Centerfire bullet prices

tiny-nioclas

I pay 40 euro for 20 140gr SP Hornady custom interlock rounds, is this a good or a bad price for 6.5x55, because i dont really shop around for ammo, what do you pay?

jwshooter

tiny-nioclas wrote: »

I pay 40 euro for 20 140gr SP Hornady custom interlock rounds, is this a good or a bad price for 6.5x55, because i dont really shop around for ammo, what do you pay?

sorry tiny dont know about the 6.5 would not allow one in the house john lambert has 120 grs B tip norma for them , they would help stop the runners

kerryman12

Tiny

I tend to price around quite a bit and buy a few hundred when I go. I am using .243 so cant comment directly on 6.5, but I imagine the same dealer will be cheap in either caliber.
I have a little spread sheet on this and I will PM you.

REgards

tiny-nioclas

Cheers lads, I was going to change to a .243 but i decided to stay with it for another season,i might pick up a 25-06 next year, i hear everyone on shooting forums praising them.

jwshooter

tiny-nioclas wrote: »

Cheers lads, I was going to change to a .243 but i decided to stay with it for another season,i might pick up a 25-06 next year, i hear everyone on shooting forums praising them.

the 25 06 is ideal for our hunting hear ,give the 120gr B tip a try in the 6.5 .there giving better results on deer that the 140 grainers ,you will get away with the 6.5 on soft fallow, but mr sika will take the 6.5 and run with it

shaft666

tiny-nioclas wrote: »

I pay 40 euro for 20 140gr SP Hornady custom interlock rounds, is this a good or a bad price for 6.5x55, because i dont really shop around for ammo, what do you pay?

Was with a mate who paid £31 GBP today for 20 Norma 6.5x55, that works out at approx 39 euro so I would say your price is ok
Paul

DR6.5

Ive used Remington and Federal 140 grain in 6.5*55 found both of them good rounds, i paid around 30 euro a box when i bought them, the Norma 120 grain ballistic tips are more expensive. not a lot of gunshops stock 6.5 due to the fact that it is not as popular as other rounds in ireland.

hazza

I bought some in Waterford Outdoor and Angling Centre recently at €29/20 (his last lot and they were going up in price he said) for 140gr Federal Powershok.
And I've got some 139gr Sako's (racehead) at €34 in Youghal but I think from looking at their brochure that they are target rounds even though they are SPBT rounds.

How do you find the Hornady's??
And would you get a discount if you buy say 100 rounds?

tiny-nioclas

the 25 06 is ideal for our hunting hear ,give the 120gr B tip a try in the 6.5 .there giving better results on deer that the 140 grainers ,you will get away with the 6.5 on soft fallow, but mr sika will take the 6.5 and run with it

Cheers lads, to be honest if i could trade in all i have for the right gun i would no bother,see for sale forum, .243 or if im lucky a 25-06:rolleyes: , Hazza i fing the 140gr hornady the best for my rifle anyway, i probably would get a small discount too yeah.

BryanL

jwshooter wrote: »

but mr sika will take the 6.5 and run with it

Here's 2 non runners, taken at 240 yards by ,The Lurcher, from here last week in Kerry

hazza

Tiny, where did you get the hornadys?
I'd like to try the faster loads that norma and hornady do for the 6.5 and maybe experiment with lighter pills like the 120gr JW recommends.
By the way where is John Lambert based JW?

tiny-nioclas

Hazza i go them off Philp Maher in Touraneena in north west waterford, not far from clonmel, il PM you his number and details if you want, sound chap!

clivej

I don't know the prices but try Sean in Stakelums in Urlingford county KK he carries a lot of different ammo.

hazza

Cheers Tiny that would be great.
I'll try Stakelums as well CliveJ thanks.

clivej

clivej wrote: »

I don't know the prices but try Sean in Stakelums in Urlingford county KK he carries a lot of different ammo.

Forgot to add his prices are good

thelurcher

jwshooter wrote: »

you will get away with the 6.5 on soft fallow, but mr sika will take the 6.5 and run with it

Rubbish!!!!! I seem to have no bother with it - those swedes are supposedly knocking moose with the 6.5
Those two in the pic BryanL posted loved it - and they should know

jwshooter

thelurcher wrote: »

Rubbish!!!!! I seem to have no bother with it - those swedes are supposedly knocking moose with the 6.5
Those two in the pic BryanL posted loved it - and they should know

some of the biggest ****ups iv seen over the years have been with 6.5 .Sure it kills alot of deer each year , but it is not favoured by any one that i know who cull a lot of deer .i know a stalker in wicklow who takes out 40 or more clients each season ,if they arrive with a 6.5 he takes extra care with them .he will tell you the same about this cal .it will get you into trouble quicker than get you out of it .i am not a fan but each to there own .

It wasn't me!

Is it true that it drops off very quickly in trajectory beyond a given distance, more so than other calibres?

hazza

IWM
I'd say your right about the 6.5 dropping off more than other calibres, but from the ballistics tables (Norma give a good one - http://www.norma.cc/sortimentjakt.asp?Kaliber=9&Lang=2&Kalibernamn=6,5x55# [Pull Down Ballistics Tab]) the lighter bullets are comparable to other calibres.
I guess the advantage of the 6.5 is the capability to go right up to 156grain rounds.

Tackleberrywho

jwshooter wrote: »

some of the biggest ****ups iv seen over the years have been with 6.5 .Sure it kills alot of deer each year , but it is not favoured by any one that i know who cull a lot of deer .i know a stalker in wicklow who takes out 40 or more clients each season ,if they arrive with a 6.5 he takes extra care with them .he will tell you the same about this cal .it will get you into trouble quicker than get you out of it .i am not a fan but each to there own .

I killed every deer I shot with 120gn norma 6.5x55 BT. Head shots/neck and a few heart lungs.
I favour the head as it leaves a cleaner carcass.
i shoot for the pot

I now use .308 Hornady but that was only coz I changed rifle as my sako75 was too heavy i found.

I have a rem VTR .308 and it is accurate enough for bunnies at 200 but compact and handy for stalking through cover. oh yeah and its green, My favourite colour

sixpointfive

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

I killed every deer I shot with 120gn norma 6.5x55 BT. Head shots/neck and a few heart lungs.
I favour the head as it leaves a cleaner carcass.
i shoot for the pot

+1 norma 120bst are fantastic, bullet placement is key with any round/animal

hazza

sixpointfive wrote: »

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

I killed every deer I shot with 120gn norma 6.5x55 BT. Head shots/neck and a few heart lungs.
I favour the head as it leaves a cleaner carcass.
i shoot for the pot

+1 norma 120bst are fantastic, bullet placement is key with any round/animal

Just out of curiosity guys, this is a round I would love to try (must get up to Stakleums), did you need to re-zero and was there much adjustment.

sixpointfive

yes i always check zero regularly whether i change ammo or not, the 120bst will shoot a bit higher and flatter than 140gr soft point but i must warn you if you are hungry with the shillings you wont like the norma bullets too much, i think the last box i bought were somewhere in the region of €45 for 20, BUT worth every penny and there is no comparison with anything i have used to date.