F&S Bullet Lab: Testing the 6.5 Creedmoor Barnes Vor-TX TTSX

[@FalcoDeDati]

It is interesting to see the difference in the bullet's performance in Ballistic Gel vs real world animal bone, muscle and organ. I used this exact load on a moose hunt back in the fall of 2021, 24" IBI barrel on a Tikka T3 action. I put two good shots on a moose at 265m, which is something I like about the 6.5 CM, the recoil impulse is pretty light, and I was spotting and following up shots with total ease. Both shots passed through; to speak of the penetration on an animal vs gel, a moose's chest is a fair bit thicker then the penetrated depth of the medium used in the video. Upon review, the shot blasted through skin, rib and lung, leaving a pair of nasty, and large exit wounds. That moose gave us a large blood trail due to this, and it didn't go very far before expiring. So from my real world experience, I can't recommend this load enough. Thanks for the video!

[@davidrowley8251]

At 100 yards the bullet in this video was going around 2575 fps (with 2776fps muzzle velocity). Your shot at 265 meters (290 yards) should have been around 2100-2200fps / 1300 ftlb, when it hit the moose. Thanks for this report. Good penetration and expansion it would seem. Properly using the ballistic gel, is certainly a good way to compare penetration and expansion to a different loading/bullet.

[@terrancemitchell3681]

I have the savage axis 6.5 Creedmoor with a 6x18x44mm vortex scope on it. I Love it.

[@rogerramjet7567]

Enough with the creed crap , Enough already.

[@titomish5914]

Enough of what?