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I used regular Hornady 129 grain SP for 2 of my 4 antelope........all worked well. IIRC, the powder was IMR4320 (can't remember the charge off hand). Good luck!!!


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I know you asked about 130 accubond which works really well in the Swede with Re19, but the 120 BT stoked with 46grs of H4831
works real well for antelope out to 400yds in my tika, as stated, try them both.

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Doesn't mean they are a goat

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The 120 ballistic should be a good performer too.

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120 Sierra, cheap and accurate.


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Just a hunter,

No, pronghorns are not "a goat" or "an antelope," but they're in the same scientific order as both, and their genus name (along with some physical characteristics) provides some justification for commonly calling them "goats." English is a living language, defined by "common usage" and not strict, arbitrary rules like German--or the more somewhat more flexible rules of Linnaean nomenclature.


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Originally Posted by Mule Deer

English is a living language, defined by "common usage" and not strict, arbitrary rules like German...


Yes and it'd be nice if some would accept that when it comes to "caliber" re 'cartridge'.

chambering sounds kinda funky to me.

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I call them speed goats and antelope. My kids call them Pronghorn and so do I. The "just a goat" comment struck a little odd to me. Also they are my favorite animal to hunt and I have seen them run for miles on 3 legs from bad hits. I read or was told there bones are stronger then cow bones for their size.

With that said my wife uses 120 Speers and 120 Sierra's in her 6.5x55.

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I mentioned the hardness of their bones in an article years ago, which eventually became a chapter in a book. Can't remember where I found the info, but as I recall somebody had tested pronghorn bones and found them around 9 times harder than domestic cattle bones.

They sure can be tough little critters when hit wrong!


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Sometimes they're tough even when you hit them right. I once shot a doe just behind the shoulder where the colors come together with my 250 savage and 100gr Ballistic Tip at 200yds. She ran a half circle and stopped at just shy of 400yds and stood there. "WTF?" says I. I sat down, carefully lined up another shot and put another one right through the lungs. She runs100yds and falls over dead. When I looked her over she was well and truly shot with the first bullet, dead on her feet. She just didn't know it. Tough old biddy that goat was.


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I load 130 grain TSXs over H 4350 for my wife's Sauer. It is overkill for antelope, but she carries the same rifle for everything. She has killed a pile of antelope with the load, all one shot kills, and she doesn't have issues having to track them.


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Originally Posted by Just a Hunter
I call them speed goats and antelope. My kids call them Pronghorn and so do I. The "just a goat" comment struck a little odd to me. Also they are my favorite animal to hunt and I have seen them run for miles on 3 legs from bad hits. I read or was told there bones are stronger then cow bones for their size.

With that said my wife uses 120 Speers and 120 Sierra's in her 6.5x55.



Hey I have a few boxes of the 120 Speers. How was their performance on game?

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No question to me... 100 grain Ballistic Tip, or 100 Grain Sierra HP...

Haven't tried the 100 grain A Max, but sure miss the Hornady 100 gr SP.

Load it with 47 to 48 grains of IMR 4064 or 4895, and a Large Rifle Primer...

velocity is duplicating a 25/06 with a 100 grain bullet...

if ya think ya need a stouter bullet, remember Nosler makes a 100 grain Partition in 6.5 mm...


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Either bullet would be a good choice with the possibility of more meat loss with the SST. I haven't tried them at lower velocities so can't say. The original 270 130 gr. was explosive at 3100 fps but they may have improved it since that batch was made.


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My wife hunts all big game with her custom Browning in 6.5mm Swede. One loading for all animals regardless of size. We load the 140 grain Nosler Partition bullet. This particular bullet provides good accuracy, rapid expansion, and deep penetration. She has toppled many animals with this outfit including three antelope which were shot at distances about 275 yards or so from the muzzle. She has toppled two elk as well. Both were mature cows that provided excellent table fare. In summary, Nosler Partitions perform quite well indeed!

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I built my swede on a VZ-24 action and have no problem loading it "warmish" so to speak. I get very close to 3,000 F/S with 120 grain bullets and that makes for a fine deer and pronghorn load.

If you have a swede and want to hunt pronghorns.....go for it and there's no need for anything heavier than 120 grain bullets and for those that tout the use of 100 grainers.....I see no reason to back away from that as well

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Originally Posted by Mule Deer
I mentioned the hardness of their bones in an article years ago, which eventually became a chapter in a book. Can't remember where I found the info, but as I recall somebody had tested pronghorn bones and found them around 9 times harder than domestic cattle bones.

They sure can be tough little critters when hit wrong!



I had heard this too possibly from you. But I saved some leg bones for knife handles and can say for sure it is tougher than cow or deer and a lot like camel which is popular for custom knife grips. So if you want a local replacement for camel bone Antelope is it. It is almost like Ivory maybe less porous.


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Just for a reference, I shoot the 129 Hornady IL in my .260 and get 3010 fps using Re17 powder. It smucks deer. I shot several last year with the farthest being a 430-yard bang flop. You should be able to get the same speed, or more from the 6.5x55.


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