Thread: 6.5x55 bullet options

Just read your previous post Neckshot... MV 2750fps. Nice one. Thanks for your comments

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I find the SST results interesting. I've been shooting 140gr SST in my 270WSM for a while and have found them real good on Tahr, deer and chamois - from a distance. Up close, maybe a bonded or softpoint might be better. I've collected a few SST's from animals, this one from a nice 10 point stag at 375 yards and I have another one somewhere from a 12.25" Tahr at 520yards(the second shot in this animal when straight through). They go OK at these ranges, but I reckon that they may either fly to bits or go straight through up close.

Finding the prefect "all ranges" projectile could be fun project! There isn't an a-max for 270 so have recent changed to the 150gr BergerVLD

Originally Posted by Uplandstalker

I find the SST results interesting. I've been shooting 140gr SST in my 270WSM for a while and have found them real good on Tahr, deer and chamois - from a distance. Up close, maybe a bonded or softpoint might be better. I've collected a few SST's from animals, this one from a nice 10 point stag at 375 yards and I have another one somewhere from a 12.25" Tahr at 520yards(the second shot in this animal when straight through). They go OK at these ranges, but I reckon that they may either fly to bits or go straight through up close.Attachment 13549

Finding the prefect "all ranges" projectile could be fun project! There isn't an a-max for 270 so have recent changed to the 150gr BergerVLD

Project finished. The perfect all ranges projectile is called a Hornady Interloct.

I tried some 140gn SST's in my 270wsm also. About three years ago or so, and had a few of them fly to bits. So I changed to 140 accubonds which grouped a lot better. But i've been using the 140 gn Accubonds along with 150gn Berger Hunting VLD.

And then yesterday I had some 150 LR AB's arrive. So will give them a hoon

Matt2308 is using the new LRAB's in his 270WSM. Doing 3100fps and track really nice - only tried out to 860 yards. Took a nice Chamois at 720 with them, DOA!

Originally Posted by puku

I tried some 140gn SST's in my 270wsm also. About three years ago or so, and had a few of them fly to bits. So I changed to 140 accubonds which grouped a lot better. But i've been using the 140 gn Accubonds along with 150gn Berger Hunting VLD.

And then yesterday I had some 150 LR AB's arrive. So will give them a hoon

Originally Posted by 260hunter

I am about to put the LRX over the chrony in the next week so will put the results up. I suspect they will be 2850 -2900 fps. The last tahr shot with this bullet would have been just on 500 I reckon. The guy that took the shot reckons he aimed about a foot above its head as it climbed up the bluff.

It impacted about midway down the back and exited just behind the front leg low on the chest. The destruction inside was quite surprising as half the liver was gone and the lungs were just soup. The beastie just took a step out into space and slid all the way down to within a hundred metres of us. It was all rather spectacular. A bloody good shot that wasn't a fluke as he had dropped another a couple of second earlier at the same sort of range.

I reckon the bullet would be doing about 1900 fps when it impacted so all round great performance which is what you would expect at about $1.50 each.

I cronied the load at 2698 which was a bit slower than I thought so maybe I will have to jazz it up a bit. Will try to get 2800 out of it. That shouldn't be too hard I hope.

Originally Posted by 260hunter

Project finished. The perfect all ranges projectile is called a Hornady Interloct.

+1 the interloct

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Originally Posted by 260hunter

Project finished. The perfect all ranges projectile is called a Hornady Interloct.

Yep .... I agree but if you are from Auckland they are not expensive enough so are no bloody good. I use them in .270, 308, 30/06, 300wsm, 7mm saum, 280 rem etc, they are cheaper than most, shoot as well as most and kill shit just as dead

Originally Posted by Steveh054

Yep .... I agree but if you are from Auckland they are not expensive enough so are no bloody good. I use them in .270, 308, 30/06, 300wsm, 7mm saum, 280 rem etc, they are cheaper than most, shoot as well as most and kill shit just as dead

You obviously aren't basing this opinion on real experience.

I find that with them the hole in the target paper isn't quite perfectly round when viewed through a magnify glass. I think that its caused by the canelure around them.

Since I found that, I've never used them again.

Originally Posted by Tahr

You obviously aren't basing this opinion on real experience.

I find that with them the hole in the target paper isn't quite perfectly round when viewed through a magnify glass. I think that its caused buy the canelure around them.

Since I found that, I've never used them again.

I also have found that the ring on a gong hit isn't quite the same