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Anyone tried these yet? Hoping someone has insight into performance when testing these on game during development. Like to try the .264 130s.

Looks like a way to tack on $10+ more per hundred.

Just another first iteration Ballistic Tip....they won't hold together as well as the newer BT's though.

Godogs57, I wish I could know if you are right.
I use the old 100 count box 165 308's in my 308.
Only thing I have seen work as well on deer is the 180 pro-hunter in '06.
Including multiple bullets from 243 to 300 mag.

If those 6.5 could make my Swede kill like the 308, I would stock up.

Dillonbuck - I have yet to try anything of any caliber that kills faster, hog or deer, with textbook penetration and expansion, than a plain 140 grain Gameking in 6.5 run at a moderate speed.

How fast you gonna be pushing them?

Big difference between a Creed and a 26 Nosler.

I shoot both. Different effect on bullets.

DF

Creed for me.

I bet they will be accurate!

Will they still be making the HP's?

Is this a Gameking or Matchking? Sierra doesn't show a tipped GameKing.

Yes, they're tipped Gamekings, Sierra is calling them Gamechangers, which is a joke as Nosler came out with this idea decades ago. What is the annual rounds down range ratio between any of their initial offerings and anything .224? They're missing the boat big time not offering something that at a minimum could be launched out of all the 1/9 twist AR's out there. A tipped 65 with a jacket that was designed to hold together well on big game would fly off the shelves. Something heavier would be even better, until they pull their head out, Hornady will continue to eat Sierras lunch.

Not on the Sierra website yet.

https://www.midwayusa.com/s?promoti...ink&utm_campaign=sierra-game-changer

The 90 gr 243 with a 0.49 BC looks like a pretty good option to try in my 10 twist Tikka t3. I'm looking forward to it.

I will be trying them in my 6mm.

The 100gr horn btsp left oval holes in my 10 twist AI. I'm very curious to see if those 90gr bullets stabilize in a 10 twist.

1/10 twist should easily stabalize that bullet. Have you checked your twist rate to confirm its 1/10? if you can't stabilize that bullet, theres no way that the longer 90 grain Gamechanger will shoot in your rifle either. Lenght not weight is what matters in regards to stabilization.

100gr corelokt and 95gr btips work. I've measured the twist at 1-10.

I ordered a box of .264 130s. We’ll see...

From description on Midway site:

My order of 130 6.5s arrived. They touch at 2.928”. However, that places the boatail up in the neck. I think I’d like them touching most of the neck, especially with this cartridge where the bullet sticks out so far. Roughly eyeballing a 2.88 would fully engage the neck. Likely start there with RL16 and see how it works.