And this is why you will not save money reloading

[swampratt]

Because I have worked up loads for my 6.5x55 Swede and for the 6.5 Creedmoor and buddy used the CM to kill several coyotes and deer this year with a 129 gr Hornady.
Behind the shoulder shot take the top of the heart off and destroy the off shoulder.

He did not have to track any of them and said the blood trail was like following a yard sprayer.

Now the why.
I am addicted to small bullets now and short 16-18" barrels and found Hornady makes a 95gr V-max in .264 and I just have to have some.

WHY!!! The 129's work fine. But I still want those 95's.

 

[rockchalk06]

Because I have worked up loads for my 6.5x55 Swede and for the 6.5 Creedmoor and buddy used the CM to kill several coyotes and deer this year with a 129 gr Hornady.
Behind the shoulder shot take the top of the heart off and destroy the off shoulder.

He did not have to track any of them and said the blood trail was like following a yard sprayer.

Now the why.
I am addicted to small bullets now and short 16-18" barrels and found Hornady makes a 95gr V-max in .264 and I just have to have some.

WHY!!! The 129's work fine. But I still want those 95's.

I wished I'd been a Meth head. I'd have no teeth, but would have saved a little lol

 

[TedKennedy]

Because I have worked up loads for my 6.5x55 Swede and for the 6.5 Creedmoor and buddy used the CM to kill several coyotes and deer this year with a 129 gr Hornady.
Behind the shoulder shot take the top of the heart off and destroy the off shoulder.

He did not have to track any of them and said the blood trail was like following a yard sprayer.

Now the why.
I am addicted to small bullets now and short 16-18" barrels and found Hornady makes a 95gr V-max in .264 and I just have to have some.

WHY!!! The 129's work fine. But I still want those 95's.

Are you shooting 95s through that milsurp?

If so, good luck. I tried light bullets in several Swedes and they did not group well at all.

 

[swampratt]

Are you shooting 95s through that milsurp?

129gr Hornady flat base SP are what I found a dandy load with.

Is that light?

 

[TedKennedy]

129gr Hornady flat base SP are what I found a dandy load with.

Is that light?

No, 129s are what I load also, they are lazer beams.

I tried some 95, I think I even found some 85s in 6.5, and none of them grouped worth a darn.

 

[retrieverman]

I have a fairly large stash of now unattainable 120 gr .264 Corelokt bullets, and they have produced itty bitty groups in every 6.5x55 rifle I’ve ever had. Not one single deer or pig ever took a step after being hit with one of them.
I’m not saying it’s right, but for a hunting bullet, that’s as light as I would go.

I also have a bunch of 129 gr SST’s, 140 gr Corelokts, and a few 160 grainers.

 

[diggler1833]

I have a fairly large stash of now unattainable 120 gr .264 Corelokt bullets, and they have produced itty bitty groups in every 6.5x55 rifle I’ve ever had. Not one single deer or pig ever took a step after being hit with one of them.
I’m not saying it’s right, but for a hunting bullet, that’s as light as I would go.

I also have a bunch of 129 gr SST’s, 140 gr Corelokts, and a few 160 grainers.

A friend of mine refers to the 129gr SST as "passion fingers" in his .260.

"Because it fu@#$ everything it touches".

 

[Cat City Slim]

My opinion on my reloading horde is that I don't have to feed it, buy it Nikes, or send it to college. The worst case is that I die before I use it all, which is highly likely. Best case, after the zombie apacolypse, I will be able to carve out my own kingdom.

 

[2busy]

A friend of mine refers to the 129gr SST as "passion fingers" in his .260.

"Because it fu@#$ everything it touches".

130's in my .270 does the same thing.

 

[swampratt]

178A-max from .308 on a whitetail= 2 shoulders GONE.
I bet that one would be bad medicine for a big critter like a Moose