6.5 for the largest game

[112Savage]

I wanted to share some info on a not well known bullet.
This is a 6.5mm Hornady 140cx this bullet is marketed in hornady’s TAP (Law Enforcement) line and in Europe as the ECX. I got them from midway as a “second” bullet. They are terrifically accurate. I have only killed one doe whitetail with this bullet. 220yd shot very slight quartering away. I hit slightly forward and had a long but easy to follow blood trail.

6.5 Creedmoor Tikka T3x lite shortened to 20”
Suppressor: Banish Backcountry
Brass: Hornady
Primer: CCI 250
Powder: Hodgdon Superformance
Muzzle velocity: 2669fps
Target: milk jugs 350 yds
Impact velocity: 1774fps
Penetration: 6 milk jugs and cracked the 7th
Expansion: 0.491” avg (1.86X)

 

[112Savage]

The setup 350yds 9 milk jugs.

As a side note, this bullet was recommended to me by Joseph Von Benedikt when I asked him about an elk bullet for a 264 Win Mag. I think with 200+ more FPS this thing would be amazing. I will say the wind does catch it pretty hard due to the low BC. I had a 4mph cross wind today and it resulted in about 0.75MOA drift at 350yds