These are the results Ted was talking about with our buddies 6.5x68 @3000 FPS.
He shot a doe antelope with less than stellar results.
The same day he took a coyote and had a huge exit.
A few days later he shot a nice buck antelope.
This is the entrance,
And the recovered jacket,
All three animals had very similar results. The critters are dead for sure, and I don’t think anybody thinks they are bullet failures but the 6.5 130’s seem awfully soft.
That said, my wife shot a cow elk at very close range with a full house 140 .270 GC and we had excellent results. Broke the large onside front shoulder, recovered under the hide on the off off side.
Entrance in the point of the shoulder,
Exit behind the off shoulder,
Recovered bullet. I can’t remember what it weighed but was very happy with the results.
I’m going to use the 160 SGC out of a 7 mag next week for a mule deer hunt. But due to my buddies experience, my 260 Rem will never know what the 6.5 130’s taste like.
Good luck,
Todd