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I thought you already had a load for that rifle that "shot too many 500-yard sub two-inch groups to count"?

Somehow, I hope your "elk hunt" goes better than "next week's shooting video"....

Not a big sample, but I know a guy that shot a big cow elk here in Nebraska at less than 100 yards. The ELD-X, from a 6.5x55 AI, exited the cow.

Skatchewan, sorry for tardy response, but yes lots lot experience with the 140gr SP Hornady. Some years ago I used it out of a 6.5x.06. I killed deer, antelope, and elk with it. I'd say took twenty or more animals with it. The bullets that I recovered all looked like the Hornady ads. What's more accuracy was great too. To be clear, today and for the past 10 years or so I've used the Nosler Partition for all of my hunting. Never the less, I consider, based on experience, the Hornady SP line to be fine bullets. BTW a younger brother of mine uses the 162gr Hornady SP out of an 7STW for all of his hunting. Which has been everything from moose to antelope. Just this year I saw him shoot a nice 6 point bull elk that went straight down at the shot. DRT The bullet broke the off side shoulder, exited and as far as I know it's still going. Hope this helps.

Thanks very much

Your dancing past the obvious choice just to be stubborn: the 140 Partition.

Why not use it and eliminate all the silly questions that are running through your head?!

You can buy a box or two of Partitions, get your load developed, then run it with 140 Hornadys for practice, as they will almost always track identical to 500 yards.

I used a 127 LRX Barnes in my 6.5-06 at 2950 fps on my BC Moose. I shot it in the head at 50 yards facing me. The bullet went thru the head under his right eye thru the spine and was found against the hide at his left shoulder. It had lost all it pedals two we found were it went thru the spine 1 was found at the shoulder with the bullet and the other penetrated between ribs and went into the lungs we didnt find it, I thought that was outstanding performance.