Has anyone tried hunting with the new(ish) Berger 156 gr bullets, especially in 6.5 Creedmoor or .260 Remington? I’m interested in hearing about any game hunted at any range. I don’t currently handload, but I see Copper Creek offers them.
I was wondering if these would be too long to load for an AR-10 magazine without intruding drastically on powder. Copper Creek is claiming 2660 fps out of a 24” barrel loaded to a COAL of 2.80 for 6.5 Creedmoor and 2690 fps loaded to a COAL of 2.82. For comparison, they’re loading 140 gr ELD-M at 2810 fps at 2.80.
In the Creedmoor, the 140gr and 156gr are putting out similar amounts of muzzle energy, but I’m interested in the 156gr for the greater sectional density. I know that the ELD-M is a match cartridge, but 140 grains seems to be a pretty popular weight for these chamberings, so I thought I would use it as a benchmark.
Thanks in advance for sharing any experience you have with this bullet.
I was wondering if these would be too long to load for an AR-10 magazine without intruding drastically on powder. Copper Creek is claiming 2660 fps out of a 24” barrel loaded to a COAL of 2.80 for 6.5 Creedmoor and 2690 fps loaded to a COAL of 2.82. For comparison, they’re loading 140 gr ELD-M at 2810 fps at 2.80.
In the Creedmoor, the 140gr and 156gr are putting out similar amounts of muzzle energy, but I’m interested in the 156gr for the greater sectional density. I know that the ELD-M is a match cartridge, but 140 grains seems to be a pretty popular weight for these chamberings, so I thought I would use it as a benchmark.
Thanks in advance for sharing any experience you have with this bullet.