Testing the 6.5 Creedmoor Barnes Vor-TX TTSX
BY Herschel Smith
1 year, 10 months ago
It’s a deep penetrator and hard hitting round, and causes a significant wound channel.
In case that wasn’t too impressive, watch a slow motion rendering of what happens with this round in ballistic gelatin.
On February 22, 2023 at 8:07 am, Mountain Rat said:
Holy crap! That is one of the most impressive ballistic gel videos I have ever seen.
On February 22, 2023 at 10:19 pm, Rocketguy said:
I’m convinced that the reputation it has gotten as a poor game cartridge is due to poor bullet selection. I suspect folks are using match loads that are very accurate but have poor terminal performance.
On February 23, 2023 at 1:35 pm, Georgiaboy61 said:
The 6.5×55 or “Swedish Mauser” (invented by Sweden and Norway some 130 years ago), a cartridge only slightly more powerful than 6.5 Creedmoor, has been punching above its weight in terms of hunting performance, for a very long time. Europeans, especially Scandinavians, have been using it for everything from deer to moose to bear, often with 160-grain round-nose solids or semi-solids. Projectiles in this caliber class often have excellent BC and SD values, too, which also improves their performance. Many African professional hunters and guides recommend the cartridge for plains game, too… a well-deserved tribute for the venerable Swede.
@ Rocketguy
You’re right on the money. Bullet selection and design is critical for performance in the field. In some ways, proper selection in this area trumps cartridge choice as the single most-important factor in success on a hunt. Provided that the cartridge chosen isn’t completely out of left field, that is. A buddy of mine has taken many elk over the years out West using his trusty .270 bolt-action, despite conventional wisdom being that it is a tad light for such duties. His success, he says, comes from shot placement and proper bullet selection.