blew apart the liver and exited. Deer ran maybe 15 yards and piled up.

- Fourth deer picture is two does. This was over a clear cut. I was dialed for 1 mil (about 250 yards), doe stepped out at 200 yards. Didn't have time to range. Held center vitals, hit high shoulder, bullet exited doe ran maybe 40 yards. Second doe, was right after the first, she ran to about 150 yards, I ran the scope back to 0. Held center vital, bullet hit behind the shoulder and exited through the humerus.

 

[Brandon_SPC]

Entrance on the last doe and exit through the humerus for post #2864

 

[Lawnboi]

I get the benefits and trade offs of 108 eldm vs 103 eldx in 6CM. Any thoughts on the 105 Berger hybrid target in terms of terminal performance? Im not super excited about Hornady factory loadings and velocity fluctuations.

My last case of factory ammo (Berger 6.5cm 140EH). Had an SD of 50 something and extreme spread of almost 100fps.

I don’t think you’re going to get away from it with factory.

 

[83cj-7]

@Lawnboi

Shoot the 87 with confidence! Hundreds of deer have fallen in from of my 6x45s with them at 2800-2900fps. If you doubt my confidence, I’ll tell you that I have 7000 of them in my inventory!