6.5 Creedmoor Barnes 120 TSX (Fast, Accurate, Devastating)

Zen Archery · August 9, 2017, 07:57 PM

Barnes 120gr TSX @ 2955 FPS absolutely destroyed this Coyote at 75 yards and this Coon at 275 yards.
Need to get a hog on the ground with this round! Stay tuned!

Click Here for video.

Rangerrich99 · August 9, 2017, 10:15 PM

Nice shooting on that racoon.

Mobuck · August 10, 2017, 07:49 AM

Any more "fast, accurate, devastating" than a 260 Rem?

Tallest · August 10, 2017, 08:51 AM

What barrel is that?

zipspyder · August 10, 2017, 08:56 AM

Good shoot!

eastbank · August 10, 2017, 09:16 AM

any more accurate,faster or devastating than a 6.5x55? eastbank.

GeauxTide · August 10, 2017, 09:21 AM

Your videos are always excellent. Hitting that Coon at 275 is excellent shooting.

doofus47 · August 10, 2017, 04:27 PM

eastbank:

Quote:

any more accurate,faster or devastating than a 6.5x55? eastbank.

Well, that's some double-ladle pot stirring right there...

edit: Nice shooting, Zen!

jmr40 · August 10, 2017, 04:52 PM

Any of the previous 6.5's are excellent rounds. I wish I'd gotten on the 6.5 bandwagon years ago and all I can say to the guys who discovered the 260 or 6.5X55 earlier is congratulations, you were smarter than I was.

But the Creedmoor version takes the best of both and addresses shortcomings of both in order to make a BETTER cartridge. The difference may not be huge, but is enough that it will kill off the 260 in much the same way 243 killed the 244.

It is as fast as the Sweede, faster than the 260, (especially with heavier bullets), and more accurate than either. It fits in common semi-autos which is something the Sweede can't do. And you can buy off the shelf rifles designed to shoot the best bullets available today as well as buy off the shelf match grade ammo at reasonable prices. Can't do that with any other 6.5.

Zen Archery · August 10, 2017, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tallest

What barrel is that?

Aero Precision M5E1 20" 1:8 (Ballistic Advantage Barrel)

Zen Archery · August 10, 2017, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeauxTide

Your videos are always excellent. Hitting that Coon at 275 is excellent shooting.

Shooting prone helps! Thanks.

Zen Archery · August 10, 2017, 09:59 PM

Y'all can discuss calibers ive got a 135 lbs boar 85 yards away. Stay tuned.

CalmerThanYou · August 10, 2017, 10:04 PM

You should give him a 3 second head start to make it fair. I enjoy the videos.

Old Stony · August 11, 2017, 04:43 PM

I've been nailing hogs for some time using the same barrel as you in 6.5 Creedmore and absolutely love it. I kinda got stuck on the Hornady 123 SST bullets and they sure do a fine job.

Zen Archery · August 11, 2017, 08:27 PM

Wait till you see the damage the Berger 140 VLD just did to spotted hog.

August 9, 2017, 07:57 PM	#1
Zen Archery Senior Member Join Date: January 30, 2005 Posts: 274	6.5 Creedmoor Barnes 120 TSX (Fast, Accurate, Devastating) Barnes 120gr TSX @ 2955 FPS absolutely destroyed this Coyote at 75 yards and this Coon at 275 yards. Need to get a hog on the ground with this round! Stay tuned! Click Here for video. __________________ Video Hunting Library

August 10, 2017, 08:51 AM	#4
Tallest Senior Member Join Date: January 23, 2016 Location: West of the Atlantic Posts: 418	What barrel is that? __________________ Matthew "All men are ignorant. The topics of our ignorance may vary, but the nature of the world is that no man may know everything." ~ R Jordan

August 10, 2017, 04:52 PM	#9
jmr40 Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,805	Any of the previous 6.5's are excellent rounds. I wish I'd gotten on the 6.5 bandwagon years ago and all I can say to the guys who discovered the 260 or 6.5X55 earlier is congratulations, you were smarter than I was. But the Creedmoor version takes the best of both and addresses shortcomings of both in order to make a BETTER cartridge. The difference may not be huge, but is enough that it will kill off the 260 in much the same way 243 killed the 244. It is as fast as the Sweede, faster than the 260, (especially with heavier bullets), and more accurate than either. It fits in common semi-autos which is something the Sweede can't do. And you can buy off the shelf rifles designed to shoot the best bullets available today as well as buy off the shelf match grade ammo at reasonable prices. Can't do that with any other 6.5. __________________ "If you're still doing things the same way you were doing them 10 years ago, you're doing it wrong" Winston Churchill

August 10, 2017, 09:59 PM	#12
Zen Archery Senior Member Join Date: January 30, 2005 Posts: 274	Y'all can discuss calibers ive got a 135 lbs boar 85 yards away. Stay tuned. __________________ Video Hunting Library

August 11, 2017, 08:27 PM	#15
Zen Archery Senior Member Join Date: January 30, 2005 Posts: 274	Wait till you see the damage the Berger 140 VLD just did to spotted hog. __________________ Video Hunting Library

August 9, 2017, 10:15 PM	#2
Rangerrich99 Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2014 Location: Kinda near Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,254	Nice shooting on that racoon.

August 10, 2017, 07:49 AM	#3
Mobuck Junior member Join Date: February 2, 2010 Posts: 6,846	Any more "fast, accurate, devastating" than a 260 Rem?

August 10, 2017, 08:56 AM	#5
zipspyder Junior member Join Date: June 13, 2017 Posts: 429	Good shoot!

August 10, 2017, 09:16 AM	#6
eastbank Senior Member Join Date: February 7, 2008 Location: pa. Posts: 2,450	any more accurate,faster or devastating than a 6.5x55? eastbank.

August 10, 2017, 09:21 AM	#7
GeauxTide Senior Member Join Date: April 20, 2009 Location: Helena, AL Posts: 4,423	Your videos are always excellent. Hitting that Coon at 275 is excellent shooting.

August 10, 2017, 10:04 PM	#13
CalmerThanYou Senior Member Join Date: April 16, 2017 Posts: 323	You should give him a 3 second head start to make it fair. I enjoy the videos.

August 11, 2017, 04:43 PM	#14
Old Stony Senior Member Join Date: May 31, 2013 Location: East Texas Posts: 1,705	I've been nailing hogs for some time using the same barrel as you in 6.5 Creedmore and absolutely love it. I kinda got stuck on the Hornady 123 SST bullets and they sure do a fine job.