Thread: 6.5mm questions....

Always an interesting subject, this roar I used my Sako 260 (20”) with a box of factory ammo as I didn’t have time to sort out a load, I used Hornady superformnace 129SST, I shot 5 deer with it (3 stags, 2 yearlings) and it smacked them all down emphatically, none needed a follow up shot, I chrony it recently at a slow 2650fps!

Originally Posted by outdoorlad

Always an interesting subject, this roar I used my Sako 260 (20”) with a box of factory ammo as I didn’t have time to sort out a load, I used Hornady superformnace 129SST, I shot 5 deer with it (3 stags, 2 yearlings) and it smacked them all down emphatically, none needed a follow up shot, I chrony it recently at a slow 2650fps!

What distances?

Originally Posted by Gibo

What distances?

@Gibo Varied between 10m to 150m, only one that didn’t exit was a big stag at 150m.

Originally Posted by outdoorlad

Always an interesting subject, this roar I used my Sako 260 (20”) with a box of factory ammo as I didn’t have time to sort out a load, I used Hornady superformnace 129SST, I shot 5 deer with it (3 stags, 2 yearlings) and it smacked them all down emphatically, none needed a follow up shot, I chrony it recently at a slow 2650fps!

That is slow and interesting. The 6.5 pill is a long, penetration piece of machinery and penetration is where it’s at.