Ammo recommendation 6.5 creedmoor @300 yards

[bottscuda]

Hey guys, I just got my new rifle, a little Christmas gift to myself. It's a Cadex CDX-SS covert with 16.5" barrel in 6.5 creedmoor.

Clubs in my area max out at 300 yards.

Hoping for some recommendations on ammo best fit to these parameters.

Thanks

 

[struff55]

the only way to find out would be to buy a few brands and see what works in your rifle
the yardage doesn't matter you have to find the most accurate at 100 yds then shoot it at 300yds

 

[Paul_T]

Any commercial ammo with 130-140 grain bullets should fit that bill with your 1:8 twist barrel.

 

[Hollow Point]

For range out to 300 y don't over look the 120 gr loads as well. they are less popular for longer ranges and I have noticed they go on sale more often than the 140 and higher loads.

 

[SigWig]

One to try is federal gold medal sierra matchking...

 

[SigWig]

If you plan on reloading...

Sako match, berger match or lapua ammo, if it shoots the brass would be great too

Barnes match another one

 

[rugbydave]

Hornady 140gr ELDM ammo is the baseline I use for all the 6.5 I have. That ammo tends to shoot well in pretty much every rifle. Berger 140gr ammo would be another option or FGMM with the Berger 140.

 

[Sniffer]

I ran Hornady 140gr BTHPs in my first 6.5CM and it shot well.

Honestly anything in the 140 ish grain range (assuming you have a 1:8 twist) will work.

 

[rubberdonuts]

Tenda has 124gr 6.5 for 1.10$ a round right now.

 

[bearhunter]

OP, 300 yds for that rifle should be very doable with several types of good bullets.

The 6.5 mm has become extremely popular over the past ten years, starting about 50 years ago, when the 6.5x55 Swedes started coming into Canada.

The biggest issue I see with your rifle is the short barrel, as velocities will be much lower than most manuals indicate for their loads.

Paul T is correct about the bullet weights that will work in your rifle, but I believe even heavier/longer bullets will stabilize well enough for the ranges you shoot.

You're going to have to try to find ammunition the rifle likes by trying as many as you can until the rifle shoots one much better than the rest.

The biggest issue you will have, barring money, will be the availability of commercial loads with ELD, VLD, and ELM bullets.

Muzzle blast from that barrel is going to be distracting at best. Evening shots will be spectacular and "enlightening."

If you don't reload, now would be a good time to start.