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the gun will be used for hunting deer, hogs, antelope, and a cow elk or two.
im leaning towards the 120 ttsx. what say you experts?
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That'll work. So will the 130-140 Berger & 120 Ballistic tips. Pick your favorite
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Tons of good bullets for what you're talking about. To what kind of ranges?
My .260 loves the 130 TSX, haven't tried the 120 TTSX as of yet. It also loves the 130 and 140 Bergers.
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I've kind of settled on the 130 Accubond as my all-around bullet in the .264. For whatever that's worth
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Not an expert but.... All the 130 class Nosler, Hornady and Barnes bullets I have shot game with in my 6.5x284 have performed well on whitetails and mulies. No elk yet. jmho Tim
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The 120 ttsx is the cat's meow in my 6.5-284.
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I'm no expert, but the 140 gr partition is a little plow in my Swede with bullet testing thus far, has a descent BC too. Gunner
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127 LRX is new this year. Slightly higher BC and should be great in the .284 case.
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One of the numerous things that is endearing about the 6.5mm's is their are so many awesome bullets to choose from. Your choice is even more difficult because 400 yds is your limit and they pretty much could all fit into the range limitation; you lucky guy. If you were planning on 400+ then that would limit some of your choices.
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129 Horn would be another goody. Oddly I've not found an accurate load in my .260 with the bullet as of yet. If I did I'd most likely use it for all that moves.
120 Speer HC or the 140 in same would be good as well.
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One of the numerous things that is endearing about the 6.5mm's is their are so many awesome bullets to choose from. +1! At the speeds the 6.5x284 flings 'em, I lean towards the new Barnes 127g LRX or the 120g TTSX. But that's me.
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I've kind of settled on the 130 Accubond as my all-around bullet in the .264. For whatever that's worth I'll second that, I've had pretty good luck with it out of my 264 Win. Mag. Sako L61R and my 6.5x55 Tikka T-3, accurate and has been pretty tough on pigs and deer. I'm sure you'd get favorable results out of your 6.5X284. Steve
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My favorite bullet in the 6.5 is the 120 gr BT and this is the bullet i use for hunting in both my 264 WM and 6.5-06
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I've kind of settled on the 130 Accubond as my all-around bullet in the .264. For whatever that's worth Yep. And FWIW, I feel the 130 AB is worthy of building rifles around.....
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Chucker, I've got some Sierra 130gr HPBT Gamekings if you want try them? Got a full box and figure I won't use them up right away in the 6.5-06.
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My 6.5-284 likes the 140 grain Accubonds and the 140 Hornady A-Max. I used the Accubonds for a blackbuck, a sika bull, an aoudad, and a whitetail in Texas last year. All taken with one shot. Pass through on all but the Aoudad
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the 120 ttsx are the bullets i use in my swede, with good results so i may do that.
heeler i hear good things about that new sierra
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I've kind of settled on the 130 Accubond as my all-around bullet in the .264. For whatever that's worth I am planning on working up a load for mine tomorrow with the 130 Accubonds.
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