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Is the 6.5mm 123 grain Scenar a hunting bullet? If so, what are the velocity parameters.
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From the Lapua Website: Scenar The first choice for serious target competition. Lapua Scenar hollow point boat tail bullets have given suberb results at long ranges and bench rest shooting.The Scenar bullets have the IBS World Record in 600 yard Heavy Gun 5-shot group (0.404�) and also hold the official world ISSF record of 600 out of 600 possible, an unbeatable score. http://www.lapua.com/en/products/reloading/bulletsIn short, it's a match bullet. Use it as you see fit.
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I have used the 123gr Scenar on game. It worked... Have used the 139 on elk successfully also, still haven't recovered one.
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I had two bang flops on antelope this year using that bullet. One was 100 yards, one was 300 yards.
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I shot an antelope and this small mule deer with the 123 gr Scenar. The antelope was hit high, about 4" below the spine so I can't really say anything about he performance there. The mule deer made a big circle, maybe 30 ft and died about 2 ft from where I shot him. The pic shows the entrance hole and there was no exit. Everything inside was jelly. Some bullet fragments did make it into the guts. I'm not going to say anything on the performance based on a sample of one, but I'll definitely pay close attention to shot placement if I use this bullet on game in the future.
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From the Lapua Website: Scenar The first choice for serious target competition. Lapua Scenar hollow point boat tail bullets have given suberb results at long ranges and bench rest shooting.The Scenar bullets have the IBS World Record in 600 yard Heavy Gun 5-shot group (0.404�) and also hold the official world ISSF record of 600 out of 600 possible, an unbeatable score. http://www.lapua.com/en/products/reloading/bulletsIn short, it's a match bullet. Use it as you see fit. Lets see. In one corner we have the Lapua website. In the other corner we have Pat (Scenarshooter) and his very impressive portfolio of Scenar killed critters taken over a number of years... Hmmm... My money's on Pat... DF
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I shot an antelope and this small mule deer with the 123 gr Scenar. The antelope was hit high, about 4" below the spine so I can't really say anything about he performance there. The mule deer made a big circle, maybe 30 ft and died about 2 ft from where I shot him. The pic shows the entrance hole and there was no exit. Everything inside was jelly. Some bullet fragments did make it into the guts. I'm not going to say anything on the performance based on a sample of one, but I'll definitely pay close attention to shot placement if I use this bullet on game in the future. I had a similar experience with a 90 Scenar out of my .240 at over 3,400 fps. It liquified the chest of a WT doe. Pat sent me some 105 6mm Scenars to try but my 10 twist wouldn't stabilize them. A number of experienced hunters praise the 105 in an appropriately twisted 6mm rifle. I guess we gotta chose the right bullet for the critter being hunting and the speed of the round being used. DF
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I guess we gotta chose the right bullet for the critter being hunting and the speed of the round being used.
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I guess we gotta chose the right bullet for the critter being hunting and the speed of the round being used.
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Couldn't be that easy! Naw... Gotta be more complicated than that... What was I thinking... DF
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I guess we gotta chose the right bullet for the critter being hunting and the speed of the round being used.
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Couldn't be that easy! Naw... Gotta be more complicated than that... What was I thinking... DF Given who the OP is, the velocity parameters are VERY important. How do they hold up at hyper speed? Ringman is not one to shoot normal cartridges, and most of his rounds are FAST.
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ironeagle_84,
You found the 6.5SLR cartridge, I hope. The Weatherby is at the 'smith to be reamed with that reamer. He told me he would start on it today.
Also I have a new wildcat on the way. It is the one I will use the 123 Scenars in. As soon as I get a formed case I will drop one off for you. The body will be a .338 RUM to shoulder /neck junction with a 7 RUM case length giving it a longer than normal neck length.
Ben at Hornady named it 6.5Rumln. I asked him what that stands for. He said, "That is 6.5 Remington Ultra Magnum Long Neck." According to Nosler manual the .338 holds 103 grains of water. I am hoping for 3,850 feet per second with these bullets. I would like to find some solid copper bullets in that weight range with a high BC in case these can't handle the higher impact velocity. Maybe someone here knows of one.
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Ringman, I did, THANK YOU! That is a sweet looking round. Here are some bullets in that range... Cutting Edge Barnes Matrix Bullets
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I guess we gotta chose the right bullet for the critter being hunting and the speed of the round being used.
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Couldn't be that easy! Naw... Gotta be more complicated than that... What was I thinking... DF Given who the OP is, the velocity parameters are VERY important. How do they hold up at hyper speed? Ringman is not one to shoot normal cartridges, and most of his rounds are FAST. You saying Ringman's not normal or he just doesn't shoot normal ctgs.?? Seriously, the 123 gr. Scenar pushed to Ringman velocities may end up like the 90 gr. Scenar in the .240. Just too much speed for the bullet. Now, the 6.5 mm 123 gr. Scenar may be a stouter bullet than the 6 mm 90 gr. Scenar. I know what 3,400 fps will do to the 90 gr. version, turn a WT chest into red soup. Pretty nasty clean up at the skinning shed. There are reports that the Scenar 139 does very well on hogs and such, maxed out in a 26 Nosler. I don't know of any critter performance reports on the 123 at 3,400 fps or so.. May do OK, or may be like the 90 gr. Scenar/.240 scenario. Bottom line, one needs to understand velocity specific bullet performance. The 26 Nosler was built around the 129 gr. ABLR. Those Accubonds hold together pretty well and don't seem to have a critical velocity ceiling. I'm currently working with 120 gr. E-Tips. They for sure don't have a velocity ceiling. I'm waiting for reports on the 123 Scenar. Interesting Loony stuff, for sure... DF
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Loony stuff. How correct is that? I wish i could say, but i dont shoot anything like that except my 22-250 AI. I use varmint bullets though, and they are supposed to blow up.
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Only a hard core Loony could get torqued out over bullets, velocities, performance on various critters, etc... DF
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If I had a gun that had power to push those speeds, I would step up to the 139. I'd run a 139 now, but the Swede isn't a power house.
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I run the 139 Scenar in my Swede, a 98 FN Mauser/Shilen, because it's the best shooting bullet in that gun.
I need to try the 139 in my 6.5-284, now shooting 140 Hunting VLD's. At around 3K fps, that bullet works pretty well on game and is very accurate.
I was working up 140 VLD loads for the 26 Nosler, but abandoned that effort. The Hunting version seems to have a 3,200 fps performance ceiling, Berger limiting their 26 Nosler data to 3,150 fps. The 139 Scenar is a tougher bullet than the VLD and reportedly performs well in the 26 Nosler at 3,300 fps.
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Thanks, ironeagle_84, for the links. The Barnes I'm familiar with. The others are new and there is a good posibility one or two are in my future.
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Gentlemen, check out the meplat on this one!
Caliber Inches: .264 Weight, grains: 130.0 Core Density, lb/ci-in: 0.4097 Core Weight, grains: 87.5 Jacket Density, lb/ci-in: 0.32 Jacket Weight, lb/ci-in: 42.5 Ogive Radius, calibers: 10.0 Meplat Diameter, inches: 0.9 BC (static): 0.4869
Check out the BC on this one.
.264 calibre 160GR VLD rifle bullet Caliber Inches: .264 Weight, grains: 160 G1 BC .685 1-8 twist
Edited to add second bullet.
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