Expanding 6.5mm bullets

[Alan Maughan]

What are you guys using on small game in your 6.5s that shows reliable expansion?

Im thinking fox and long range rabbit from a 6.5x47

 

[big ears]

120gr Amax

 

[Selous]

123 Amax

 

[Alan Maughan]

How about bullets that are still readily available?

 

[DK.260]

140gn Nosler

 

[rhhudson]

Depends on what twist rate your barrel is but 95g vmax might be worth a look?
Also I'm hearing that the new eld m are expanding very much like the amax I have a box to try but not yet loaded them.

 

[Selous]

How about bullets that are still readily available?

120g Nosler BT work well too

 

[big ears]

How about bullets that are still readily available?

120 Sierra PH

 

[rangey]

Another vote for nosler 120gr bt.great for fox, deer and good for a bit of long range rabbiting

 

[rem284]

sst

 

[Malxwal]

How about bullets that are still readily available?

I know where theres about a dozen boxes of 120gr Amax still for sale.

 

[big ears]

Where?

 

[25 Sharps]

85 gr Sierra hollow point does the business on fox & vermin in my creedmoor

 

[Haggis Hunter]

I use Nosler 120BTs on everything from bunnies to fox to deer in a 6.5x47, mainly deer right enough. I'm happy with them.

hh

 

[Gunner223]

+1 for Nosler 120bts

 

[nick-h]

I was using 140grn ELD-M with good result in the creedmoor and I went and gave the 143grn ELD-X ago and found them good as the M but it's just the price has put me of so I'm going over to Sierra 140grn gamekings now , friend uses the gamekings in his 6.5 with great expansion on all stuff from foxes up to larger deer