Hardest hitting 6.5CM factory round?

[NDHUNTER24]

From what ive tried i like the 143 eldx the best. Also 130 grain berger hybrid otm is good. I would have no issues 140gr eldm and 147 eldm.

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[PredatorX]

When I think of frangible I think of Berger that loses what 50-80% of its weight. I believe Bergers explode where the eId-x sheds its weight in a more controlled fashion as it penetrates. I could be wrong though. have actually never recovered a Berger only tiny pieces of it.

This eld-x was 143gr to start and now weighs 87.5 grains. This was from an adult doe that was shot at 170 yards through the rear femur shattering it and passing through the opposite hind. DRT.


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[sndmn11]

Back to factory ammunition...

https://www.eurooptic.com/berger-65-creedmoor-lrp-140gr-elite-hunter-ammunition-20-box-31040

https://www.eurooptic.com/berger-match-grade-ammunition-65mm-creedmoor-156gr-eol-elite-hunter-box-of-20-31070

Walloping thumpers with some oompfh.

 

[Willbev14]

First and foremost, don't overcook it.
Cook slow and moist, in broth or milk.
Or slice thin, marinate, and pan fry.
Or grind and use in sausage/wurst.

+1 for grinding. The heart is high quality meat in my opinion, and if you grind it with 10lb of other meat you will have the same quality of ground venison. Much better option than tossing it. The flavor is comparable to the rest of the deer, but slightly more iron-y.

I also like it fried. Trim it up, soak in buttermilk, pan sear. Not as tender as backstrap necessarily, but still worth eating.

 

[bnewt3]

I kept the heart for the first time this year. I havent had any venison heart yet so my closest point of reference is beef heart. definitely dont overcook unless its low and slow. For the beef heart ive done, I sliced it and grilled to med-rare and it was delicious. Very tender.

 

[bnewt3]

Back to factory ammunition...

https://www.eurooptic.com/berger-65-creedmoor-lrp-140gr-elite-hunter-ammunition-20-box-31040

https://www.eurooptic.com/berger-match-grade-ammunition-65mm-creedmoor-156gr-eol-elite-hunter-box-of-20-31070

Walloping thumpers with some oompfh.

SO now we need to add thump to the conversion chart.

Wallop to thump to authority to oomph to knock-down power

 

[diygunsmith]

ive actually been using the sierra tipped game king in 6mm and 2 different 6.5cm and we have dropped 4 deer in their tracks longest shot wad 160 yds and it took 8 steps.

 

[sndmn11]

SO now we need to add thump to the conversion chart.

Wallop to thump to authority to oomph to knock-down power

Yes, because suppressors.

In all seriousness, the 140 berger from a creed has consistently shown us a wound channel that is at its most a handful of inches after penetration. Which has correlated to being in the lungs cavity and animals that die quickly.

I've seen the 156 from a PRC perform similarly when put in the rib cage, and also smash the femoral head and socket of a bull when the shot was poor.


So, our experience with both bullets leads me to believe that factory ammunition would be a good choice.