SPEER Impact 6.5mm (.264") 140gr Bullet Test

[6.5_sWv]

I wanted to test the expansion of the new Impact Bonded 140gr 6.5mm offering from SPEER. After conducting load development a few weeks back, I set up some water jugs at my range. I know water jugs aren't the best testing media, but its what I had at my disposal. The water jugs were placed at 100yds.
Details of the load is as follows
Bergara Premier Mountain 2.0 - 6.5 Creedmoor - 22inch barrel
SPEER Impact 140gr Bonded
Lapua 3x fired large primer brass
Federal 210 match large rifle primer
41.1gr of Reloder 16
Muzzel Velocity of 2721 fps.

Here are the results. The bullet was caught in the 5th row of jugs.

 

[JD338]

That is great penetration and will work on deer and elk.

JD338

 

[gerry]

Those look really good, hopefully you can put one into a deer or something in the fall.

 

[Blkram]

Looks like it will work well on a variety of big game!
Looking forward to hearing about the adventures.

 

[FOTIS]

Nice! Should be fine on elk too.

 

[DrMike]

That will do it! You're set.

 

[RL338]

By expanding 2.5 times it size , it’ll flatten what you’re hunting.

 

[8MMX57JS]

Looks like a good bullet. I'll have to try some in the near future. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Teknys]

They look like they have potential.

 

[KinleyWater]

Nothing to dislike about that.

 

[FOTIS]

The speer AccuBond!

 

[SJB358]

Very nice! Thanks for doing the test!

 

[TackDriver284]

Excellent expansion.

 

[SJB358]

I ordered a box of them to try out. Couldn't help myself.

 

[Hunter26]

I loaded some of these in a 6.5 PRC Tikka T3x with Staball HD. They were sub-moa with every powder charge I tried and smoked a doe around 100 yards. She went straight down & had a good exit. Definitely will play with them some more.

 

[filmjunkie4ever]

I was wondering if anyone had tried these out. They look promising for sure!

Thanks for sharing.