I also like the 6.5, 129g LRAB. Only one kill with it so far. My son shot a mule deer buck in the neck through the spine. The spine was shattered and the exit was about nickel sized. The bullet stayed together really well after hitting the spine. Shot was 280 yards from a 6.5 Creedmoor. I think the 129g LRAB is a great deer bullet and can't see a need for a stouter bullet for deer-sized game.
I have found the 129g LRAB and the 130g AB to load interchangeably in two different 6.5 Creedmoors I loaded for. They shot to same POI at 100 yds and both grouped 1/2"-3/4". Obviously, slightly different trajectories beyond 100 yards.
Both guns preferred these bullets over 120 BTs, 120 ETips, 142 LRAB, 140 AB, and 143 ELDXs.
