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When I first got my 6.5 Creedmoor I used factory 129 Interbond ammunition. I quickly learned that bonded bullets, at the distances I was hunting, was too much bullet for the type of hunting that I was doing. We do a lot of drives, as a result I shot two large does (each around 150 lbs dressed) on one shot. The bullet double lunged the first, hit the lower spine on the second, and still passed through.
This past season, I loaded my own, using 140 grain SST and the Hornady Loading Manual max for Norma URP. I did not connect, but at the range I was shooting sub-moa with this combination.
I would also checkout the 6.5 Creedmoor Forum. There is a lot of good data and helpful people on that site.
I loved my 6.5 Creedmoor, but I got a little overzealous in the modification process, making a gun not ideal for my style of hunting. I have since sold it, but stuck with the 6.5 cartridge family.
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