I'm extremely new to reloading so any tips would be awesome! I also just picked up a Savage model 11 in 6.5 creed and I'm looking to hand load some hunting rounds for next deer season, so far I have got some idea's on what I want to do but not sure on all the details. I'm planning on using Hornady brass and a 129 grain Hornady projectile, I'm not sure on primers or powder, I haven't really looked in to that yet. I also looked at the new ELD-X with the heat shield from Hornady but I personally think the 143 grain is too heavy for what I want it to do, I mean I'm more or less looking for a hard hit with an extremely flat trajectory out to around 200 yards. I really don't think I'll be making any 200+ yard shots on white tails in the back woods of North western PA with a 3-9 power optic. So long story short. What materials would you use in a hand load for a sub 300 yard shot with 6.5 Creedmoor on a white tail deer?
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6.5 Creedmoor first time hand loading, any advice?
- Thread starter Maruca5
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Whitetail aren't exactly bullet proof, so any reasonably constructed bullet at any reasonable velocity should do you just fine.
You could do worse than the Hornady 129gr SST bullets as long as they shoot well for you.
If you can't find those, the Speer 120gr Hot-Cor should do fine on white tail as well, as well as the 130gr Sierra Gamekings.
Hope this is helpful.
Jimro
You could do worse than the Hornady 129gr SST bullets as long as they shoot well for you.
If you can't find those, the Speer 120gr Hot-Cor should do fine on white tail as well, as well as the 130gr Sierra Gamekings.
Hope this is helpful.
Jimro
The nice thing about the 6.5 CM is that it's not picky and there is a lot of data out there. H4350 is popular and RL17 is gaining as a good option when the former can't be found. Really, just about anything in that range can give good results if you take the steps to do a proper workup.
Geo_Erudite
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Join the 6.5 Creedmoor Forum. Tons of info there and it is free.
waveslayer
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for hunting you can't go wrong with the new ELD X bullets, some of my friends have been doing some testing and have some awesome results. even shooting the lighter 129 gr. bullets the 143 ge. will have more kenetic energy, even at distance. the velocity increase with the lighter pills still won't make up for the heavier ones. go with the 140 to 143 grain. I use the Berger VLD and it's a tack driver
603Country
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I shoot a 260, but for all intents and purposes, the rounds are the same. For a few years I shot the 120 gr Nosler Ballistic Tip, and got great performance on whitetail and pigs. Then, I switched to the 100 gr version of that bullet, due to the short barrel (16.5 inches) on my rifle and due to my need for speed. The smaller bullet worked fine, but didn't work as well as the 120 gr bullet. I recommend that 120 gr Nosler Ballistic Tip. It's all you need. But...if it's not all you want, go to the 130 gr Nosler Accubond.
I like muzzle velocities around 3000 fps. In the 260 I can get close to that in my new 20 inch barrel 260 when using the 120 gr bullet. You don't need a 140 gr bullet to kill a deer, and at 200 yards or so, higher BC bullets don't give you any sort of advantage or benefit. But, they will kill a deer just fine also.
I like muzzle velocities around 3000 fps. In the 260 I can get close to that in my new 20 inch barrel 260 when using the 120 gr bullet. You don't need a 140 gr bullet to kill a deer, and at 200 yards or so, higher BC bullets don't give you any sort of advantage or benefit. But, they will kill a deer just fine also.