F&S Bullet Lab: Testing the 6.5 Creedmoor Nosler Accubond 

Try the same test but at 500+ yds. Nobody is going to question the effectiveness at 100yds, but this cartridge isn’t being toted as a 100yds round.

The Nosler AB is a great bullet but I am using the 130gr AB and in my .264 Win Mag for Deer Antelope & Caribou and at 3208 FPS it is very flat shooting.

I would like to know the ranges for each animal harvested. One of the largest Elk I've ever seen harvested was by a 15 year old girl at just over 200 yds. Great shot placement and the Elk died within a 5 yard circle. Shot placement is so important.

I see me comment was deleted. Im sure it will happen again. Ive loaded them at max velocities in 180 grain .308 in 30-06 and 300 rum. Also 260 grain in my 375 RUM. Shot whitetail with all of them. Every deer shoot either stood there after a text book heart and lung shot like it wasnt hit or ran on average a 100 yards with zero to no blood to follow before dieing. Pretty consistent lack of damage on every animal unless bone was hit. They all had pencil sized holes in and out. A few had holes going through their hearts like they were shot with an arrow with a field point or FMJ. Old fshon cup and core bullets and ballistic tips with the exact same shot placment uauslly drop a deer at the shot. The accubonds have anchored huge hogs with shoulder shots for me.

I have reloaded this bullet for my Ruger Varmint Target rifle that has a 28” barrel. I’d say I am quite a bit above 2600 fps.

I reloaded .270 ballistic Tips 130 in the Nineties. They dropped deer. After trying different bullets over 40 years and 100 or so deer, Ive gone back to Hornady SST's, Super Shock Tips.. They blow up on impact. No blood trails.Whitetails are easily killed. Anything larger would need a heavier bullet.

My dad has shot the partition for prolly 30 years in the 270 win.... In my 270 win I went with the ballistic tip because it breaks apart more at closer distances cuasing instant kills

6.5 creedmoor is a neat little cartridge proper shot placement and proper bullets will allow this cartridge to be used for hunting most game animals. There are better rounds out there but the 6.5 creedmoor can be shot well by most people I believe and this makes it a viable hunting cartridge. I say it’s better than a 243 Winchester in the hands of a beginner hunter given the bigger bullet in case of poor shot placement but not much.

140 AB is a proven bullet for deer hunting 6.5 x 55 at 2700 FPS fro me

This is an alright video, and the addition of a little more information could really elevate these tests to almost reference level. Please provide test rifle information, environmental conditions for testing, muzzle velocity, impact velocity, and perform at least one more impact test on gel toward the minimum expansion threshold of the bullet. People must know what to expect from their bullets at distance, because at 100 yards velocity alone from almost any centerfire rifle is going to outright kill. The 2200+ FPS impact causes temporary stretch exceeding the elasticity of tissue, and consequently liquifaction of heart, lung, etc. Any bullet that fragments or expands at all at that velocity will do it, so it's more valuable to see just how far out there (velocity) you can get the expansion. IE testing this bullet at an impact of 2700 fps, 2200 fps, and 1900 fps. When I've made long shots (400+ yards) on game, it's because I know my bullet can still expand and cut a wound path, even if it's not doing hydrostatic shock due to a lower impact velocity.

At 2600 muzzle velocity I wouldn't be using that much past 100 yards for some of the game you mentioned.

2600 seems slow

2600fsp is a little slow for me i get around 2800fsp with a hand load.

Accubond is designed for 60/40 60% retention 40% shrapnel in magnum rifles

6.5mm Swedemoor.

I think Nosler makes a good product but I don't think it's twice as good as some of their competitors products. I choose Hornady ELD-X or Norma Bondstrike either of which will do the same thing for about half as much money!

I love hunting bigbgame deers bears rams elks tigers lions kudus impalasvelephants hunting is my bigest sport +

6.5 cm is internet sensation 🙄

It's kind of funny to see a guy in a cowboy hat shooting a 6-5 creedmoor, I thought those who shoot 65 creedmoor sport a man bun

7mm-08 >>> 6.5 creedmoor

Nosler Accubond great bullet 6.5 needmore horrible horrible caliber. So people who promote this caliber get their channel blocked from my feed!

Ill stick with my proven 308w and 168 gr eldx for hunting