Thread: 6.5 143 ELD-X, are they THE 6.5 hunting bullet?

Re comments on pressure and carbon rings.
Velocity I have posted elsewhere is with COAL at over 3"
It's with 26 and it's in a custom action.

Pressure is fine when it's clean, I have got caught out with a carbon ring @ around 50 rounds from clean.
I've had it overpressure.....went from safe load to primers fall out of brass on first firing!!!
The reason it got to that point without me noticing while shooting is the Nitrided Defiance action is so much stronger than any other action I have owned it just showed zero sign of sticky bolt lift or ejection....It just said bring it bitch.
So I destroyed 5-6 cases before I even noticed as load was already settled and I was just shooting.
It required autosol to get rid of the ring.....I now clean for carbon every shoot.
So yes If using 26 definitely watch for pressure building/carbon ring .
If that sounds like a hassle send me your 26 and I will dispose of it safely.