Just saw that you answered the "trophy buck question". They don't make Precision Hunter in 125gr in 6.5 Creedmoor. Can you double check your ammo?

I'm sorry you are right it is the Winchester Deer Season XP in 125 grain. The Persision Hunter is my sons 270 ammo and it is 145 grain.

143gr. Why? Because I shoot everything with that load.

Ok, the reason I said Trophy Buck is because most people's Trophy is a big mature Buck. I am currently shooting Hornady Persision Hunter 125 gain and my 6.5 Creedmoore loves them. I use it on hogs and Does with head shots. Not worried about messing up a mount. Myself like everyone else hates to have to track and possibly lose an animal. When it comes to a big/Trophy Buck I switch to my 30.06 because the knock down power and shot right behind the front leg for the double lung/heart shot placement. I love the 6.5 Creedmoore and was wondering if the 125 grain bullet would have the knock down power to keep from having to track the buck. You see the property I hunt is only 79 acres so it is very possible that if he makes it 400 yrds in a side direction he could go on someone else's property. I would just like to avoid that. Thanks for the comments in advance.

I hunt a property way smaller than that am always worried about the same fence jumping tracking issue such as yours and run the horandy precision hunter thru my .308 (i think it’s a little higher grain than your 125) and have had great success. And maybe I’m just lucky but If the doe/buck havent dropped they haven’t gone over 20-30 yards .I am no expert but If you have to track those boogers over 400 yards it would be a shot placement issue not a bullet issue .

I only say 400 yrds because that is the distance to the fence line that a really good game trail is However the closest fence line is only 54 yrds through Farley thick oak trees. The 2 Does that I shot with it this year were DRT in their tracks. One was broad side and the other a head shot. I noticed though that that board side shot was slightly quartering away and the bullet stop when it hit the front shoulder. Thatbis whatvhas me concerned about shot a big Buck that I would like to shoulder mount with it. I would think that I would get the same DRT results on him too. Just not sure since they are a bit thicker and tuffer than a Doe.

I have only shot game with the factory loaded Hornady 143 grain ELD-X out of my 6.5 CM rifles. Two axis, one blackbuck, three pronghorn, and one whitetail, so not a big sample size. All lung shots, and none have made it past 30 yards after the shot. Shots from 50-270 yards. I don’t see any reason to look for a different bullet.

Sounds good.

Xactly - Hornady 143 gr ELD-X precision hunter. Very effective round. 10 deer with it so far. Never had one run off.

I just saw the question but don't have time to read thru all the comments........ So I'll just wade into this with both feet. First a little background. The 6.5 is a great target rifle (very accurate). We discourage any of our paying guests to use a 6.5 unless its a PRC. Our experience has been they don't bleed out until they fall over and then pool out and virtually none of the shots have been DRTs. We end up tracking or calling Roy to bring his dogs. Same scenario on 5 muley's in Utah a couple of years ago. Took three days to find all the bucks. Most hunters when excited can't make DRT shots especially with a 6.5 C. Their excited and in the moment.

If they have a PRC then our bullet of choice is the Hornady 143 gr ELDX. Absolute devastation in the chest cavity or it will take part of a hogs head off. My two cents since I've seen it in action on the ranches I guide on plus our family place.

I just saw the question but don't have time to read thru all the comments........ So I'll just wade into this with both feet. First a little background. The 6.5 is a great target rifle (very accurate). We discourage any of our paying guests to use a 6.5 unless its a PRC. Our experience has been they don't bleed out until they fall over and then pool out and virtually none of the shots have been DRTs. We end up tracking or calling Roy to bring his dogs. Same scenario on 5 muley's in Utah a couple of years ago. Took three days to find all the bucks. Most hunters when excited can't make DRT shots especially with a 6.5 C. Their excited and in the moment.

If they have a PRC then our bullet of choice is the Hornady 143 gr ELDX. Absolute devastation in the chest cavity or it will take part of a hogs head off. My two cents since I've seen it in action on the ranches I guide on plus our family place.