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Decide on a bullet yet...again...grin...

The Fire has saved me money regarding loads, etc. It's also cost some major bucks "having" to build or buy guns that I otherwise would have never have even considered. Probably wouldn't have known they existed...

Oh well...

Only a fellow Loony would understand; my wife's trying to catch up..

DF

Out of only 2 animals, I still felt the Hornady 129sp was a slow killer...from a .260 Remington. The 6.5/284 was like Lightning with both the Nosler 120BT and 125 Partition. I tend to lean hard on the '06 sized cases. If I had a Creedmoor, I would start with those 2 and add the Barnes 120TTSX for real penetration. I know nothing of Scenars. So, of those 2 for the OP? Nosler. I "might" use the 140 PT in the Swede, but the Barnes 120TTSX most likely. Out to 300yds and a bit beyond, I just don't see a need for anything over 120-130 in any "standard" 6.5. In a 264WM. 140s make more sense, and tougher ones at that. I can't think of anything but Barnes for the 6.5/300Wby, ha

Don't forget the 136L. It's pretty sleek, my current Creed bullet..

My Shilen barreled Creed shot this group with the 123 gr. Scenar. Posted this before. The 136L is almost as accurate and I chose it because it's slightly heavier.

Someone posted that Scenar makes load development sooooo easy. I agree.

They hold together, IME, better than VLD's. They have thin jackets like VLD's; I'm guessing the lead alloy may be harder as they don't seem to frag as bad. They kill quickly with lots of internal damage and I do see exits with chest shot WT's.

You do need to watch velocity. I chest shot a WT doe with a 90 gr. Scenar out of my .240 at mega speed. Chest soup, nasty clean up at the skinning shed. I shoot 100 gr. NPT's in that gun these days, tougher bullet and not quite as fast.

For very accurate loads and for chest shooting WT's, the Scenar is hard to beat. Scenarshooter uses them on lot bigger stuff than WT's and has an impressive portfolio of dead critters.

We like to chest shoot our deer to preserve meat. We're fortunate to have such a wide variety of fine bullets (and powders) to chose from, way better than we had back when I started reloading in the late '60's. A reloader should be able to craft the perfect load for what he's hunting, which gives the Loony something to think about, dream about...

DF

The 123 Lapuas and Varget are what works in mine. I shoot a grain more than you in Hornady brass and 39 grains in Lapua brass made from .22-250's, just under 2900fps

It could have been just a "hard Lot#". I didn't clock it, but I should have been between 2800-2900...I don't think 3000fps. First was an Axis buck around 75yds, top of the shoulder, dropped him. then gave him another through the heart/lungs. took him awhile to die. His organs had pretty small permanent wound channels. Next was a Mouflon around 90yds. Tight behind shoulder, halfway up. he ran for quite a spell, not much blood. Same small organ wounds. So, that's just two examples, late 90s. By now, that bullet may have been softened up some, but who knows? "To me" I have always thought of Hornady;s as a "hard bullet", especially compared to Speer or Sierra. We used Hornadys to save meat for those East Texas critters. The Hornady 150sp was "the" bullet for 30 cals.