Thread: Targex ammo

Any time I see you post i get excited thinking its because you have sorted 6.5 mm options... lol

Imagine he makes 6.5 options. Man will become a millionaire overnight

Originally Posted by thatguy

Imagine he makes 6.5 options. Man will become a millionaire overnight

Hopefully he has principles and does not stoop to poor taste

Nope, won't become a millionaire! Still waiting for dies to be made for the 6.5mm, then it will be making & testing which will all take a while so don't get to excited to quickly.

Put me down as keen to see the 120ish 6.5.

Buy local made and keep your country working.

Took the 95gr Targex for a walk last night. First kill was a wild cat at 20m front on at the base of the throat. 2nd kill was a hind at 330m just behind the shoulder. Dead as door nail. The rib damage was about the size of a golf ball. Powder RL17 43gr seated to 2.630 off tip [not ogive]. No pressure signs and both cases ejected easily. All brass is annealed. Next whirl is late March. Waiting to see the performance on a big wet muddy red stag. So far no complaints. Quality pill and did the bizo.

Originally Posted by TeRei

Took the 95gr Targex for a walk last night. First kill was a wild cat at 20m front on at the base of the throat. 2nd kill was a hind at 330m just behind the shoulder. Dead as door nail. The rib damage was about the size of a golf ball. Powder RL17 43gr seated to 2.630 off tip [not ogive]. No pressure signs and both cases ejected easily. All brass is annealed. Next whirl is late March. Waiting to see the performance on a big wet muddy red stag. So far no complaints. Quality pill and did the bizo.

My son skinned that deer. The damage was brutal. No way it was going anywhere.The next outing for the 95gr is in the Kaimanawas for the roar. Going to run up some 69gr Targex for 2 mates to tickle up some stags for the roar. Any doubt about performance is well and truly gone. Nice pill Mr Matakohe man. LOL.

Got a 223 that needs some love & attention. Cheers Bryn


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Good luck with them & no, still no 6.5 dies yet.

Had a satisfying range session with my new-to-me 6mmBR-Norma. Tried a few different projectiles to see what it likes. True to what @TARGEX told me it happily digests all sorts of loads and projectiles. As ever it pays to find what YOUR rifle likes as they're all different - 6BR is supposed to thrive on 30ish grains of 2208 powder lit by a CCI450 in a Lapua case, add quality 95 to 105 grain projectile and away you go!

This held true with the Sierra 95g TMK - stunning accuracy with a load workup 5 shots across 1.4 grain increments through one tiny ragged hole. Then another 5 at a theoretical OBT node into another lovely tiny group - though for some reason the calculated speed Vs actual was quite different, much slower than predicted.

Next up was Bryn's 105 HPBT - strangely the load of 2208 was not the one. Back to the drawing board. Then shot the workup and another predicted OBT node group with AR2206H - speeds were within a tiny margin of prediction and the group was very pleasing:


Looks like I've found my default load! Time to scrape some more pennies into a pile and see if I can coax Bryn into another decent size session on the press.

Originally Posted by TARGEX

Good luck with them & no, still no 6.5 dies yet.

Can't like that, but thank you for keeping us current.

Originally Posted by Ross Nolan

Can't like that, but thank you for keeping us current.

Everyone is hanging out Bryn me included

Originally Posted by Steelisreal

Had a satisfying range session with my new-to-me 6mmBR-Norma. Tried a few different projectiles to see what it likes. True to what @TARGEX told me it happily digests all sorts of loads and projectiles. As ever it pays to find what YOUR rifle likes as they're all different - 6BR is supposed to thrive on 30ish grains of 2208 powder lit by a CCI450 in a Lapua case, add quality 95 to 105 grain projectile and away you go!

This held true with the Sierra 95g TMK - stunning accuracy with a load workup 5 shots across 1.4 grain increments through one tiny ragged hole. Then another 5 at a theoretical OBT node into another lovely tiny group - though for some reason the calculated speed Vs actual was quite different, much slower than predicted.

Next up was Bryn's 105 HPBT - strangely the load of 2208 was not the one. Back to the drawing board. Then shot the workup and another predicted OBT node group with AR2206H - speeds were within a tiny margin of prediction and the group was very pleasing:
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Looks like I've found my default load! Time to scrape some more pennies into a pile and see if I can coax Bryn into another decent size session on the press.

I've got a 1:7 6bra being put together, this adds to the excitement

Found my 223 load today

24gr BM2 was my go to for 69gr targex in my 1:8 tikka