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139 scenar at 2850 mv...impact was 458 yard which should have been right at 2275 FPS and 1600 foot pounds of energy. Shot was middle of ribs. Bullet diameter entrance, baseball sized exit hole. Lungs were complete jello. Antelope ran about 100 yards and died.
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I don't know anything about antelopes, but that one looks like a stud!
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Time to bring this one back up top. 6.5 Swede 123 gr Scenar factory loaded Lapua About 2700 fps MV. Shot was 125 yards. Behind the near shoulder exit the back of the off shoulder. Tiny entrance 2" exit. Everything in between was chopped up. Ran about 20 yards.
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Between my wife, son, and I, we took 4 big game animals with a 139 scenar at 2860 FPS MV. The bullet absolutely hammered them - This bullet is my go to now in the 6.5. My antelope was shot at 458 yards - hit in the lungs - bullet made a baseball sized exit hole - antelope ran 100 yards and died. My sons buck was 312 yards - shot cliped the top of the shoulder blade, broke back, exited and deer dropped right there. My wifes buck was about 40 yard shot - mid lungs, baseball sized exit hole - entire lungs was jello. Deer dropped instantly. My buck was shot at about 240 ish yards - bullet crushed through both shoulders and exited...as you can see from the pics, great penetration. Deer ran about 30-40 yards and died. I have no doubt this bullet would hammer a big bull - I just never got a shot at one this fall. I also knocked off two coyotes with the scenar - but I never went up to examine them - but they both died on the spot.
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Just used a 90gr 243 on 2 foxes. No sound of strike and very little if any expansion. Do they need bone to expand?
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139 grain Scenar from the 260ai
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My cobbled up Tikka T3x .260Rem CTR likes the 136gr Scenars better. How is on game compared to the 139gr Scenars? I will be using it for antelope this fall in Wyoming.
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139 scenar out of the 6.5GAP4S worked well at 400 yards for me this year. Exit hole showing.
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.308 155 Scenar Rem LTR Entry tight behind the right shoulder, exit at the base of the neck left size. Golf ball size exit
Last edited by davidlea; 11/29/19.
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That’s a really nice deer!
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Nice buck! Looks like great mass! Congrats
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Nice RTSJ! Thanks for the info.
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Now that's a deer! WOW!
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.308 155 Scenar Rem LTR The picture of the shooting sticks got me to thinking. I used them in S. Africa. Then, just this year I had two opportunities at Mulies in the 270-315 range that I simply could not create a stable platform to take a shot. Rocks and brush in front of me and trees in my line of sight made it a challenge. Being on a moderate downhill slope, shooting to an opposite slope, along with the bushes and grass ruled out prone. Probably could have made kneeling work but some branches were in the way. Anyway, some sticks would have really been handy if I’m being honest. (And a lot more field shooting...) Primarily because sticks are so fast to set up, and then quickly shift if necessary. I need to look into combining walking sticks as shooting sticks.
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So far 4 for 4 with the 139 Scenar and man I love this bullet! 6.5 creed pushing it at 2870fps. Did a short number on a Wyoming mulie, 2 Texas whitetails and a Texas hog. Excellent penetration and awesome expansion. I just hate it when poor shot placement and inferior bullet performance lead to a wounded animal who has to be tracked a long way... Seriously, thanks for the informative post and especially the picture of what the bullet did. John
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Toldjaso...grin.... Good run man! Congrats again.
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