Calling TStone / pre64 et al. (Creedmoor ammo)

[pblaauw]

Gents, anyone used this 6.5 Creedmoor ammo for hunting?



It was R360 a box at Camdix so I grabbed a box.

[pre 64]

From what i know of S&B ammo is that they can be compared to PMP brown box. At one stage[maybe still] they had a range loaded with Grom bullets which were very good,having a solid rear shank.
If this is,and it looks like it,their budget ammo,then treat it as such. Unfortunately [again,in the past and maybe still so] Their rifle cases were also pretty much bottom end for re loading.
Up to Impala it should be fine but i really have no experience with this particular product.

[TStone]

Up to Impala it should be fine but i really have no experience with this particular product.

I have no experience with this, but i tend to agree with pre here. Most cup and core bullets in 6.5mm will work well on game up to impala and blesbuck size.

[pblaauw]

I have no experience with this, but i tend to agree with pre here. Most cup and core bullets in 6.5mm will work well on game up to impala and blesbuck size.

TStone, would you rate Federal Fusion 140gn (Creedmoor factory ammo) higher? Also, what is the maximum size animal one should attempt with a CM? (non-headshot)... I ask as I have a "Messor-06" for larger stuff, but would still like to know :)

[TStone]

TStone, would you rate Federal Fusion 140gn (Creedmoor factory ammo) higher? Also, what is the maximum size animal one should attempt with a CM? (non-headshot)... I ask as I have a "Messor-06" for larger stuff, but would still like to know :)

I have no experience with the 140gr Fusion. Federal recommends it for whitetail deer, so I guess blesbuck size animals. I have shot kudu, blue wildebeest and eland (sub adult bulls and cows) with the creedmoor with heart lung shots, however, I was using monolithic bullets (Hornady GMX and Peregrine VLR-4). If you have a .30-'06, I'd suggest that you rather use that for the bigger stuff.

[AndreVal]

I have no experience with the 140gr Fusion. Federal recommends it for whitetail deer, so I guess blesbuck size animals. I have shot kudu, blue wildebeest and eland (sub adult bulls and cows) with the creedmoor with heart lung shots, however, I was using monolithic bullets (Hornady GMX and Peregrine VLR-4). If you have a .30-'06, I'd suggest that you rather use that for the bigger stuff.

I think that recommendation from Federal is a generic one. For the 308 180gr Fusions they also recomend the same. I hunted with these last year, and although only 2 animals taken, they worked well. I have the bullet recovered from a BWB somewhere, will see if i can upload a picture.
Nice group pblaauw, i get similar resuls with the Fusions from my 308. Have shot 70 now and the results is repeatable if i do my part

[RevA]

Gents, anyone used this 6.5 Creedmoor ammo for hunting?It was R360 a box at Camdix so I grabbed a box.

I've used the 6.5x55 version of it, not bad on springbok or warthog. Never shot anything bigger with it.

[pblaauw]

Thanks Tstone, much appreciated.

[pblaauw]

So I took them to the range today, shot a quick group with them, and either it was my day, or this stuff is quite good.

[Niekiepienaar]

[QUOTE=pblaauw;1300354]So I took them to the range today, shot a quick group with them, and either it was my day, or this stuff is quite good.

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Wow. Good shooting for old eyes sir.]