Best 6.5 Creedmoor ammo for deer

[Jim Boyd]

Been a long time since I shot a deer with a gun but a 7mm08 with hand loaded 140 TSX Barnes was the nearest thing I have ever seen to a death ray on deer.

I would say if you can find a TSX that the 6.5 likes, it should perform very well for you.

This is simply an opinion but in my experience it is not what you shoot them with - it is WHERE you shoot them. I know that is another subject altogether and is not meant to derail this fine thread.

Good luck!

 

[spurrs and racks]

it is WHERE you shoot them.

exactly...

shot placement is everything....

practice, and know your weapon

s&r

 

[baddave]

this is like any question on guns and ammo .. ask 10 people and get 11 different answers .. i used my new 260 on 2 bucks last year .. one @ 40yds w. 140 gr sgk .. tore his heart in half ( if that's a good thing) .. shot another @ 88 yds w/ 123gr sst and we both were very impressed ..both bullets are moving @ apprx 2750 fps .. i agree w/just reload and try ..

 

[MCW1984]

Shot three with 120 grain Hornady gmx from 80 to 140 yards all three dropped and had a golf ball size hole bored through them. I'm trying 130 vld hunters loaded by copper Creek this year.

 

[ALB]

Why use a 6.5 when there are so many great 7mm ammo available? it's marketing at it best! My 7mm-08 is great on deer!

 

[bloodiarrow68]

Im very partial to .308. I know nothing about the 6.5 because I don't own one. Ive got several different cal.'s in bolt action rifles. I have killed deer/hogs with them using several different shades of factory ammo. If you put the bullet in the right place its gonna kill, doesn't matter what cal. it is.

 

[deast1988]

Creedmoor ammo cheaper then 7/08z
Creedmoor becoming super popular meaning more funding is being spent in it.

I have both a 7/08 and a 6.5creed, the creed is close to the 7/08 but with cheaper more available ammo and less recoil.

 

[fiddlinduke]

I have sighted my 6.5 in with hornady eld 147gr. Shoots great at 100 yds Going to stretch it to 200+ this weekend. Have yet to shoot a deer with it

 

[Major Wader]

The "cheaper ammo" argument sounds like something to tell the wife to justify a new purchase.

Yes, there is much more variety in 6.5 Creed ammo, but a lot of it is target stuff, worthless for hunting.

Midway lists 27 varieties for 7mm-08, all hunting rounds. They list 50 for the cm, and over 20 are target ammo. No big difference in price, maybe a dollar or two on some. Premium is usually the same.

7mm-08 leaves the muzzle 100-175 FPS faster, and stays faster through reasonable hunting distances.