6.5 creed bullet choice help.

[208muley]

I bought my wife a savage 111 lightweight hunter in 6.5 creed. What bullet choice would you guys recommend? . I need to go factory as I don't reload. Yet. She is looking to hunt deer pigs etc. I bought some 120 gr a-max to sight in with and hunt pigs in three weeks. I would like to end up shooting 140s with a high bc so i can get the cds turret from leupold for the finished load. I have read mixed reports of how the a-max performed on animals. What experience do y'all have and what would you recommend? Thanks in advance. Eric

[desertmafia21]

I would recommend the 129 grn hornady sst. My savage loves it and I shoot .5-.6 moa consistently with it

[thegunsmith2506]

Here is one of the 162gr Amax bullets I recovered from my cow elk this year. I was very impressed with how well the bullet held together. This bullet went through both shoulder blades and stopped under the hide. Impact velocity was around 2100fps.

[DesertBull]

I don't know about factory loaded Amax but handloads are awesome.

[willhunt4coues]

Everything mentioned will be great. WAATCH out for the 140gn a max though. I have seen a lot of different LOT numbers blowing primers and just seem too hot.

Nosler is superior you will not go wrong with Nosler.

Winchester now makes a 140 Grain Sierra MatchKing Hollow Point Boat Tail Winchester Match Ammunition.

I have hear a lot of great reviews from guys shooting yotes and deer with them.

Buy a box of each and see what the gun likes.

 

I have 2 6.5 Creedmoors and use 140 gn Bergers with nosler cases. If you ever get to reloading the Bergers perform flawlessly.

[cohofishing]

I shoot 123 sst in mine. Same BC as 129 with a little better speed

[AxisWorks LLC]

Wait and see what Hornady will be releasing as soon as their IP clears. I can't go into detail but it's going to be great for LR hunting. Especially for 3000+ velocities.

[AxisWorks LLC]

The only thing I could see Hornady building for a 6.5 Creedmoor to attain 3K+ would be a 120gr. A-Max over Superformance loading. The 120 GMX Superformance load is listed at 3010.

 

Or a new 120/140 A-Max LR bullet design to bump BC up even more. That would be cool.

Sorry my last post wasn't specific enough. I wasn't implying that Hornady was creating a bullet that would allow the 6.5 creedmoor to produce velocitys over 3000fps. I was simply implying that they will have a better projectile that incorporates high BC and terminal ballistic performance. (For those cartridges that are pushing 3000+ velocities) Hornady has stumbled upon some very interesting data on the behavior of projectiles going this fast and have set out to improve. On another note they have also found a more accurate way to mesure BC therefore their publishings are more accurate now. Have you noticed many of their published BCs on their website have changed?

[DesertBull]

Now look what you have gone and done. I'll have to build a new rifle to maximize the potential of this new bullet. Thanks a lot.

[jeffro]

Amax bullets kill great. I have used and seen many of the amax's in action. I have never seen one not perform.

[Havasuhunter]

SSTs work great in the 6.5 at a wide range of velocities. If there is factory ammo with the 140 SST, I'm sure you'll love them. I use them in 6.5x55 with great results.

[208muley]

Thanks for all the info guys. It helps me to streamline the process a little.