Whitetail Season Opening Weekend 2019
While lots of mistakes were made and lessons learned, a few deer were harvested and lifelong memories were made.
6.5mm Creedmoor Hunting Load Battle Is Settled… Maybe
I’ve worked my way through shooting groups with six different factory hunting loads with the goal of selecting a hunting load to go hunting with my latest hunting rifle and I’ve learned quite a bit along the way. Before I get into the results, I want to get […]
Federal Non-Typical 140 Grain 6.5mm Creedmoor
The Federal Non-Typical 140 Grain 6.5mm Creedmoor with soft point projectiles is the sixth factory hunting load I’ve tested for shot group accuracy as I search for my preferred factory hunting load in the Battle of the 6.5 Creedmoor Factory Hunting Loads.
Federal Power-Shok 140 Grain 6.5mm Creedmoor
The Federal Power-Shok 140 Grain 6.5mm Creedmoor with soft point projectiles is the fifth factory hunting load I’ve tested for shot group accuracy as I search for my preferred factory hunting load in the Battle of the 6.5 Creedmoor Factory Hunting Loads.
Federal Fusion 140 Grain 6.5mm Creedmoor
The Federal Fusion 140 Grain 6.5mm Creedmoor with soft point projectiles is the fourth factory hunting load I’ve tested for shot group accuracy as I search for my preferred factory hunting load in the Battle of the 6.5 Creedmoor Factory Hunting Loads.
Remington Core-Lokt 140 Grain 6.5mm Creedmoor
The Remington Core-Lokt 140 Grain 6.5mm Creedmoor with pointed soft point projectiles is the third factory hunting load I’ve tested for shot group accuracy as I search for my preferred factory hunting load in the Battle of the 6.5 Creedmoor Factory Hunting Loads.
Hornady Precision Hunter 143 Grain 6.5mm Creedmoor ELD-X
The Hornady Precision Hunter 143 Grain 6.5mm Creedmoor with ELD-X projectiles is the second factory hunting load I’ve tested for shot group accuracy as I search for my preferred factory hunting load in the Battle of the 6.5 Creedmoor Factory Hunting Loads.
Sellier & Bellot 140 Grain 6.5mm Creedmoor Soft Point
After publishing the Battle of the 6.5 Creedmoor Factory Hunting Loads post, I headed over to Reddit to get some input on how to improve my test method to help determine the best load factory load for my rifle. Perhaps the best input was posed as the following […]
Battle of the 6.5 Creedmoor Factory Hunting Loads
As you may know, I recently started a project to build a 6.5mm Creedmoor based hunting rifle and discussed my rationale for selecting the 6.5mm CM cartridge. What you may not know (unless you follow me on twitter), is that I ordered several different types of factory hunting […]
Why I Selected the 6.5mm Creedmoor for Deer Hunting?
I recently purchased a new bolt-action rifle chambered for the 6.5mm Creedmoor cartridge and some friends have been asking why I specifically selected that cartridge. So I will attempt to answer that.
