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22" and H4350

I bloodied my CZ 550 FS on a nice 8 point this year. Used the 155 Mega at about 2500 FPS. Deer was 150 yards away quartering to me. Blew a nice size entry and bullet penetrated all the way to the rear ham. Ruined one of my backstraps. The deer ran about 20 yards before expiring. The lungs were pulp and the ribs exploded causing a lot of internal shrapnel. Never recovered the bullet, it was late and didn't want to dig around in the dark trying to find it.

24" Rock barrel 1-9"....getting 2925fps,without any problems. Might be able get it to 3000, but I like they way it works as is.

He just fired the first batch of bullets today in PART 2 ..
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12-30-2010, 03:03 PM #180
bcsteve
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Location: BC
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Went shooting today. I just need to find time to clean, measure, weigh, photograph, upload, etc... Stay tuned!
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Originally Posted by SuperCub
If it was all about saving money, we'd all be shooting Stevens 200s in 30/06.

Hey flyboyflem,

Here's an actual hunting experience and HONEST killing range.
550 yards, 260 shooting Swift S2's.

Thank goodness I wasn't using your 264 load using a Barnes.
My 260 load shoots flatter. HA!

This years buck? Nice one.

Nice Deer and good shot...glad that wasn't a paper deer

SU35..Still doesn't change my mind on the the X bullets..don't mind this spicy conversation either I have a pretty thick skin

Would like to know how your son's doing however..is he back or still in Camel land??

I hope it's not too spicy, all in good fun!

Thank you for asking about my son, he is home and boy am I glad!
He brought home some interesting video. Glad he didn't tell us what was going on.


Again, thank you for asking.

Glad to hear and thank him for his service!!! As far as our conversation no harm no foul..I do appreciate your info and I've thought about building a 260AI or Creedmore.Would love a 6.5 on a lighter platform that 264 is gettin heavier every year TTYL Woody

You're a good guy Woody!

Thanks..and BTW I love Kool Aid

Be talkin at ya!!!

FYI, 260 guys, hearing Lapua may announce at SHOT mfg. Brass in 2011.

Good info above. SU, at what ranges WOULD you use the 130 TSX, assuming your rifle did not like the SSII?

Btw, there is:
NEW .264" 120 gr Tipped TSX BT .246 .443 26430

Do you like that better than:
264" 130 gr. TSX FB .266 .365 26442

Assume 2850/2950.

65BR, to be candid, I can find no reason to use the TSX for anything.

Waiting anxiously to see round two. Curious how the Scirocco does. I've found them to be very tough in the .338 210gn version, but they do seem to open pretty wide which certainly doesn't help penetration. Could be a good tradeoff against things like whitetails though.

I can't get 2900 with my 22" barrel but haven't tried the S2s yet. Maybe they are more slipperier?? I am pegged at about 2840 with most 130s.

I know this is an old topic but anyway thanks for a nice test Steve
The Norma 156gr RN will that be Norma Alaska?
Have you ever done the test with Normas Oryx?

Thanks for the kind words. To be honest, I don't know. They were sent to me as 156gr Norma. Sorry, no, haven't tested the Oryx.

Their will be more tests coming in the futur. I've been playing with the Bullet Test Tube.

Great testing, BC Steve.

I appreciate all the hard work that went into this!

Great post Steve. I was contemplating which bullet to shoot in my 6.5 Rogue (6.5x55AI w/30deg shoulder). Thanks for sharing.