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6.5 creedmoor blood trail

Blacklab1

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I did some serious hunting with the 6.5 this week and I'm starting to get a little nervous. I shot 3 whitetail today all under 75 yards with Winchester deer season, the first ones heart exploded and the blood trail was 3 feet wide for about 80 yards and it was an easy find. The second one was double lunged but the blood trail was a very light mist for about 80 yards, if there wasn't snow it would have been pretty hard to find. The 3rd one was at 60 yards broadside and double lunged, I seen the red mist through the scope after the shot. By the time I got things together and out of the stand it was dark. I thought it was going to be an easy recovery but even with snow I wasn't able to find blood, hopefully tomorrow will be a successful recovery. Has anyone else had problems with their 6.5 and good blood trails or am I just having a bad day?
 

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THIS,.. ^^^ 143 grain, ELD-X's,.. in Hornady, Precision Hunter Ammo ! Sierra's TGK's are probably very FINE, also !
I Reload the 143 gr. ELD-X's for my 6.5 Creed, for Hunting Big Game as, it's a THICKER Jacketed Bullet than, the ELD-M's,.. .037 Thick vs .023 thick.
My grand son uses them, in His 6.5 PRC @ 3,100 FPS and only, One Deer at, 495 Yards,.. bullet didn't, "Pass Thru" ( Just under, the Hide ).
All 3 Deer, no more than, a couple of Jumps ( DRT ! ) Great, but SHORT, Blood trails, on the Sub, 300 Yard Deer !
 
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Had a similar issue with my 6.5 CM this season. Hornady Precision Hunter (143ELDX) left no exit wound or blood trail, but tore up the vitals. 143ELDX handloads left a good exit wound. I switched to Nosler Ballistic Tip factory ammo and do get an exit wound.
 
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