rhhudson Posted November 25, 2018 Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 Hi. So with the 123g amax now gone what have people swapped to? For me it was an all round bullet. Good bc, good expansion on corvids and fox. And I'm looking for something to fill it's boots. My rifle is a 6.5 x 47 with a 1/8.5" 22" long So I can't really go any higher than 130gr. Looking for tried and tested recommendations please. Thankyou. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banus02 Posted November 25, 2018 Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 the hornady 129gr accubond long range or the 129 sst both work well.i also have good expansion with the 129 interlock.all through a 6.5x55 with a 20"barrel.you may find that the 100gr soft point does a good job as well. i have to admit that the best bullet for my rifle is the 140gr ballistic tip but like your 123 amax are hard to find these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catch-22 Posted November 25, 2018 Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 The 120g Nosler BT is widely used in the 6.5x47. Accurate and does the business. Can be expensive though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oak tree Posted November 25, 2018 Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 123 sst will probably be your nearest thing to 123 amax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhhudson Posted November 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 4 minutes ago, oak tree said: 123 sst will probably be your nearest thing to 123 amax. What will the sst preform like on smaller animals? I thought they were for deer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catch-22 Posted November 25, 2018 Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 Very useful resource from someone who's culled thousands of animals. Scroll down to the 'Handloading' section and Nathan goes through all the various bullet options. https://www.ballisticstudies.com/Knowledgebase/6.5x55.html I know his comments are made with respect to the 6.5x55 Swede but you'll find bullet performance of the 100g-130g projectiles as very close to that of the 6.5x47. The 129SST is a very good bullet but has a thicker jacket and (I think) a bonded core below the crimp band. It is best used on light to medium deer. For smaller vermin; corvids, rabbit etc, I'd still favour the more frangible 120 Nosler BT. My 2 cents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oak tree Posted November 25, 2018 Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 I normally shoot 130sst in 270 win, red, roe and sika they kill very well. I have shot foxes and the odd crow and they kill well too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhhudson Posted November 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 29 minutes ago, Catch-22 said: Very useful resource from someone who's culled thousands of animals. Scroll down to the 'Handloading' section and Nathan goes through all the various bullet options. https://www.ballisticstudies.com/Knowledgebase/6.5x55.html I know his comments are made with respect to the 6.5x55 Swede but you'll find bullet performance of the 100g-130g projectiles as very close to that of the 6.5x47. The 129SST is a very good bullet but has a thicker jacket and (I think) a bonded core below the crimp band. It is best used on light to medium deer. For smaller vermin; corvids, rabbit etc, I'd still favour the more frangible 120 Nosler BT. My 2 cents Thanks for that.... So yeah the nosler 120g bt hunting does look the best option. But at nearly £60/100 They are the most expensive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapua Posted November 25, 2018 Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 1 hour ago, rhhudson said: What will the sst preform like on smaller animals? I thought they were for deer? The 123 sst performs nothing like the 123gn amax on deer. I used 123 amax on deer for 6 seasons. They performed well, killed quickly and normally generated a single exit wound but did “pollute” the carcass with lead and copper debris (this also happens with most sp bullets i have found). The 123 sst are much more damaging, multiple exit points and huge blood blister as well as ruptured diaghphram in many cases. I use 129 interbond now which work well. This is based on roe muntjac and fallow with shots taken out to 400m on larger animals in good conditions. in all truth, all you can do is try them yourself and see what you think, only premium bonded bullets perform predictably once they are in the soft stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No i deer Posted November 25, 2018 Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 123gr sst . 123gr ELD match or 129gr sst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furyan Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 I sort of switched to 123grn ELD as i still have 200 123grn Amax left now, Ive found the eld shoot the same as the Amax with same powder pushed with Varget. But i also like 130grn Sierra TMK pushed with VhitN140 which expand very good even on crows . Im using a 6.5x47 22" 1.8.5 Barrel . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhhudson Posted November 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 1 minute ago, Furyan said: I sort of switched to 123grn ELD as i still have 200 123grn Amax left now, Ive found the eld shoot the same as the Amax with same powder pushed with Varget. But i also like 130grn Sierra TMK pushed with VhitN140 which expand very good even on crows . Im using a 6.5x47 22" 1.8.5 Barrel . What are the eld match like for expansion? Are they predictable or do they just drill straight through? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furyan Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 Expand good , sent about 60 all same as in good expansion , cant really say how good on deer as head shot , couple of foxes they did`nt go anywhere. Rabbits and crows really dont like them pigeons pop, Im happy with them. Dont have any pics as im not really into taking pics of shot stuff too much hassle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shotgunner Posted November 27, 2018 Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 On 11/25/2018 at 2:37 PM, Catch-22 said: The 120g Nosler BT is widely used in the 6.5x47. Accurate and does the business. Can be expensive though. I second 120 gr nosler bt excellent replacement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapua Posted November 27, 2018 Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 Sierra hollow points 120gn will do what you need and are cheap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remmy308 Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 I’ve moved over to 100gn Amax and found them to be a fantastic round,as long as you get them over 3000fps they are detesting on small quarry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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