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Anybody have results on deer or pronghorn with 6.5 123's? They shoot lights out in my 6.5-06.

yes would like to hear reports on the 6.5

Bump on the 6.5 139 Scenars performance in game at .260 speeds.

JimD

Bump to ask if anyone has on-game experience (or at least ballistic media testing experience compare to other bullets) with the 123 gr Scenar at .260/6.5x55 velocities.

I kind of wonder why they don't..?

Thoughts anyone?

Thx
Dober

7 em em's suck?

The life out of critters...

Dober

Oh yeah..

I think this is a cool thread, but i don't see any greta magic in the scenar bullet, other than the fact that they shoot great.

I mentioned in another post recently about so many of us being obsessed with bonded bullets, partition bullets, high sectional density bullets, and etc.
It seems to the point that if many couldn't shoot the premium bullet of their choice, they'd stay home for fear of projectile disfunction.

The real gold in this thread is
scenarshooter spending so much time hunting. And obviously getting a lot of guys out there who might otherwise be hung up on whether to use the bonded, the monometal, or the partition...

JohnW,

I'm sure you know this, but when one starts contemplating shots at somewhere around 300 yards and beyond, then wind deflection starts to be a very real issue. One great thing about Scenar bullets (like the Berger VLDs) is that they have great aerodynamics (as indicated by ballistic coefficient), which means they drift a lot less in the wind compared to conventional lead tipped bullets. The question is how the various Scenars (like the .264" 123 gr Scenar) behave when they contact deer and elk-sized creatures.

Shooting deer at under 200 yards doesn't pose any great questions regarding bullets, ballistics, etc., so one just needs to use conventional hunting bullets. Preparing to possibly shoot animals farther than 200 yards means that a person needs to maximize the odds to being dead on target EVERY time with an effective bullet. Reducing wind drift means reducing the potential error due to variable winds and other issues.

When all of my hunting was in the woods, I didn't care about things like wind drift and bullet BC and other such issues, but if I'm going after skittish pronghorns on the open plains in public hunting areas, I want to know that everything in the shooting system, including the bullet, is going to maximize my opportunity for success.

I emailed them and asked.... never heard back from them.

Anybody run the 69 or 77 grain scenar out of a 22 cf? Thinking of trying the 69 grainer in my 223AI...

yeah this^^


I will be ordering a box of the 123gr scenars to test out on the .260 Kimber Montana. Looking to let them fly at ranges after deer season is over.

I shot a 225 lb boar hog last monday with a 123 grn Scenar from my 260 rem.The shot was 225 yrds,bullet entered just in front of his left shoulder broke the top of his spine,smashed up the right shoulder and found some lead fragments in the shield.The pig dropped at the shot.DRT!
RS

Because they know the 6.5 covers that ground.

A nice October bump.

I hope more game pictures to follow, by others.

LMAO, and around this place soooo true. Despite having killed well over 100 head of big game before I ever found this site, I never knew it took a super premium to kill a measly little deer or antelope until I learned it here. Man, have I been enlightened!

Bill

Just out of curiousity, do you consider "measly little deer and antelope" to be Big Game?

I'm not sure sure what qualifies Big Game to be Big Game.

Check the AK regs.

Deer, wuffs and wolverines are considered BIG game.

Well, they fall under the big game regs. I'm curious what he considers to be "big game". I can see killing a mature buck being big game, but killing a young doe is big game?