ann brezinski
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does any one hunt with one of these.if so what would be your deer load,i have a 660 remington that is like new.looking for info on deer loads.
6.5 remington magnum
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Ann, I do, and I hope this helps you, I chose to go lighter with bullet selection. Caveat here is I hunt in So. Texas so distance is within 200-250 yds and generally within 175 yds.
- Mine is a 600 Mohawk with an 18.5" barrel.
- Please start low and work your way up.
- first is a 100gr Barnes TTSX with 52.3 grs H380, WLR primer 2.895 COAL, R-P Cases which gave me 3115.4 FPS avg.
- second is a 85gr Sierra Varminter bullet p/n 1700, 57.5 grs of H380, WLR Primer and R-P cases. 3283.6 FPS avg.
Both loads gave me sub .5" MOA groups and POA was within .5" vertical of each other @ 100yds. The lighter bullets provided a very light recoil.
I am anxious to try Hammers in it but both these loads shoot so well that well, if it ain't broke. on a side note, this was my first stock build, I found it roughed in and I finished it myself and kinda pleased with the results and bedded with Brownell's compounds and has a Timney trigger at 2.5lbs. the Glass is a Zeiss Conquest 3.5-10 x 44. Good luck with yours.
Monster Toms
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I own both 600's and 660's in 6.5's, Have loaded everything from old school sierra 85 grain HP's to 103 accubonds. Mine tend to like 100-120 grain pills the best. Been a few years since I have shot them, but never had one that didn't shoot well.
Nice! I think I would like to own the same rifle in .222 and 350 Rem Mag.
Love that rifle!!!
ann brezinski
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thanks for your help.i have loaded 120 nosler ballistic tips over 4350 de pont powder at 53.0 grains.have yet to shoot it but have to put a scope on it.i may shoot a couple to see how the open sights wort and hunt out of my brothers other stand. shots therew are under 50 yards so i should not have trouble.
Good Bullet, the 125 gr Partition is used with great success in this rifle with excellent results on deer. Good luck.
You are correct, I find them occasionally on here, but becoming more scarce, they run really well out of an AR10 6.5 CM as well. Would've been a great combo for P-dogs. Ill have to find a substitute for it, but I still have enough for my needs.
I run speer 90tnt for now.
The 140smk does wonders on p dogs. Usually a hand puppet when shot under the chin.
I will have to try that, I hope I can get closer to my POI of the 100 TTSX with it. I just got really lucky with my bullet choices. Thanks for the recommendation!
I was around the 600 yard mark when that shot occurred. Sierra produced 92.6gr 26cal bullets for I don't know who? So I bought all they had left for the grendel. The bullets are boattails. 5 bullets Sierra produced are no longer in production, so I bought all of what I could.
