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6.5 creed copper load help
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<blockquote data-quote="sierrastalker" data-source="post: 2844299" data-attributes="member: 125664"><p>127 LRX and 40 gr of H4350 has dropped many hogs for me in my 6.5cm, and none have gone far. I think the furthest one so far made it 10 yards. As others have said, I do find I consistently leave some speed on the bench for my most accurate Barnes loads, but this particular load shoots .5 MOA consistently at the range (prone/bipod shots). My home range is limited to 700 yards, but this load maintains accuracy out to that distance and matches my dope. I wouldn't stretch this particular load beyond 600 yards on an animal, as I wouldn't trust the expansion beyond that point with the velocity I'm getting. But it shoots great and I've got other rifles/loads that are more effective out that far.</p><p></p><p>I read a lot of hate on this site for Barnes (not to mention the 6.5cm) and love for Hammers, but I get consistent accuracy from Barnes in all my rifles and I've yet to see any animal I've used em on in real life really run anywhere -my 30-06 loaded with Barnes TTSX for elk/deer gets great results, no tracking required so far on any of those either. I'd certainly use this 6.5 load on deer, elk, or bear. No hate on Hammers, by the way, just working up my first load with them in a different rifle right now, so I don't really have experience with them yet, hoping to see great things. But I agree look at your ballistics calculator. If you're getting tight groups, I'd think the LRX load should serve you well. It shoots better groups than any other bullet I've tried in my 6.5CM, whether copper or lead.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sierrastalker, post: 2844299, member: 125664"] 127 LRX and 40 gr of H4350 has dropped many hogs for me in my 6.5cm, and none have gone far. I think the furthest one so far made it 10 yards. As others have said, I do find I consistently leave some speed on the bench for my most accurate Barnes loads, but this particular load shoots .5 MOA consistently at the range (prone/bipod shots). My home range is limited to 700 yards, but this load maintains accuracy out to that distance and matches my dope. I wouldn't stretch this particular load beyond 600 yards on an animal, as I wouldn't trust the expansion beyond that point with the velocity I'm getting. But it shoots great and I've got other rifles/loads that are more effective out that far. I read a lot of hate on this site for Barnes (not to mention the 6.5cm) and love for Hammers, but I get consistent accuracy from Barnes in all my rifles and I've yet to see any animal I've used em on in real life really run anywhere -my 30-06 loaded with Barnes TTSX for elk/deer gets great results, no tracking required so far on any of those either. I'd certainly use this 6.5 load on deer, elk, or bear. No hate on Hammers, by the way, just working up my first load with them in a different rifle right now, so I don't really have experience with them yet, hoping to see great things. But I agree look at your ballistics calculator. If you're getting tight groups, I'd think the LRX load should serve you well. It shoots better groups than any other bullet I've tried in my 6.5CM, whether copper or lead. [/QUOTE]
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