Thread: 6.5x55: 2213SC is too slow for 120gr, I say BAH!

Originally Posted by rewa

Wait till you see what those 120's do to deer. Properly-placed, sensible range,(and closer to 3k) flattens them better than the 140's

Quite @rewa , a modern 6.5x55 rifle loaded with a decent amount of 2209 using a 120gr Nosler at circa 2950 at sensible ranges is very effective
Been using 6.5x55 since the 90's , the only weight I haven't used is the 129/130gr . Well and the newer ones.
Used aforementioned 2209 with the 120 Nosler and the same load behind the 123gr amax.
Then N560 behind the 140Gr Amax @ 2750, haven't tried the larger EDL-X/M as I have a few 140 Amax's left over. Group sizes with both those powder and bullet combinations are small.
142 gr SMK's with the N560 are less than small, but I tried them once for two shots on smaller game [read Wallaby] and nope, not doing it again, never did, put the rest back in the box for steel.

Know a bloke that used the 129gr Hornady some years ago, seemed to work well for him.
Maybe @Magnetite, you could increase your loads say 0.3 at a time . I sure as shit would not use the suggested 20% plus loads first up
Trust no-one but your own measuring where your face and eyesight is concerned, then check and check again. Start lowish, work up, use established data always untill your confident .