lightest grain ,hunting 6.5 mm hunting bullet?
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Norfolk Deer Search
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To ask the question, why go lighter?
6.5/264 bullets are available in 87gr and up to 156gr depending on your target. i have used 100gr s.p. on roe and fallow with no issues and have used 156gr on muntjac again no issues. lighter ,fast bullets tend to cause more damage/blood shot meat/larger exit etc. just to add .i have shot foxes with the 87gr and 156gr and the foxes have been killed instantly but very messy with the 87gr and just a hole with the 156gr.
Norfolk Deer Search
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Should have bought a 25-06 or 270 then in my honest opinion.
I use a lot of 100 grain and you can go down to 80 something.. ? Barnes TTSX are 100 in 6.5 as are seirra varminters both commonly available.
Less recoil better spotting of your shots and faster recovery on multiple beasts . and of course a fair bit flatter trajectory. With TTSX copper you are also getting more expansion after 300 yards using the 100 than the 120 ( its 300 fps faster and less mass )
Tried some 95 gn v max in my 6.5x284 ok for fox shooting wouldn’t like to use the on deer to much mess
Norfolk Deer Search
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If you wanna push a bullet faster, choose a bigger case! Absolutely no point in putting a little bullet in an average size case in my opinion
It doesn’t matter what calibre you shot be it 243 or 30,06 they’re all gonna drop between 10 to 14 inches at 300 m
It doesn’t matter what calibre you shot be it 243 or 30,06 they’re all gonna drop between 10 to 14 inches at 300 m
No they’re not mate. Unless you zero at 100m for some reason.
My 6.5 has 8 inches of drop at 300 and my .30-06 has 7.4
6.5 shooting 93 grn or 120 grn and the 06 shooting 125.
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