Thread: 6.5 Creedmoor advice

I am running a 6.5 creed and find that at ranges short of 200yd the ballistic tipped rounds like the eldx are not expanding on lighter game like goats, they just punch a hole in one side and out the other. Shot placement is key if you don’t want to have to follow your game. Switched to lead heads and no problem. Past 300yds the 6.5 is like a laser with the ballistic tips, good penetration and good expansion. Love the 6.5 over the 7m08. Thinking of a 6.5 grend for my goat culls as I like what I am hearing and it packs a touch more punch than my .223.