Wifes new 6.5 Creedmore mule deer rifle ammo choice?

[MatukaJoe]

Listen to @Formidilosus on the Shoot2Hunt Podcast. ELDX or M if lead. I've been using DRT bullets and they (for me) have been exceptional this season, one-shot kills with dramatic trauma at 40, 205, and 420 yards on three different animals. The later two were bang-flops, the first went 3 steps. That is extremely annecdotal but I've been happy and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend highly fragmenting bullets.

 

[KurtR]

Before the 143 eldx I killed every thing with the 140 amax. They both have busted a bunch of shoulders with no problems

 

[CoMulies]

Can’t recommend the 130 terminal ascent highly enough. Stellar in my 6.5 prc, imagine it’d perform similarly in the creed

 

[EmperorMA]

Hornady 140 ELDM factory ammo shoots incredibly well. I handload to match and the last one went through a Mule deer buck at a 30-45 deg angle leaving a great blood trail.

I have also settled on the factory 140gr Hornady ELDM. Super accurate, great performance on game and seems to be just about the perfect size bullet to use in a 6.5 Creedmoor to take great advantage of both long-range ballistics and taking the guesswork out of shorter-range work.

 

[genther12]

I just bought the wife a Tikka t3x 6.5 creedmore( specific for mule deer) because her 30-06 was giving her a pretty bad flinch. I'm curious what ammo you recommend for this gun. Shots will be 0-300 yards and punching through shoulder bone might be a situation we sometimes encounter.

Locally I can find Barnes Ttsx BT 120 grain(I feel like this might be a bit on the low end for punching through bone)

- Federal fusion 140 grain

- Hornady Precision 143gr eldx(ai've read that this might not do well against bone)

Hornady Match 140g ELDs.

 

[KenLee]

Hornady Match 140g ELDs.

or 143 gr ELD-X.

 

[HNTR918]

147 Eld-M