Yew Tree 6mm Bullet
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Just to let those know that have interest, the initial production run of the 6.5mm bullets has been completed and they are now in stock.
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Richard
Thanks for the heads up Richard. I've sent you an e-mail re buying some.
I’ve been using these bullets for a couple of weeks now and they are more than accurate enough out of my t3 here is the first buck I shot and the subsequent damage. 155m away and slightly quartering away
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The deer man
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No more no less than lead core bullets and they can produce far worse results.
One swallow doesn't make a summer, so one Roe buck shot with the 112gr 6.5 bullet isn't a great statistic.
Particularly as it was stood in tall grass, hence the high shoulder shot. The range was 120m, muzzle velocity 3160fps (2715fps at impact according to Ballistic Arc). The animal was stood broadside on. Not surprisingly the buck dropped instantly and was dead on approach. When stuck a large amount of blood gushed out.
The bullet penetrated the lower spine above the fore shoulder. On gralloching I noticed a small hole in one lung which was from a fragment. The inside was virtually bloodless.
The photo shows 2 exit holes. One made by the shank of the bullet and another by a second fragment. I'm waiting for a report on the internal damage after it was skinned and jointed, so
will report here.
Particularly as it was stood in tall grass, hence the high shoulder shot. The range was 120m, muzzle velocity 3160fps (2715fps at impact according to Ballistic Arc). The animal was stood broadside on. Not surprisingly the buck dropped instantly and was dead on approach. When stuck a large amount of blood gushed out.
The bullet penetrated the lower spine above the fore shoulder. On gralloching I noticed a small hole in one lung which was from a fragment. The inside was virtually bloodless.
The photo shows 2 exit holes. One made by the shank of the bullet and another by a second fragment. I'm waiting for a report on the internal damage after it was skinned and jointed, so
will report here.
Another Roe buck shot using the Yew Tree 112gr 6.5 bullet. Range 50m uphill. MV 3160fps (2988fps at POI). Animal dropped and slid down hill 3 metres dead.
As you can see in the pics there was no jellying and bruising was minimal.
As you can see in the pics there was no jellying and bruising was minimal.
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Have received my 6.5 112 grain, nose cavity looks a bit Birkenhead tunnel, so should be a goer as far as expansion is concerned.
Cavity appears to measure 16 mm deep
Cavity appears to measure 16 mm deep
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Not the exact bullet so a little pointless
xavierdoc
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145gr
xavierdoc
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Did a quick and dirty load dev for sako75 308Win (145gr) and Tikka T3 243Win (80.5gr). The rifles are factory barrels and triggers, both wearing a moderator.
The 6mm and .308 Yew Tree bullets stabilised fine in these factory rifles. These groups were shot with thick reticle (Schmidt Bender A7 or A4) FFP hunting scopes so although accuracy is more than adequate for stalking, I suspect it would be better with a high nag and fine ret. scope. (And, given the vertical stringing, better trigger control from me and a solid rear bag would help!)
Once I've finished my current jacketed lead rounds, I'll try these out in the field and report back (unless I get impatient and just use these first.)
The 6mm and .308 Yew Tree bullets stabilised fine in these factory rifles. These groups were shot with thick reticle (Schmidt Bender A7 or A4) FFP hunting scopes so although accuracy is more than adequate for stalking, I suspect it would be better with a high nag and fine ret. scope. (And, given the vertical stringing, better trigger control from me and a solid rear bag would help!)
Once I've finished my current jacketed lead rounds, I'll try these out in the field and report back (unless I get impatient and just use these first.)
