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140 partition all the way, tough enough for elk, perfect for deer... you could use less bullet for deer, but you do not want to risk the "softer" bullets on elk.. partition, a-frame, interlock
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My cousins in Sweden only use the 6.5x55. Not sure of their ammo or bullet weights. They keep trying to get me over there, maybe some day!
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War pig check out the bullet reviews on Midway USA some good info there.
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I would use thr 120 tsx on deer. If i had to choose for elk the 140 gr interlock.
Last year I took a 1000lb bull with a 130 gr accubond at 400 yards. He took about 10 steps and dropped. I was very impressed with the performance of the accubond.
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Interesting thread. And I am gonna listen to most of you. I just got a 6.5x55 Swede Mauser 98. Haven't shot it yet. Working like a dog and its 118 degrees outside. Now laugh a me if you want, but, I'm even gonna load up some of those very very heavy round nose bullets for [bleep] and giggles just to see what my new cartridge can do. Will hunt with most likely the 140 Partitions.
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Now laugh a me if you want, but, I'm even gonna load up some of those very very heavy round nose bullets for [bleep] and giggles just to see what my new cartridge can do. I won't laugh. I still don't know that I've found a more consistently accurate bullet out of my CZ 550 6.5x55 than the old Sierra 160g SMP. When I was new to handloading it was the first bullet that went sub-MOA for 5 shots at 100 yards. The last time I tested it, was with a new lot of Reloder 22 in a mini-Audette ladder. It put 10 shots all with different powder charges into just over 1 MOA (something like 1.095").
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I'm sure you already know ...Shoot the most accurate bullet,or the one your most confident with.My personal favorite of the list U have is the 140gr interloc for both said animals...ScottyO. P.S. the 140gr NPT or NAB.Is never a bad choice...
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Just got a T3 SL Swede for a do all carry anywhere walkabout rifle. Had great results in the past on smallish 100-150lb Texas WTails w/ Sierra 120's with a T3 Hunter Grade Swede but this thread is great info to chew on. Am thinking of eliminating all the 6.5 bullets on the bench except for the 120 to 130's until I start seeing bullet failures on game and the let new Swede tell me what it likes...just like the 1st Swede did in SPH 120's reliable sub MOA's using the Sierra Book Load for accuracy in 47+ gr's of RL19. This'll be a nice test on the larger hogs too, since there are no Elk available down here in East & Central Texas
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Finally a mention of the 139 Scenar, Pat's favorite. Check out Scenarshooter's photo album of dead critters. My Swede likes the 139 Scenar better than all others, so it depends on which one(s) the gun likes. I like to run the 120 TTSX really fast, as in a 26 Nosler, my favorite and most accurate bullet for that gun.. DF
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No mention of the Nosler 120 grain BT. These work remarkably well out of my 260AI Remington 700 mountain rifle with a 22" bbl. I have loaded these for many years along with some Berger 130VLD. Both work very well, as long as I do my part. Have taken many, many WT, Mulies, a red Lechwe, Blesbok, impala, Pronghorn, feral hogs and the list hopes on. BTW, bullet placement, regardless of caliber and/or bullet weight takes precidents over personal choice. Lung shot, can't breath...can't go! Shoulder shot, can't walk/run far! Heart shot...well you know the outcome. Anyway, try different bullets, loads, seating depth to see what your 260 prefers. Mine loved the 6.5, 120 BT. Have not had a complaint about not being dead enough. MTG
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No mention of the Nosler 120 grain BT. These work remarkably well out of my 260AI Remington 700 mountain rifle with a 22" bbl. I have loaded these for many years along with some Berger 130VLD. Both work very well, as long as I do my part. Have taken many, many WT, Mulies, a red Lechwe, Blesbok, impala, Pronghorn, feral hogs and the list hopes on. BTW, bullet placement, regardless of caliber and/or bullet weight takes precidents over personal choice. Lung shot, can't breath...can't go! Shoulder shot, can't walk/run far! Heart shot...well you know the outcome. Anyway, try different bullets, loads, seating depth to see what your 260 prefers. Mine loved the 6.5, 120 BT. Have not had a complaint about not being dead enough. MTG The 7mm 120 NBT is noted to be a tough bullet, tougher than the average Ballistic Tip. What about the 6.5mm 120 gr NBT? BT's vary in toughness, where does this one fall? DF
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DF, as far as toughness I will state that most shots with the hand loaded 120BT were complete pass through. I shot a red Lechwe, approx. weight at 300 pounds, in the chest, and the 120BT passed completely through the body stem to stern. I shot him in the chest and the bullet exited just above his anus. On deer, chest shots, straight through. I have great confidence in this bullet, albeit I believe it might not be adequate for elk, moose or large animals of this. For sure not adequate for dangerous game animals! MTG
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No mention of the Nosler 120 grain BT. These work remarkably well out of my 260AI Remington 700 mountain rifle with a 22" bbl. I have loaded these for many years along with some Berger 130VLD. Both work very well, as long as I do my part. Have taken many, many WT, Mulies, a red Lechwe, Blesbok, impala, Pronghorn, feral hogs and the list hopes on. BTW, bullet placement, regardless of caliber and/or bullet weight takes precidents over personal choice. Lung shot, can't breath...can't go! Shoulder shot, can't walk/run far! Heart shot...well you know the outcome. Anyway, try different bullets, loads, seating depth to see what your 260 prefers. Mine loved the 6.5, 120 BT. Have not had a complaint about not being dead enough. MTG The 7mm 120 NBT is noted to be a tough bullet, tougher than the average Ballistic Tip. What about the 6.5mm 120 gr NBT? BT's vary in toughness, where does this one fall? DF I must have got the two odd men out from the 7mm 120 BTs. I had them going 3200 out of my .284 Win. I shot a WT buck at ~35 yards through the heart and a muly doe at 281 yards in the shoulder. The buck acted like he wasn't hit and kept walking but did die within 30 yards. The lead separated from the jacket and we found the jacket in the offside shoulder next to the skin. The doe was broadside at the shot, but the bullet did not break the bone. It deflected up the neck and out the offside of her head. It made me leary of using them again, but they were extremely accurate.
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No mention of the Nosler 120 grain BT. These work remarkably well out of my 260AI Remington 700 mountain rifle with a 22" bbl. I have loaded these for many years along with some Berger 130VLD. Both work very well, as long as I do my part. Have taken many, many WT, Mulies, a red Lechwe, Blesbok, impala, Pronghorn, feral hogs and the list hopes on. BTW, bullet placement, regardless of caliber and/or bullet weight takes precidents over personal choice. Lung shot, can't breath...can't go! Shoulder shot, can't walk/run far! Heart shot...well you know the outcome. Anyway, try different bullets, loads, seating depth to see what your 260 prefers. Mine loved the 6.5, 120 BT. Have not had a complaint about not being dead enough. MTG The 7mm 120 NBT is noted to be a tough bullet, tougher than the average Ballistic Tip. What about the 6.5mm 120 gr NBT? BT's vary in toughness, where does this one fall? DF I must have got the two odd men out from the 7mm 120 BTs. I had them going 3200 out of my .284 Win. I shot a WT buck at ~35 yards through the heart and a muly doe at 281 yards in the shoulder. The buck acted like he wasn't hit and kept walking but did die within 30 yards. The lead separated from the jacket and we found the jacket in the offside shoulder next to the skin. The doe was broadside at the shot, but the bullet did not break the bone. It deflected up the neck and out the offside of her head. It made me leary of using them again, but they were extremely accurate. I don't plan on running 7mm 120's much over 3K, probably around that speed. 3,200 fps may have been a tad fast, just guessing. In the 7mm-08, they seem to work well, lots of good reports here and elsewhere. Ballistic Tips aren't the same, caliber to caliber, weight to weight (even in the same caliber) and for sure, not year to year, decade to decade. So, dealing with NBT's you gotta know the bullet, thus my question about the 120 gr. 6.5mm version. I can't assume it'll work exactly like the 7mm 120, it probably won't. DF
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DF Gun lore gack has it the 120 7mm was designed for silhouette shooters to better knock over rams at 500 meters. It is supposedly the same jacket as the 140 but shortened down to 120 length where it starts getting thicker. The 120 6.5 is the typical hunting BT but no special mojo. Works great at 6.5x55 velocities no idea if they would hold up to 26 Nosler velocities. My guess is if bone is hit you will get fragmentation at least partially but fun to try and see on a non critical hunt. I had some of the early solid base bullets come unglued but they still exited because of the heavy base on the jackets. Some of these had relatively thin almost un-tapered jackets on the forward section.
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