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Yep.

My Creed shoots even the worst ammo/loads MOA or near MOA, best ones, sub MOA.

Can't say I have many rifles that will do that and I have some really good ones chambered in other rounds.

And there aren't many (if any) 6.5 bullets that won't kill a WT.

DF

Have not had the opportunity to shoot a deer with my Creedmor yet, but I have shot two using Federal Fusion bullets (30-06) and both times full penetration, I would give them a try if you can find them.

Extreme point

Careful there guys, I think I hear the Creed calling.

Sorta reminds one of the Sirens call in the movie "Oh Brother Where Are Thou"....

So keep reading at your own peril....

You been warned....

DF

Got my Tikka CM loaded to the gills with 139 Scenars, headed for mule deer country Wednesday. We need a freeze...too many mesquites with leaves.......

I've killed four so far with the 129 gr. Hornady interlock. Haven't had one stay in a deer yet.

I've got a 150 gr. .30-06 Fusion I recovered from a deer.

Same here. Good luck to y’all Johnny...

Perfect combo...123s don’t suck either, but like said there are plenty capable 6.5 bullets.

I load 120 Barnes for 3 Creeds, kills the hell out of pigs.

That's just gay....

Hey good luck to you too josh. Send me some pics when you score. Supposed to be a good cold front come through this weekend. Where you going?

right now bullets can be hard to buy ? but Hammer bullets are in stock and another very good bullet too

As offered above the plain old 129 Hornady is hard to beat. It does not know it’s a cup&core. This from experience in the .260. And from experience with the 120 gr TSX In a 7mm-08 you might want to try that weight in .264 diameter. The factory stuff you have will work fine. It might not exit as frequently as some other bullets but a deer hit in the shoulder area and heart/lungs is not going far.

For my own use on whitetails, I'll echo Mathman and add the 130 grain accubond.

I’ve used the 120 gr. Nosler Ballistic Tip with good success in the 6.5 CM. Three shots, three deer and no tracking needed. My load is 39.5 gr. of Varget with Federal 210 match primers for a velocity just above 2900 fps.

The 139gr Scenars shoot real good in my Tikka 6.5 creed and my Sako 260. They work well for Whitetail.

Which brass are you loading?

If you reload, I think that it is hard to beat the 130 grain AB. I have found that the 129 grain SST will shoot to the same POA and the last time that I bought them, the SSTs were a priced at around 2/3 the asking price of the ABs for a less expensive practice option.

I've had shot around 4,000 rounds of 6.5 CM factory ammo and reloads since I got my first 6.5 CM rifle in 03/14 and have only found one brand/style that didn't shoot good groups. These were American Eagle 140 grain open tip match from lot # 3161421. They didn't shoot good groups in any rifle that I tried them in.

My most recent rifle chambered in 6.5 CM is a Kimber Hunter that I have only shot a few times, just enough to zero the scope and run a couple of magazines to insure that they were feeding smoothly. I plan to punch some antlerless whitetails River WMA tags with it next month and I will shoot them with those 125 grain Deer Season XPs. After the season ends on 01/31, I'll rezero for the 90 grain Federals and use if for calling coyotes.

I ended up with several 129 gr interlocks , been shooting them in my Howa Alphine hunting woods in a blind.
They all kill great and only one wasn't a pass through but the deer was facing me and in alert position.
I hunt with different rifle/ bullet combos depending on where I hunt. The 139 scenars or 140 BT are my field loads..
I've used 120's also, deer aren't hard to kill.

Hornady.