6.5 PRC vs .280AI

[cahunter805]

Speaking of “exploding target bullets” here’s the off shoulder of my wife’s bull after she punched a 140 Berger through the on shoulder. Bullet made it all the way through and was caught by the hide after going through both shoulders
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Awesome results! My NM bull soaked up the 195EOL pretty well and made it about 10 yards before crashing into some trees and breaking them on his way down.

 

[CoffeeGoat]

Here’s 4 bullets. Two of them are 6.5 and two are 7mm. One 6.5 is a 140 Berger shot at creedmoor velocities and one is a 140 Berger shot at 3000fps. One 7mm bullet is a 160 grain accubond shot at 3250 FPS and one is a 168 grain accubondlr shot at 2900fps. All pulled from elk. All elk died with no drama. Tell me which bullet is which. Pick whichever cartridge tickles your fancy
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Impressive, though not surprising if the bullets work as they should they should look awfully similar at the end. The big question is how much energy did they dump to get there.

I think we are splitting hairs depending on all the detail, but otherwise it wouldn't be any fun.

 

[Eagle376]

For elk the 280ai seems like a better choice especially since Barnes recently released a 152gr LRX in factory loadings for it.