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Or eat the yellow snow

Yeah I'm reloading 140gr Nosler Accubonds. Getting about 2800fps and cold bore shots exactly where I expect them to be

Thanks mate, that's good advice, also mentioned by Pongo

R93 they are the white tipped ones. I bought them in the US about 4 years ago, I also have some Nosler 140 gr partitions that I haven't worked up a load for yet.
What are you using?

Stocky do you mean they SHOULD be shot quite far forward because the shoulder is tough, or people incorrectly shoot them quite far forward because they don't know the anatomy?

In the back of my mind was that plenty of moose are shot with the 6.5
grandpamac (no relation) I am shooting hand loads, 140 gr accubonds doing about 2800fps

Thanks for the the replies so far

Have just raised the idea of a Thar / Chamois trip with Mrs Mac and she didn't hit the roof so as far as I'm concerned it's all on but is 6.5x55 enough gun do you think?
I've seen those Duley jokers...