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…
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…
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…
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…
Third in the 6.5 Creedmoor factory hunting load battle: Remington’s Core-Lokt 140 grain pointed soft point, the load that took my first deer, shot for groups at 100 yards.
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…
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…
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 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.
The 6.5mm Creedmoor cartridge has been around for some time now. It’s been the all the range among competitive precision rifle shooters (although it seems like 6mm based cartridges are the current rage) for some time now. At least long…
