Thread: Targex 6.5mm

For the people that have been asking me on here I now have some 6.5mmTargex 140gr projectiles available, have finished my testing & I'm happy with them.
If you want some thats fine just contact me direct but please dont ask for big lots as I want to spread them around to shooters that need them & I dont want to see any show up on trademe for a blown up price.
If you get them off me & aren't happy just contact me & I will refund on them & sell to someone else who needs them.
Cheers

What sort of twist rate do they need?

Excellent!!!

Originally Posted by TARGEX

For the people that have been asking me on here I now have some 6.5mmTargex 140gr projectiles available, have finished my testing & I'm happy with them.
If you want some thats fine just contact me direct but please dont ask for big lots as I want to spread them around to shooters that need them & I dont want to see any show up on trademe for a blown up price.
If you get them off me & aren't happy just contact me & I will refund on them & sell to someone else who needs them.
Cheers

Well done mate! I'd love to give some a try.
Any additional info on them?
Directed toward match or hunting or a bit of both? Large or small hp? J4 jackets I'm guessing?
Any idea of the approx G1 BC?
Std boat tail or rebated?
Ogive design?
I've been running your 6mm bullets for a while now and they are fantastic!
I've been running the 6.5 140gr Berger VLD Hybrids which are extremely accurate but need a slight "adjustment" to the meplat to get them to expand on game with the lower velocities of the 6.5x47 Lapua and Creedmoor.

Good on you for tackling this project, I'm sure they will sell well for you

Thanks for that, pretty sure you have just made my fav new bullet! And a 120gr!!!! Yes please.. my grendel awaits patiently..

Gidday Bryn - Congrats on getting these done. Could you please post up a list of all projectiles you offer, I know it's been done before but I can't find it. In a new thread would be great . . . .

To anyone wanting a list of what I make which was asked for please contact me direct & I can send one.
Not really wanting to turn this into a sale advertisement. I just wanted to let it be known they are now available for the ones that were asking me for the 6.5mm projectiles.
It was mentioned about possibly opening the tips up more on my bullets.
Be careful if you do that, if the tips are made too open it becomes possible for the bullet to blow up quicker not giving the penetration needed first before opening internally.
Need an open tip for expansion but too much of a good thing will no longer be a good thing.
Other question I dont think I answered was that these are made using Berger J4 jackets like all the rest of my bullets.
There will be price increases before too long also as the jacket prices have gone up with our dollar etc etc & the freight has gone through the roof too.

For anyone wanting them the 120gr HP/BT 6.5mm are available now too.
Cheers

Anyone used the 140grn 6.5 yet i can't wait to give them a spin in the Creedmoor

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I have but I'm probably bias
In my creedmoor I cant get the 140gr to shoot over half inch unless its my fault on the rifle, they shoot a lot tighter than half inch if you want to get the loads sorted.
My rifle likes 39-40gr ADI2209 as the best loads with 140gr so far.
Not length sensitive either, in that rifle I am loading to clear the magazine.
I'm not really the best person to ask though, hopefully you'll get some independent feedback from some others using them.
Cheers, Bryn

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Yup, got me some from Bryn a few weeks ago so thought I had better see what they are capable of today. No load development, no nothing, just copied my 143 loads. Took the rifle down to the range at lunchtime after remounting the scope. Five shots later was all sighted in so sent 5 rounds of my previous load downrange to make sure the rifle was grouping. Had a 3-4kph wind from right to left and this is what I got -


After work, I thought I'd try another couple of loads, one the same as previous, but seated to mag length of 2.85. This time I had a gusty following wind that was varying from left to right, not ideal.


And then a second using Superformance -


Im more than happy with the results, all 3 are 5 shot groups, all are moa. But I should just stick to 4 shot groups cos that last shot is is the one that opens the group up from 18 to 27 mm. Shot at 100 metres, not yards.

Originally Posted by Husky1600

Yup, got me some from Bryn a few weeks ago so thought I had better see what they are capable of today. No load development, no nothing, just copied my 143 loads. Took the rifle down to the range at lunchtime after remounting the scope. Five shots later was all sighted in so sent 5 rounds of my previous load downrange to make sure the rifle was grouping. Had a 3-4kph wind from right to left and this is what I got -
Attachment 212358

After work, I thought I'd try another couple of loads, one the same as previous, but seated to mag length of 2.85. This time I had a gusty following wind that was varying from left to right, not ideal.
Attachment 212359

And then a second using Superformance -
Attachment 212360

Im more than happy with the results, all 3 are 5 shot groups, all are moa. But I should just stick to 4 shot groups cos that last shot is is the one that opens the group up from 18 to 27 mm. Shot at 100 metres, not yards.

So that's established that they work well on paper

Now I'm looking forward to seeing some results on large edible mobile targets

that deer is dead...dead...and deader than a dead thing.
looks like you fellas are onto a real winner here.