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Shooting the factory 147 ELDM ammunition out of my Kimber 6.5 Creed. So far, very good and gaining a lot of confidence in the bullet. Quick kills, without overly explosive expansion. Starting at 2700 probably helps. Shots have ranged from 20-140 yards. Broadside, neck, and front on shots on Sitka Blacktail.

That's good to hear, thanks for the info. I'm using the same set-up(rifle and ammo) and hoping to report the same results here soon. Shot placement, shot placement, shot placement!

Same here...two elk, three mule deer, and three antelope have fallen to my 6.5C with 147's this fall between me and partners. Ranges between 125-500.

I have had great luck with these bullets, both on the range and on deer and antelope. I don't hunt larger with them, as I have 7 mags to use for that. I just took my newest re-barrel .260 out this morning to try a 147 load and it shot four shots into one inch at 200 yards. I get the same accuracy from my 6.5 Creed. The Creed load is 2745 and the .260 load is at 2777.

I still have a few 130 ELDM to burn up this fall on some does, and then the new .260 will be shooting the 147 for its main load.

I took a decent sized mule deer buck this morning at 335 yards with a 147 ELD-M out of my creed. The shot shattered the heavy bone clipped the top of the heart and the lead core broke a rib on the far side but didn’t exit. Pretty good performance over all and I’m sure hitting the heavy bone leg had some thing to do with the core separating and not penitrating the far side. I’ll probably use them again.

Any meaningful difference compared to 139 Scenar? Headed to CO for Mulies next week. Have the 147s and 139s shooting excellent.

I used 140 ELDm in my 6.5 creed and was very satisfied with bullet performance at 380 yds on antelope.

So many good bullets to chose from.

Meaningful, probably not. Thus far I'd say the 139 seems like a harder bullet, but that's far from scientific. I'd be entirely happy with either in your case.

I feel kind of old school shooting 140 VLDs still. I do have more 147s loaded up for testing this winter.

I have not shot the Scenar bullets, but based on the pics of recovered bullets, I would say that the Scenar is a bit tougher and may penetrate a bit better. The 147 can deform pretty badly at times, but does seem to me to penetrate pretty well, in spite of the inconsistent mushrooming. Personally, if I was going to use it on elk, I would shoot a Partition, or Accubond, but that is just my preference. The 147, as well as the 139, are proven killers.

Thanks. Just saw this. I ended using the 139 Scenar on a Muley and it performed quite well. Below average shot, still resulted in a dead deer in short order. Small entrance, still a small hole in the top, back of first lung but a baseball-ish exit after taking out a rib. Couldn’t ask for more.

Edit: SBHooper, I did test a 139 Scenar and the 140 Partition into a test target of particle board and damp magazines. The 139 Scenar out penetrated the Partition, and all others including 127 LRX, 147 ELD, and 140 Berger. Data point of one. I do get the sense that the core material of the Scenar is more robust than the others.

Interesting. They would be tempting, for elk, but I am not sure the extra toughness is necessary for deer.

I agree. Deer aren’t a big challenge for a bullet. There are no shortage of excellent 6.5 bullets to choose from.