Sellier & Bellot Blue Energy

[Dorset Deer]

Hi,
Im interested if anyone here has used the blue energy ammunition from Sellier & Bellot?
Primarily in 6.5x55 swed, or 30.06?
Wanted to know real world results, accuracy, expansion etc.
Also how you found availability too.
thanks in advance

 

[jb7x57]

Ordered some for the 6.5 creedmoor should get it this week but won’t be able to use it until first week of December when I start on the hinds. Its listed as TXRG ammo

 

[paul o']

Sadly they dont do the blue in .270 just the A-tip ! but I have got some some of the A-Tip on order to try . Drop Mike a call or email at B & Norris as one of his customers is using it ,and he has blue and A-Tip in stock.
Rifle ammunition with eXergy Blue bullets

 

[Accurate 1]

Ordered some for the 6.5 creedmoor should get it this week but won’t be able to use it until first week of December when I start on the hinds. Its listed as TXRG ammo

Any idea on price of these rounds in 6.5 cm ?

Thanks A1

 

[VSS]

No idea about the blue variety, but when I tried S&B ammo through my 270 my zeroing target ended up looking like a shotgun pattern plate! Never again!

 

[Steff]

Unless you are shooting beyond 600 yards I‘d rather try the regular SB Exergy.
The sharply pointed tip of the Blue variant makes them even longer than they already are being copper, lead free bullets.

Happy stabilizing with those long suckers! Don‘t fall for shiny pictures.

 

[Tam the Gun]

Sadly they dont do the blue in .270 just the A-tip ! but I have got some some of the A-Tip on order to try . Drop Mike a call or email at B & Norris as one of his customers is using it ,and he has blue and A-Tip in stock.
Rifle ammunition with eXergy Blue bullets

The Aluminium tip works well out the 270, ive shot a few deer with them in the past few weeks, Red and Sika, they are effective although you need to accomdate for the drop as they are going slower than most Factory 130gr in 270.

good for sensible ranges.

 

[paul o']

The Aluminium tip works well out the 270, ive shot a few deer with them in the past few weeks, Red and Sika, they are effective although you need to accomdate for the drop as they are going slower than most Factory 130gr in 270.

good for sensible ranges.

Thanks T.T.G I norm run my 150 SGK at 2800 fps ,so i'll have to see what info there is out there and do a drop test before i use them .
thanks for the heads up

 

[RM100]

Ordered some for the 6.5 creedmoor should get it this week but won’t be able to use it until first week of December when I start on the hinds. Its listed as TXRG ammo

Any feedback on this?

 

[Heym SR20]

Have a look at Fieldsports review on non-toxic ammo. Basic conclusion was that they all work - including S&B blue tip, but just like any rifle / ammo combination some work better than others.

 

[jb7x57]

Not been out to much but shot a few sika and red with them now
Not a lot of difference between them and the sierra bullets I was using before regarding killing and distance some ran
Would say smaller exit hole
Local shop has them £34 a box when I last looked
Will be on the roe next week

 

[RM100]

Thanks. The S&B lead groups really well for me, just need to try on some deer now. Lead-free is next stage.

 

[25 Sharps]

No idea about the blue variety, but when I tried S&B ammo through my 270 my zeroing target ended up looking like a shotgun pattern plate! Never again!

Shoots really well in my creedmoor, soft point and FMJ

 

[Colonel]

I have some old S&B 165gr lead free ammo in 30-06 and they shoot well in my rifle

 

[mmbeatle]

Have a look at Fieldsports review on non-toxic ammo. Basic conclusion was that they all work - including S&B blue tip, but just like any rifle / ammo combination some work better than others.

The problem with the fieldsports non lead ammo review a large percentage where neck and head shot
Would have liked to see more info on heart lung and shoulder shot

 

[baguio]

Have a look at Fieldsports review on non-toxic ammo. Basic conclusion was that they all work - including S&B blue tip, but just like any rifle / ammo combination some work better than others.

The report didn't fill me with confidence at all unless I missed something. We all know that bullets kill things but they stated that the average deer in there study ran 8 meters, however 70% were head or neck shot. That means that the average chest shot deer ran 26.7metres. Well that's quite a long way in my book and could result in quite a few lost deer. Now I appreciate that deer run and we have to deal with it. Some run quite a long way too but that appears to be a high average run distance to me. What do you guys think?

 

[NigelM]

The problem with the fieldsports non lead ammo review a large percentage where neck and head shot
Would have liked to see more info on heart lung and shoulder shot

135 chest shot deer from short range to 270m. One failure with a 90gr from a 243 at 160m.

There is certainly more to learn but I wouldn't say that a 99.3% success rate over 135 deer shot didn't tell us anything. I doubt the success rate would be 100% with lead.

The other interesting point is that neck shots were 100% successful - an area where I believed a non fragmenting bullet would reduce the % of successful shots.

 

[Heym SR20]

The report didn't fill me with confidence at all unless I missed something. We all know that bullets kill things but they stated that the average deer in there study ran 8 meters, however 70% were head or neck shot. That means that the average chest shot deer ran 26.7metres. Well that's quite a long way in my book and could result in quite a few lost deer. Now I appreciate that deer run and we have to deal with it. Some run quite a long way too but that appears to be a high average run distance to me. What do you guys think?

30 metres is really not very far. Most heart shot deer run that far if not a lot further. I have had heart shot deer, with completely blown to pieces run 100 metres plus. If you recall your DSC1 training manual, you will remember that this running is the expected result from a heart shot deer, and you should thus plan accordingly when you take a shot. Most heart shot deer leave a good blood trail, and you are careful in making sure you have a good note of where the deer is positioned when you take the shot, and you go straight to the shot site and then work carefully you should be able to find your deer. Further the distance to the shot though, the more difficult it is to find the shot site. Yes in thick cover it may take a while to find a deer, but either have a dog readily available, or think twice about pulling the trigger, or change your shot placement.

If you want deer to drop on the spot you need to transmit massive shockwave to the central nervous system and that the high shoulder shot. But you do more meat damage.

 

[baguio]

30 metres is really not very far. Most heart shot deer run that far if not a lot further. I have had heart shot deer, with completely blown to pieces run 100 metres plus. If you recall your DSC1 training manual, you will remember that this running is the expected result from a heart shot deer, and you should thus plan accordingly when you take a shot. Most heart shot deer leave a good blood trail, and you are careful in making sure you have a good note of where the deer is positioned when you take the shot, and you go straight to the shot site and then work carefully you should be able to find your deer. Further the distance to the shot though, the more difficult it is to find the shot site. Yes in thick cover it may take a while to find a deer, but either have a dog readily available, or think twice about pulling the trigger, or change your shot placement.

If you want deer to drop on the spot you need to transmit massive shockwave to the central nervous system and that the high shoulder shot. But you do more meat damage.

Are you being serious? I wasn't after a lecture on shooting deer or a lesson on how to suck eggs. 26 metres isn't the average distance that my chest shot deer run using partitions! FACT!

 

[palmer_mike]

Are you being serious? I wasn't after a lecture on shooting deer or a lesson on how to suck eggs. 26 metres isn't the average distance that my chest shot deer run using partitions! FACT!

I’d have to agree. Nosler ballistic silver tips from my .308 tend to drop deer in their shadow.............
I’d look for new ammo if 26m runs were the average