A full-time hobby, I take my shooting seriously and have for a long time. And I grossly underestimated this cartridge. Didn't do my homework and should have. By no means is it the do all cartridge. I have those 2 rifles in my safe. :-) The 6.5 C is, however, a cartridge deserving of praise for what it does very well.

I have taken the time to read many of the posts on here about the 6.5 C. Informative. Maybe I missed one, looking for specific bullet / powder preferences? And why I'm posting here.

I've chosen the 143 gr ELD X as my long range TARGET bullet. Respectable velocity, high BC and many good references. A good hunting bullet as well for the MED game I will hunt with it at Reasonable ranges. No desire to compete in the near future.

A good - maybe all-around powder for this cartridge? Your recommendations please.

Many thanks.