6.5x55 hunting bullet choice

[Joel]

100gr TTSX was effective. If I was concerned with beyond 300 yards I'd go with 127gr lrx

 

[redneck09]

100gr TTSX was effective. If I was concerned with beyond 300 yards I'd go with 127gr lrx

Effective on deer? Or did you use it on bigger game? Seems like a nice low recoil deer round.

 

[todbartell]

What did you hunt with that load? Also does a guy need a fast twist for bullets that long?

I packed it for moose and whitetail deer. Didn't get a shot when packing the rifle

1:8 twist stabilized it well

 

[Joel]

Effective on deer? Or did you use it on bigger game? Seems like a nice low recoil deer round.

The way it blows through deer on shot angles that have stopped 180gr SP I'd hunt almost anything tbh..

 

[mmattockx]

The way it blows through deer on shot angles that have stopped 180gr SP I'd hunt almost anything tbh..

+1. The Barnes bullets penetrate like almost nothing else. I have some 6.5mm 127gr LRX bullets I planned to use for a moose load, but never got the tag so they sit on the shelf in my reloading room. I figure they would be good for anything short of elk or grizzly.


Mark

 

[Joel]

+1. The Barnes bullets penetrate like almost nothing else. I have some 6.5mm 127gr LRX bullets I planned to use for a moose load, but never got the tag so they sit on the shelf in my reloading room. I figure they would be good for anything short of elk or grizzly.


Mark

Hope you get the chance some time Mark! Regardless of the rifle!

Theres a few other good testimonies of what the 100gr does on the board as well. Couple moose taken very cleanly 260 rem etc.

I haven't yet but like I said after seeing it go through enough spine etc and not get caught, no worries here. Shots that went through ribs left nice holes too. They're hard to top.

If a guy said thats too light for him thrn the 127 is superb but plenty of testimony on the 120gr ttsx too. I find the others open a bit easier tho but could be wrong

 

[bcsteve]

I had a Tikka T3X in 6.5x55 which was giving me a hard time to find an accurate load until I tried the 143gr ELD-X.

 

[Mulletard]

100gr TTSX was effective. If I was concerned with beyond 300 yards I'd go with 127gr lrx

I will try some 100grn partitions I loaded next year maybe. Just haven't committed to monos for anything yet. But I want to use my 7x57 or 300 savage this year

I should really make the jump though for everything.


The 100grn cup and core did the job, but last year was close amd it was pretty explosive at 3000fps.