redmag
Active Member
I have a few big Weatherby's. Accumark's great rifles, no doubt. My 338-378 has murdered elk and moose. One shot with the Barnes X. The LRX is a good bullet as well.
Weight retention yes, destruction not so much. Its pretty hard to retain 100% of the weight of a bullet and cause mass trauma without hitting bone. Kinda like the several deer I shot in the lungs with a 140 ttsx in 7 mag. Looked like bow shot deer with a nice x through the lungs and ran 200 yds. The sd of that bullet is too dense for deer,elk maybe. In a low sd 35 caliber bullet I've had good results with the tsx. Imo barnes bullet performance can vary greatly due to the weight and sd of the bullet.barnes X, is the best, for weight retention, and destrustion.
It shouldn't be too hard to find a bullet to meet those criteria. I would go with a 100gn monolithic type, like anything that says Barnes. They are unforgiving bullets and will absolutely put a hole through something. The Triple-shocks were a step in the right direction from the original X-bullet and they have only gotten better.Just purchased a 6.5 Creedmoor for my 12 yr old son to hunt whitetails with. I wanted something lightweight, and so wanted least amount of recoil. I bought a browning xbolt composite stalker. It Will be used in woods primarily, mixed with some farm country hunting. Expected shots under 200 yards. Which bullet kills the best from this caliber? I was planning on using 143 eldx. But saw some comments where guys weren't happy with them. Should I go lighter and get impact velocity up? Or just pick a different bullet?
You call those pigs? Just kidding, you got the eating size!!My son and I took 2 hogs at 270 yards with both of us shooting Rem. 260's with Hornady 140gr ELD-M bullets. His hog was broadside and mine was quartering away. Each of us shot at the same time and both hogs fell where they stood. I didn't recover either bullet but knowing how tough hogs can be I was impressed with the performance of this bullet.
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Most of the hogs were shielded behind a large tree between us and them. You can see them in the photo taken through the 8x binoculars. We were quickly loosing daylight and took the first two that came out into the clear. There are plenty of hogs, in the second photo is one of two areas they've been rooting in.You call those pigs? Just kidding, you got the eating size!!
Oklahoma? Kansas? Texas?Most of the hogs were shielded behind a large tree between us and them. You can see them in the photo taken through the 8x binoculars. We were quickly loosing daylight and took the first two that came out into the clear. There are plenty of hogs, in the second photo is one of two areas they've been rooting in.
While taking photos the herd came back and we shot one more.
This is my dads farm but sadly he passed away and we'll be selling it. My son and I have taken several deer, turkey, hogs, and quail off this place over the years.
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oh, i see your from oklahoma!Oklahoma? Kansas? Texas?
Caddo Co.oh, i see your from oklahoma!
Blaine!Caddo Co.
Practically neighbors.Blaine!
All bullets that people have mentioned are great. If I were you I would shoot a few of them and see what shoots best out of your particular rifle.Just purchased a 6.5 Creedmoor for my 12 yr old son to hunt whitetails with. I wanted something lightweight, and so wanted least amount of recoil. I bought a browning xbolt composite stalker. It Will be used in woods primarily, mixed with some farm country hunting. Expected shots under 200 yards. Which bullet kills the best from this caliber? I was planning on using 143 eldx. But saw some comments where guys weren't happy with them. Should I go lighter and get impact velocity up? Or just pick a different bullet?