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What bullet
What bullet
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I bought some from Ed's not too long ago for half that.The ELD-X 143 is great, but I can only find them at $80 for 20. Thats pricey. I've been buying the norma whitetail 140 recentely and they are available online from norma directly with free shipping.
What’s the performance like on these ELDms?147 Eldm. Have 156 berger eols to try when I have time. No complaints with the 147s.
On a target… .25 MOA. On deer, very much like a berger. If you shoot behind the shoulder, they work great. If you shoot in the shoulder, it’s going to make a very big mess.What’s the performance like on these ELDms?
Are you getting good blood trails? I’ve never shot Berger’s.On a target… .25 MOA. On deer, very much like a berger. If you shoot behind the shoulder, they work great. If you shoot in the shoulder, it’s going to make a very big mess.
My experiences echo Fireduck’s. Bottom line, they are explosive bullets that do lots of damage. At creedmoor speeds, they work very well. I also shoot them out of 20” 308 which do very well. I shoot behind the shoulder or in the neck so to not damage meat as much as possible. The bullets in question do not hold together per say, but fragment pretty violently, which means they kill quickly if put in the right spot. If I was a high shoulder guy, I’d be shooting solids or high quality bondeds. But only out of concern for meat loss, not lethality.Are you getting good blood trails? I’ve never shot Berger’s.
I will get some ELDm’s and get them in my girls gun. If one of y’all have some exit hole pictures and want to share that would be cool.My experiences echo Fireduck’s. Bottom line, they are explosive bullets that do lots of damage. At creedmoor speeds, they work very well. I also shoot them out of 20” 308 which do very well. I shoot behind the shoulder or in the neck so to not damage meat as much as possible. The bullets in question do not hold together per say, but fragment pretty violently, which means they kill quickly if put in the right spot. If I was a high shoulder guy, I’d be shooting solids or high quality bondeds. But only out of concern for meat loss, not lethality.
I would keep using that 7-08 . It’s tried and true. Has good bullets for white tails from 120-140 & I don’t see any advantage when it comes to hunting deer that the 6.5 has. If you were talking about paper targets at 600yds that’s a different story . Besides accuracy I just don’t see any advantage of the 6.5 over the 7mm 08 . Just my opinion thoughI give up. bwfarms has me nervous. So I will just keep using the 7mm08 it works with devastating blows. “ not”
I don't shoot a Creedmoor but I do shoot a .260Rem quite a bit. The two best deer bullets for me have been the 120gr Nosler Ballistic Tip and recently the 130gr Nosler Accubond. The Accubond would be my one bullet for everything in 6.5mm if I had to pick a single bullet.
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Never shot these over a chrono. They don't look like a bomb went off inside the deer like BT's do. I've yet to recover one or lose a deer with one. A good friend loads the same load for his M77 and he has the same results as me. The blood trails have been really short and easy to follow. Accuracy wise from our two rifles they have shot as well as 143 ELD's. Finding them in stock is the only bad thing I can say about them.On the Accubonds how fast you shooting it at? How they compare to the BT as far as internal damage, looks like they are just a little less violent.
I’ve not shot any of the 6.5 Accubonds yet, but the 30 cals do well. The .257’s can make a mess, even at longer ranges. I’m pushing the 110 grains around 3500 fps and it leaves a BIG hole. Never recovered any from mine or my Dad’s deer, but almost all the exit wounds have been as big as a softball or bigger.Never shot these over a chrono. They don't look like a bomb went off inside the deer like BT's do. I've yet to recover one or lose a deer with one. A good friend loads the same load for his M77 and he has the same results as me. The blood trails have been really short and easy to follow. Accuracy wise from our two rifles they have shot as well as 143 ELD's. Finding them in stock is the only bad thing I can say about them.
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I'm using the 90gr AB's in my .243 ULA this season. Firing from a cold barrel for each shot it makes a .40" hole at 100 yards. Going to try one out on a deer soon. Running them about 3,000fps according to the load recipe. My rifle only has a 20" barrel so it may not be quite that fast.I’ve not shot any of the 6.5 Accubonds yet, but the 30 cals do well. The .257’s can make a mess, even at longer ranges. I’m pushing the 110 grains around 3500 fps and it leaves a BIG hole. Never recovered any from mine or my Dad’s deer, but almost all the exit wounds have been as big as a softball or bigger.
I’m pushing the 95 gr Ballistic Tips out of my Ruger UL .243, 20” barrel, at 3040 fps. That’s a Max load of RL25. I’m likely going to swap to the 70 gr Ballistic Tip Varmints soon, as I’m not likely to use a .243 for deer.I'm using the 90gr AB's in my .243 ULA this season. Firing from a cold barrel for each shot it makes a .40" hole at 100 yards. Going to try one out on a deer soon. Running them about 3,000fps according to the load recipe. My rifle only has a 20" barrel so it may not be quite that fast.
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Never shot these over a chrono. They don't look like a bomb went off inside the deer like BT's do. I've yet to recover one or lose a deer with one. A good friend loads the same load for his M77 and he has the same results as me. The blood trails have been really short and easy to follow. Accuracy wise from our two rifles they have shot as well as 143 ELD's. Finding them in stock is the only bad thing I can say about them.
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Carcano?well, the first rifle I hunted deer with was a 6.5 and it used a 162 grain round nose,,, deadly on the deer I killed with it and they weren't these wimpy southern deer,,,,
of course I'm talking 6.5 mm,,,, not sure I could handle a 6.5 cm caliber,,,, that's like too big for me,,, here's a 6.5cm (65mm) and it's called a CANNON of a naval gun