Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles 6.5 cm bullet for elk/moose

Anyone got a do it all bullet for 6.5 cm? Thinking a 127 lrx or wondered if Lapua offered anything like their well regarded 155 in .308 for the 6.5 cm, like a 123 otm if it would hold up on elk or moose size game? Any thoughts or suggestions?

The 147 ELDM in my 6.5C accounted for three elk, three antelope, and three mule deer last fall. I did not get exits on the elk but the vital damage was significant and I would use them again. I have also shot several elk (and a bunch of deer, antelope, and bears) with the 139 scenar in a 6.5x47L and .260AI, which seems to hold together a bit more, anecdotally. Those are both truly do it all bullets for me personally.

139 scenar sounds like a good choice to me

139 scenar will cover anything you need to hunt with a 6.5 creed. If/when I draw Idaho moose, that is what I will chase them with.

A 140 partition wouldn't be a bad alternate choice....

The 140 Partition is a good all around choice.

We’ve shot several critters with the 127 LRX... deer, antelope, elk out to 500+.... they’ve all died post haste, and we’ve yet to catch a bullet.

If I had a moose tag... and had to shoot the .260 at it... the LRX is what I’d be running.

Haven't killed much as far as moose goes, but have killed some decent sized bull elk and elk are tough critters, if a bullet will perform on one of them, I wouldn't worry too much about its performance on a moose. Yes a shiras moose may weigh more, but I don't know if they are any tougher to kill.

Amazing how since it's creation in 1893 the 6.5x55 has successfully been taking moose all over Scandinavia. If "Karamojo Bell " just before & just after 1900 took over 400 head of every size of African plains game plus elephant with the 6.5x54MS driving a 160gr RN of the time at 2250fps. . Why is it being asked if a 6.5 anything with the considerably tougher bullets available today can take heavy tough game. The rest of the word has know for over 125 yrs of the dependably of the 6.5 on heavy game. Why are US shooters just now realizing it.
The answer to the OP's question is an absolute "YES". I have been using the 6.5x308 wildcat ( before Rem ever brought out the 260 ) with the Barnes original 120gr X & now the TSX to take elk. Complete penetration even thru heavy bone. Use it with confidence.

260 isn't a caliber for Elk/Moose. It's actually a bullet weight size for the 375 H&H, which is a caliber for Elk/Moose.

Was told to me that moose are eay to kill. You just shoot them in the heart. Seemed to work, and for elk too. So far.

This.

I’ve got two loads worked to use for whatever in my Creedmoor , 139 Scenar and 127 LRX, looks like I’ve chose wisely!

I like my Creedmoors, but I would think a 7 mag would as small as I would want to use. A 338 would be better!

They are!

143 eldx. Witnessed more than a dozen elk cleanly taken with them.

Easy to kill, but unless you hit CNS or a lot of bone, they can take a minute to figure out they are dead.

Yeah but unlike an elk they don’t run very far. I’ve shot em and had em just stand there making you wonder , then you put another one in em and they still just stand there then they sway and go down. I hit one with a 300 WM 3 times all shots in close proximity in vitals, didn’t go 10 ft and then it just fell over. Seen em killed with a lot of different calibers and none really made a whole bunch of difference in how fast they died. From 270 win-375 H&H

130 grn Accubond

127 LRX, 140 Partition, and 140 Accubond would be my top 3 choices. I’d let the rifle tell me which one it liked.

I think every bullet mentioned above is great for what your after.
Let the rifle tell you what it wants.