6.5CM deer bullet choice

[jimbires]

The accuracy was just...ok. Nothing to write home about. And then I hit a doe broadside, drew blood, and was not able to recover. Ok, stuff happens. Then I shot a buck with it the next day, which I did recover, but it just didn't seem to do as much of an energy dump as I like.

I think if you like to take shoulder shots, it will probably do the job, like a bonded bullet. Personally, I try to avoid the shoulders to save more meat, so I like something that's going to dump energy quickly. Just my .02 worth.

in my opinion , you can have too much bullet integrity . I like more frangible bullets for whitetails . the old Hornady SP's , core lokt , SST , ballistic tips ,and a lot more of the old school bullets , are perfect for deer hunting .

 

[RL338]

the old Hornady SP's

I’ve put down many of whitetails with that bullet.

 

[jimbires]

I’ve put down many of whitetails with that bullet.

Me too .

when I bought my Hornady progressive press set up , Hornady had the free bullets promotion . I think I got 15 boxes of the 7mm 139 SPBT . I've sure put a bunch of meat in the freezer with them in my 7mm08 . when I was hunting Kansas whitetails , I loaded the Hornady 154 SP , in my 7REM MAG . this bullet proved to be just the right medicine for those big bodied bucks . I used the flat base 154 bullet . they say the flat base bullet can form , and hold , a bigger mushroom , as compared to the boattail bullet . I've also had an easy time finding accuracy with the old school bullets .