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  1. 26-06-2015, 12:50 AM #1
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    Sigh....people still using 140s in rifles that love 120s and 130s...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wirehunt View Post
    Sigh....people still using 140s in rifles that love 120s and 130s...
    Sigh.... even worse when they use a mauser to do it ........
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wirehunt View Post
    Sigh....people still using 140s in rifles that love 120s and 130s...
    Nothing I have hit in the correct place with a 6.5mm 140gr Amax has taken a single step, and 140gr long range ballistics are superior, so a 120/130 would have to skin and carry it out for me to be convinced to change
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    Quote Originally Posted by gimp View Post
    Nothing I have hit in the correct place with a 6.5mm 140gr Amax has taken a single step, and 140gr long range ballistics are superior, so a 120/130 would have to skin and carry it out for me to be convinced to change
    And pack it into plastic bags as well, in order to convince me.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gimp View Post
    Nothing I have hit in the correct place with a 6.5mm 140gr Amax has taken a single step, and 140gr long range ballistics are superior, so a 120/130 would have to skin and carry it out for me to be convinced to change
    So do they work just as well at close range on Reds etc
    Did you use them on the samber you shot??
    Getting a .260 barrelled at the moment so interested to know how they go.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 25/08IMP View Post
    So do they work just as well at close range on Reds etc
    Did you use them on the samber you shot??
    Getting a .260 barrelled at the moment so interested to know how they go.
    yeah they seem to

    Yes on that sambar, high shoulder and it dropped on the spot, was still kicking so I shot it again in the head but that wasn't really necessary
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    Quote Originally Posted by gimp View Post
    yeah they seem to

    Yes on that sambar, high shoulder and it dropped on the spot, was still kicking so I shot it again in the head but that wasn't really necessary

    I can back this up, I actually checked my load data, my loads have been doing 2720 fps in their current state 140gn Amax
    I've shot 10+ deer, reds, fallow & sika they have all dropped on the spot. The longest shot was 250m though - I aim for the front shoulder/heart
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