I've had one 140 gr fail to exit on a really large mule deer. I couldn't call it a failure because it started at 3200 fps,slammed into and shattered the on side knuckle joint and traveled to the last ribs on the opposite side....full expanded, weighed 59 gr.

Chest was destroyed. That's not a failure in my book.

I have seen the 130 6.5 used in a Creedmoor ( Watched everything from impact to deers reaction) and seen a big Kansas buck that was killed with one. I plan to load that bullet in my Creedmoor based on what I have seen.


140 AB previously mentioned, on the left:


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Last edited by BobinNH; 05/27/16.


The 280 Remington is overbore.

The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.