Zen Archery
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“On the 2nd day of Christmas my 6.5 gave to me,
over 400lbs. of hog meat.”
Click here to watch video.
over 400lbs. of hog meat.”
Click here to watch video.
Last Hunt of the Year Success
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Congrats!
I am interested in your load. I use the same bullet in my 6.5X54 Mann /Scho and the velocity at the muzzle from my 1903 Steyr rifle is about 2200 FPS. I bet the CM drives it faster, but I can still see results from your rifle and it helps me to know what the bullet will do at differing impact speeds.
I am interested in your load. I use the same bullet in my 6.5X54 Mann /Scho and the velocity at the muzzle from my 1903 Steyr rifle is about 2200 FPS. I bet the CM drives it faster, but I can still see results from your rifle and it helps me to know what the bullet will do at differing impact speeds.
Stillhunter
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Nice job ED!
Watch your vids all the time.
You still shooting that crappy 6.5 creed
Watch your vids all the time.
You still shooting that crappy 6.5 creed
globemaster3
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Surprised to see round nose bullets loaded in a 6.5 Creedmore, but no arguing with the results!
Those are some potent pig poppers!
Those are some potent pig poppers!
Zen Archery
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My load data. Load at your own risk.
Hornady 160 RN Interlock
Powder IMR 4350 @ 42.2gr
Primer CCI #34
Brass 1.910
OAL 2.700
FPS 2505
This is probably the heaviest a 1:8 can stabilize. But the weight and BC of the bullet will limit your range.
Hornady 160 RN Interlock
Powder IMR 4350 @ 42.2gr
Primer CCI #34
Brass 1.910
OAL 2.700
FPS 2505
This is probably the heaviest a 1:8 can stabilize. But the weight and BC of the bullet will limit your range.
North East Redneck
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Nice shooting. Enjoyed the video.
1-9" twist has been a "standard" in the USA for many years in the 6.5MM barrels and I have shot the 160s (both Hornady and Sierra, now discontinued) for many years in 6.5-06 and in 6.5X55s. It's always been fine to any range, so with the 1-8" twist it's not going to be a problem out to any range the bullet will stay supersonic. I wish Sierra would bring back their round nose bullet.
PPU offers a 156 grain round nose too. I have 500 of them for my gun, but so far I have not loaded any. I also have no feed-back from anyone using them to kill game with, so I don't know what they will do. I got mine from Graf and Sons. My 1903 Mannlicher-Schoenauer is an iron sighted rifle and my eyes are not young anymore. So I can't really do a good test of them for accuracy. On a good day when the sun is out,if I have a good rest I can still shoot about 2MOA, but if it's cloudy I fall apart without a scope.
I am going to barrow a 260 and a 6.5 Swede soon to test some other bullets, and both of those rifles are scoped. So I may have some info on the PPUs accuracy, but I have to wait until a deer, elk or antelope cooperates to give any feed back on how well they work on game, and for me here in Wyoming, I expect that's going to be at least 9 more months.
But those bullets are not expensive and may be well worth a try in your Creedmoor on hogs. Round Nose bullets are not "new and improved" so the rags don't give much ink to them anymore, but in my 50+ years of killing game I have found a lot of RN bullets have been outstanding both in accuracy and in their killing qualities.
PPU offers a 156 grain round nose too. I have 500 of them for my gun, but so far I have not loaded any. I also have no feed-back from anyone using them to kill game with, so I don't know what they will do. I got mine from Graf and Sons. My 1903 Mannlicher-Schoenauer is an iron sighted rifle and my eyes are not young anymore. So I can't really do a good test of them for accuracy. On a good day when the sun is out,if I have a good rest I can still shoot about 2MOA, but if it's cloudy I fall apart without a scope.
I am going to barrow a 260 and a 6.5 Swede soon to test some other bullets, and both of those rifles are scoped. So I may have some info on the PPUs accuracy, but I have to wait until a deer, elk or antelope cooperates to give any feed back on how well they work on game, and for me here in Wyoming, I expect that's going to be at least 9 more months.
But those bullets are not expensive and may be well worth a try in your Creedmoor on hogs. Round Nose bullets are not "new and improved" so the rags don't give much ink to them anymore, but in my 50+ years of killing game I have found a lot of RN bullets have been outstanding both in accuracy and in their killing qualities.