6.5 Creedmoor/260 for Deer, Elk, and whatever else.....

[WormSportsman]

Red stag shot up high above the bushline last month during our rut here in NZ. 6.5cm 20” barrel, Hornady 140gr ELD-M factory ammo. 2600fps hitting at 2150fps (372yds)

Wind blew the bullet just forward of the shoulder and hit the spine, saw him go straight down ass first. I struggled to work out where I hit him to begin with, as there was no obvious entry wound (the mane gets very long and thick during the rut) and there was no exit as the bullet had disintegrated along with the spinal column. The offside skin kept everything in.

No necropsy photos sorry, I was solo with a heap of work to do!

Damn that is some cool looking country! Congrats on the Stag too nice work!

 

[ScreamingPotato]

Red stag shot up high above the bushline last month during our rut here in NZ. 6.5cm 20” barrel, Hornady 140gr ELD-M factory ammo. 2600fps hitting at 2150fps (372yds)

Wind blew the bullet just forward of the shoulder and hit the spine, saw him go straight down ass first. I struggled to work out where I hit him to begin with, as there was no obvious entry wound (the mane gets very long and thick during the rut) and there was no exit as the bullet had disintegrated along with the spinal column. The offside skin kept everything in.

No necropsy photos sorry, I was solo with a heap of work to do!

Looks like a dream hunt, congrats and good shooting!

 

[Toomuchon]

Thanks! This is my ‘backyard’ - it ended up just being a three day trip as I got the stag on the second day. We have no season and no limits here so the opportunities are almost endless…. Plus great track networks and public hut access makes for great outdoor adventures! Nothing poisonous to bite you, and no predators either

 

[General RE LEE]

Thanks! This is my ‘backyard’ - it ended up just being a three day trip as I got the stag on the second day. We have no season and no limits here so the opportunities are almost endless…. Plus great track networks and public hut access makes for great outdoor adventures! Nothing poisonous to bite you, and no predators either

You Kiwis are good marksmen too. Nathan Forester comes to mind. I watch a lot of You Tube videos of guys dropping feral goats at obscene distances.

 

[Osprey87]

143 eld-x factory ammo, 147 yard down hill shot. Double lunged him and he slowly walked 15 yards and died. Over 6.5ft and north of 350lbs

 

[Dbevans]

8’8 grizz, factory hornady 140 eld-murder


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[yeti12]

8’8 grizz, factory hornady 140 eld-murder


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What was the impact velocity or shot distance and muzzle velocity?

 

[Ozarkansas]

8’8 grizz, factory hornady 140 eld-murder


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Ayyyyyy I saw this on Reddit! It was not well received by some people

 

[DangerRanger]

Ayyyyyy I saw this on Reddit! It was not well received by some people

Reddit /hunting is the most bizarre mix of idiots and fudds that are brand new to hunting

 

[Ozarkansas]

Reddit /hunting is the most bizarre mix of idiots and fudds that are brand new to hunting

Plus the random non-hunters who somehow stumble into the community

Is that photo of the rib cage showing damage on the entry side or the exit side?

 

[Dbevans]

What was the impact velocity or shot distance and muzzle velocity?

To be honest I’m not sure but it was under 200 yards


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[pattimusprime22]

This may have been answered somewhere else in this thread but I didn't find it. Anyone have experience with the hornady 140 bthp on game?

 

[diverc18]

Average sized axis deer doe shot at 50 yards quartering to. First time using the 143 eldx on an animal. Entrance was in the middle of shoulder and exit was right behind the offside shoulder. Found very little blood but it ran 30 yards and piled up. Decent exit hole and good trauma behind the first shoulder. In my opinion, not quite as devastating as the eldms that I normally use but definitely still good. Second pic is the exit and the third pic is the entrance side