Thread: 6.5CM bullet performance

Interesting read here fellas. @zeropak the 130 TGK were my original choice, and then I was distracted by another projectile, so it’s good to hear your feedback on the bullet.
I got distracted by the Berger 135gr classic hunters and have just finished up a load for them with Staball 6.5 at 2780fps.
I’ll keep you posted with pics in a couple of weeks.

Originally Posted by JohnQT

Interesting read here fellas. @zeropak the 130 TGK were my original choice, and then I was distracted by another projectile, so it’s good to hear your feedback on the bullet.
I got distracted by the Berger 135gr classic hunters and have just finished up a load for them with Staball 6.5 at 2780fps.
I’ll keep you posted with pics in a couple of weeks.

Ok never tried the Bergers so I will be interested in how they go, What your load with the Staball? Berger says they are quite a frangible bullet which will penetrate 2 to 3" and then give massive expansion. Based on the performance I got from my last outing with the Sierra TGK I will stick with it for a couple of trips and see how it goes. I also worked up a load of 47gns of superformance in my Tikka 6.5CM which is shooting good groups and doing 2755fps out of a 20" barrel with no pressure signs. The Tikka just seems to be slower than my Sauer and Bergara maybe its the long throat in the Tikka. With the Sierra TGK 74.2mm OALL is on the lands, I load to 72.4 OALL.