6.5 creedmoor
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My youngest son has shot a 260 Rem for Antelope, Deer, and Elk for 5 years. Close to a ballistic twin to the Creedmore. More than adequate for the job. His likes 140 gr. in good old Rem off the shelf ammo. First load we tried and sub moa. All his shots have been under 350. As he has grown, he now uses my 280 with 160-175 pills for elk, but the 260 did well on elk with proper bullet placement. I am no help on your bullet selection, never used either and probably won't, as all my guns have other loads they love.
Not exactly about deer and elk, but this story extolls the 6.5 Creedmoor:
http://www.outdoorlife.com/photos/gallery/hunting/2012/02/shooting-65-creedmoor-african-safari
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http://www.outdoorlife.com/photos/gallery/hunting/2012/02/shooting-65-creedmoor-african-safari
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shootbrownelk
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Ike Eastman uses a 6.5 Creedmoor in a Savage lightweight hunter if I'm not mistaken. Guy Eastman uses a 6.5/.284. Those guys know what works.
The 6.5 variations are popular deer and antelope loads around here. Pretty sure Guy's wife uses one too.
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stevevan
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I have in my battery a lightweight rifle chambered in 6.5 x 55 Swede which falls in the same category of the .260 Rem. and 6.5 Creedmore. I've tried a number of 6.5 bullets in it and a 6.5/.284. Personally I've had great performance with the Swift 130 Scirocco II bullet. Opens quick enough on thin skin game yet being a bonded bullet gets penetration too. Haven't tried them on anything larger than deer sized game but I'm sure they'd ruin a bull elks day if used.
Thanks guys for the tips. I'm not to concerned about the loads for deer and antelope but more worried about using it on an elk. I think if we keep the shots within reasonable distance and we put the bullet where it needs to be we will be ok. I've looked for some of the scirocco but I'm having a hard time finding any. Anyone used the smk or sgk out of a 6.5
Thanks again
Thanks again
Thanks guys for the tips. I'm not to concerned about the loads for deer and antelope but more worried about using it on an elk. I think if we keep the shots within reasonable distance and we put the bullet where it needs to be we will be ok. I've looked for some of the scirocco but I'm having a hard time finding any. Anyone used the smk or sgk out of a 6.5
Thanks again
Thanks again
If you are most concerned about elk, I'd stay away from match bullets and bullets based on that design in that cartridge for elk. I'd look for bonded, and partitioned style bullets, because you are on the lower end of effective elk cartridges. Swift Sorocco/a-frame, trophy bonded, Nosler partition, accubond, Hornady inter bond/interlock and barnes x if your range limits will retain enough velocity to make the barnes work like advertised. The other barnes option is the 127 gr LRX, my 280 loves them in the 145 gr offering and they have a velocity window several hundered fps lower than the txp/ttsx. The reports for LRX on elk are few, but what I could find suggested quicker opening and a little less pennetration than the other X bullets. So I suspect they will work much like the Nosler mentioned above. I know that at these velocities a hunting cup and core bullet is money if 140 gr+ and put where it belongs. The bonded/partitioned offerings of 125/130+ should work just as well or better. My 2 cents.
The only reason I ask about the smk is a report I got that they had good results with them but it is only 1 report so I was looking for more info. I will probably stay away from them as well as the Amax. I'm really hoping the bergers will shoot good. If not I will have to look for some accubond.
Thanks for the help and input
Thanks for the help and input
I hear the same things about all three you mentioned. But I would guess a rifle that throws 180-230+ grains of that design of bullet would give a better margin of error than a 140 ish grain .264 on a big elk. Good luck what ever you choose to do.