6.5x55 Bullet Test

[robertw]

Hi Guys,
Some thing for 6.5x55 fans this Canadian website has major torture test of most 6.5 projectiles shot into wet newspaper, must have taken quite some time to complete
well worth a read,
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=162814
you have to register to access the site only takes a couple of minutes,
Cheers
Robert.

 

[palo]

That was good robert thanks for the link.
I have tried a good few bullets in the 6.5x55 but I still prefer the hornady 129sp for deer.

 

[smullery]

Stuck on the Norma with 140 gr Nosler Partitions. Only 152 rounds left, so a lot of deer.....

Currently 53 and should still be using them at 60.

Stan

P.S. Use "other stuff" on the range but find I can always rely on the Swaro to "dial back on close"

 

[Effnjeff]

Wow, impressive amount of info there.
It looks to me that the Barnes range are consistently good, as is the Swift Scirocco II.
I don't think I'd risk using the Berger Hunting VLD for hunting.

 

[flytie]

Robert, many thanks for the link, I really enjoyed looking at it! Lots of food for thought.

Simon

 

[jcampbellsmith]

....I don't think I'd risk using the Berger Hunting VLD for hunting.

Guesty

http://blog.sinclairintl.com/2011/03/16/history-of-the-match-grade-berger-hunting-vld/

Regards JCS

 

[palo]

I shot 3 fallow bucks with the berger 155 vld 308 this season and I was impressed with the results.

 

[flytie]

Guesty

http://blog.sinclairintl.com/2011/03/16/history-of-the-match-grade-berger-hunting-vld/

Regards JCS

JCS, I found this link of yours quite worrying, only 3" of travel into the animal before almost complete destruction of the bullet! I wonder what it would be like on a fallow buck's shoulder bone, or even a red? I think i will stick with what i am using at the moment.

In the original 6.5 test I was impressed with the A-Max, but i think i will still keep them for target use only.

Simon

 

[YukonT]

Wow, what a wealth of information there. I wonder how long it took him (and how much newspaper) to complete his "study".

 

[bewsher500]

Guesty

http://blog.sinclairintl.com/2011/03/16/history-of-the-match-grade-berger-hunting-vld/

Regards JCS

"The bullet penetrates through the initial 1” to 3” of tissue and bone depending on impact velocity and then quickly fragments sending a tremendous amount of hydrostatic shock and fragments into the surrounding vital organ’s tissue"

oo...thats going to light a fire under someone's bottom on here

does sound like a varmint bullet from the description.
I try not to liquify anything I plan to eat