Dang nice groups on the new bullet choice. Impressive actually.
New Canine Load
For coyotes and stuff of course.
After the abysmal results of the 120gr Scenar-L a couple months ago on a coyote, I wanted to try a different bullet.
I had shot a coyote with a perfect double lung broadside at 258 yards (6.5x47L), and while he was anchored (success in that regard) he survived at least another minute+ and another shot. So the 120gr Scenar-L got shelved. Impact entrance at blue dot.
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Currently, I've been working with the 130gr ELD-M. I have found a good current sweet spot regarding accuracy...but this Brux barrel is about ~30 FPS slower than my Krieger. So while I was hoping for top accuracy above 2,700 FPS, I'm a touch under it.
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However, the low drag of the bullet means I'm still above 2,000 FPS at 400 yards, which is my personal limit shooting at living things in a hasty setup in a non-range environment...so it'll work (for now).
Tested them at a little bit of distance (300) and the accuracy held up (just under half-MOA for 5 shots).
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The cool part for me is that both the zero and 300 yard drop data is within a tenth mil of my 120gr Scenar-L load. So I don't have to mess with swapping zeros and adjusting turrets. Here is a followup group shot the next day with the 120gr Scenar-L load at 300 as well (I hadn't adjusted the scope):
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Will I ever put this 130gr ELD-M to use? Who knows. With my luck I'll probably not run into another canine for six months...and then be carrying something else when it does happen. However, I'm curious to see how this bullet will do.
Thanks for reading.
After the abysmal results of the 120gr Scenar-L a couple months ago on a coyote, I wanted to try a different bullet.
I had shot a coyote with a perfect double lung broadside at 258 yards (6.5x47L), and while he was anchored (success in that regard) he survived at least another minute+ and another shot. So the 120gr Scenar-L got shelved. Impact entrance at blue dot.
Currently, I've been working with the 130gr ELD-M. I have found a good current sweet spot regarding accuracy...but this Brux barrel is about ~30 FPS slower than my Krieger. So while I was hoping for top accuracy above 2,700 FPS, I'm a touch under it.
However, the low drag of the bullet means I'm still above 2,000 FPS at 400 yards, which is my personal limit shooting at living things in a hasty setup in a non-range environment...so it'll work (for now).
Tested them at a little bit of distance (300) and the accuracy held up (just under half-MOA for 5 shots).
The cool part for me is that both the zero and 300 yard drop data is within a tenth mil of my 120gr Scenar-L load. So I don't have to mess with swapping zeros and adjusting turrets. Here is a followup group shot the next day with the 120gr Scenar-L load at 300 as well (I hadn't adjusted the scope):
Will I ever put this 130gr ELD-M to use? Who knows. With my luck I'll probably not run into another canine for six months...and then be carrying something else when it does happen. However, I'm curious to see how this bullet will do.
Thanks for reading.
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When I had a 6.5G, I hunted some hogs with the Hornady Black load using the 123gr ELD-M. Almost unreal damage on smaller hogs, especially if I hit bone, I always liked to aim right on the shoulder. On 100lb and under it was tearing them to pieces, bout ripped a couple shoulders off. Mid body shots would punch the guts out of some of them. On the larger hogs, just really nice entrance and exit wounds.
I'll attach one of the few post-mortem pics I took with the 6.5G using that load. This one was Texas heart shot running away and when she slowed I got a broadside shot that dropped it. In the pic, it about ripped part of the leg off on the exit side. I was pretty impressed. That was a high shoulder entrance, low chest exit, striking the leg on the way out. That was about 50+/- yards.
I'll attach one of the few post-mortem pics I took with the 6.5G using that load. This one was Texas heart shot running away and when she slowed I got a broadside shot that dropped it. In the pic, it about ripped part of the leg off on the exit side. I was pretty impressed. That was a high shoulder entrance, low chest exit, striking the leg on the way out. That was about 50+/- yards.
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82.5 yards. The girls came running into the bedroom to yell that there was a coyote in the pasture.
I gathered my rifle and went for a walk. Saw it ~300 yards off in a hay meadow as it was hunting towards some trees that were between us. I got on a knee and started lip squeaking. 2 minutes later the darn thing squirted out in front of me.
All I had was essentially a neck shot in the tall grass...so that's what I took. It had quite the pop report of the bullet hitting.
No entry hole, but I bet you could fit a tangerine or maybe a racketball under the exit hole. The exit was maybe 1.5"x1".
Blown out hair everywhere in the grass. Just how I like it. 😄
Now to try this again at 250+.
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I gathered my rifle and went for a walk. Saw it ~300 yards off in a hay meadow as it was hunting towards some trees that were between us. I got on a knee and started lip squeaking. 2 minutes later the darn thing squirted out in front of me.
All I had was essentially a neck shot in the tall grass...so that's what I took. It had quite the pop report of the bullet hitting.
No entry hole, but I bet you could fit a tangerine or maybe a racketball under the exit hole. The exit was maybe 1.5"x1".
Blown out hair everywhere in the grass. Just how I like it. 😄
Now to try this again at 250+.
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