6.5CM 130s vs 140s for hunting?

[aroundpg]

Started reloading for 6.5CM, have staball 6.5 and n550, have shot TGK 130s quite well, 120 Barnes ttsx also quite accurate.
Curious on people's opinions on 130s vs 140s for hunting. May pick up some 140 TGKs to try
Relative to the burn rate of the two powders I have and the fact these are to hunt with, which weight would you recommend?
Thanks

 

[savagelh]

Hunting what? For deer, either is fine

 

[aroundpg]

Hunting what? For deer, either is fine

Deer maybe black bear, but it is a backup rifle so larger game if necessary...

 

[Slimbo]

It’s more about construction than weight. With a soft bullet like the tgk id go heavier

 

[I Dont Care About You]

The deer will not know the difference of 10gr in bullet weight.

 

[aroundpg]

I guess I'm more concerned with which weight would work better with the powders I have on hand....

 

[struff55]

i have shot a moose and a cow elk with 130 gr accubond one shot kills

 

[remington jim]

It’s more about construction than weight. With a soft bullet like the tgk id go heavier

It’s more about Shot placement ! with any bullet

 

[remington jim]

i have shot a moose and a cow elk with 130 gr accubond one shot kills

Wow from a 6.5 Needmore ! Your kidding us Where’s your 338 Mag

 

[aroundpg]

Bought more 130 TGKs, some 120ttsx and a box of loaded 127lrx to try out.

 

[remington jim]

Bought more 130 TGKs, some 120ttsx and a box of loaded 127lrx to try out.

The Barnes 127 LRX flys out of my 20 " UL 6.5 NeedMore at 2825 fps with RL17 powder ! 3/4 moa 3 shots -Just a Nice Load -

 

[Longstud]

Started reloading for 6.5CM, have staball 6.5 and n550, have shot TGK 130s quite well, 120 Barnes ttsx also quite accurate.
Curious on people's opinions on 130s vs 140s for hunting. May pick up some 140 TGKs to try
Relative to the burn rate of the two powders I have and the fact these are to hunt with, which weight would you recommend?
Thanks

Put the bullet behind the front shoulder and make sure the impact velocity is where its recommended and stop worrying. Use whatever is the most accurate in your rifle. Most lost game ,wether its admitted , is not because of the bullet but because of poor shot placement. YEEES I realize that certain bullets have tighter parameters under which they work but in my experience a Trophy Bonded is a pretty good choice.

 

[remington jim]

The Barnes 127 LRX flys out of my 20 " UL 6.5 NeedMore at 2825 fps with RL17 powder ! 3/4 moa 3 shots -Just a Nice Load -

Will be interesting to see how fast the factory loads shoot ?

 

[aroundpg]

The Barnes 127 LRX flys out of my 20 " UL 6.5 NeedMore at 2825 fps with RL17 powder ! 3/4 moa 3 shots -Just a Nice Load

Will be interesting to see how fast the factory loads shoot ?

I'll let you know, I just got a Chrono. Going to test a few loads this weekend.

 

[Ganderite]

I would opt for the 140. My experience has been that lighter bullets kill just fine but seem to spoil a lot of meat. The 140 will take care of deer just fine. They are easy to kill. A 30-30 is plenty. The 140 will also do a moose. More flexible. And your powders are perfect for 140

 

[todbartell]

N550 may be better suited to the 120/130gr weights, I have used it with 140gr but the load density isn't as high

StaBALL 6.5 pretty good do-all powder burn rate for the Creed

 

[aroundpg]

N550 may be better suited to the 120/130gr weights, I have used it with 140gr but the load density isn't as high

StaBALL 6.5 pretty good do-all powder burn rate for the Creed

Thanks, I have both those powders, trying 130 tgk, 120 ttsx, and bought some loaded lrx to try.

 

[Beeron]

127 gr LRX

 

[Denver Steve]

The 140 class bullets out of the Creedmoor typically do less damage, because they are going slower. Although bullet construction plays a big game in that department. If he is shooting lighter Barnes then they won't do as much meat damage, as a cup and core bullet, or even a bonded bullet.

 

[JJ-65]

I’ve killed black bears with the 130 Sierra 130 Gr TMK shot out of a 6.5 CM.