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120 TSX recovered from beluga whale head. Around 50 yards



140 Partitions from far side of moose; double shoulder shot shots involving mainly muscle, no major bones. The same animal was also shot with 2 140 A-Frames which didn’t get quite as far and were lodged in the far side shoulder muscles. Around 150 yards



160 Hornady RN. Lengthwise caribou. About 100 yards

All six bullets were fired from the same 6.5x55 Swedish M70

In answer to your question about bullets for the 6.5 caliber, beats me! I’d probably run a heavy TXS as fast as it would go.

Even better, bring the 30-06.