Hunting & Fishing Post your SMK/Match bullet kills

[260284]

Late anterless season, factory Prime with the Norma 130, 305 yards slight quartering to me. Hit her high just behind the front shoulder, exited just in front of the opposite hip, watched her drop thru the scope

. A little bigger than a golfball exit. 2736 fps out of the 20" CTR barrel.

I have my 23.5" Bartlein medium palma getting cut down to 18". Was wondering what bullet to run, but I think the 130 Norma is woking just fine. The Bartlein will probably be a little faster than the factory barrel even with it being 2" shorter.

 

[260284]

240 yards, 140 EDLM @2660 fps, broadside, no exit, went 40 yards. Not sure what to think of the 140 EDLM as a hunting bullet. Had another one pencil thru a buck's neck at less than 100 yards a few years ago, this one made soup of the lungs, but it was a button buck. I expected 2 holes.

 

[M_R_Woodard]

670 yards, 162 eld-m @ 3115 from a 7mm Rem mag. Left a 2" hole but it

was plugged with pieces of lung. Ran 40 yards.

 

[5RWill]

Last one for the season. 180gr ELD-M is deadly

 

[BLKWLFK9]

140 berger hybrid
6.5cm
504 yards
DRT with mush for a ❤

 

[shax2lex]

77gr SMKs from 556 at 2,820fps. TBAC 556 Takedown Suppressor on Seekins 3G2. Sounded like a 22LR. Taken on S.C. WMA.

 

[Schw15]

Didnt read all but anyone use the smk that are pointed 7mm 197 183

 

[lancetkenyon]

250ish yards, 6.5mm 130 OTM @ 2925 suppressed. Entered onside behind the shoulder, exited offside shoulder.

331 yards, .257 131 Blackjack (technically a match bullet) @ 3238fps suppressed, quartering on hard, bullet entered neck, blew out.....well...everything. Ribs, lungs, heart, etc.

 

[bassmaster07]

90 yards
Prime 6.5 creed 130 SMK
First ever bobcat!

edit: dead right there with match bullet

 

[Ranchhand]

How was the fur on the bobcat?

 

[bassmaster07]

How was the fur on the bobcat?

Not sure what you mean? This was my first bob cat. Taken in central TX area.

another pic

 

[bassmaster07]

 

[Ranchhand]

I should have asked how big was the entry/exit hole.
I've never taken a bobcat but heard they have thinner skin than a coyote.
Congratulations on your cat

 

[bassmaster07]

Entry very small. Exit maybe silver dollar size.

 

[Sendero_Man]

6.5 SAUM and 6.5 PRC did a double down ! 3,2,1 fire. Great morning with my son.

135 Atips are flat out killing bullets.

 

[stello1001]

FN SPR
FGMM 168

 

[stello1001]

update:

 

[fxdwgkd]

2019 doe, 185 juggy, straight on dropped in her tracks
2020 buck, 168 smk, qtr away ran about 30y and barrel rolled

 

[shax2lex]

6.5CM, 130gr Normas at 120yds. He was walking.

 

[R-B]

481 yards with a 185gr Berger Juggernaut

 

[BLKWLFK9]

375 yards with a 108 eldm. Ran 30 yards or so.

I was by myself and didn't think to take any other pics.

 

[260284]

January doe season, filled 4 tags with the 130gr Norma out of my 18" 6.5 Creedmoor. The first two were shot at 225 yards and they both went 20-30 yards. Shot the next two in the evening at 210 yards. Shot the fawn first then could only see the doe's head, so down she went. Really like the Anvil 30 for the tripod. My son's and I have always gotten exits with the Golden Target bullets.

 

[BigKev72]

155gr TMK 308 win. Small entry, small exit. Deer tripped on the spot, both lungs liquified as you can see from the frothy blood and lung material on the ground under her. She is also quite a big deer. Range was about 150 yards.

 

[Cookie1125]

This is the exit side. The results of the 77gr SMK going 2780. Shot was at 70yrd.

 

[shax2lex]

January doe season, filled 4 tags with the 130gr Norma out of my 18" 6.5 Creedmoor. The first two were shot at 225 yards and they both went 20-30 yards. Shot the next two in the evening at 210 yards. Shot the fawn first then could only see the doe's head, so down she went. Really like the Anvil 30 for the tripod. My son's and I have always gotten exits with the Golden Target bullets.View attachment 7577498View attachment 7577499View attachment 7577500View attachment 7577501View attachment 7577502View attachment 7577503View attachment 7577504View attachment 7577505

I shoot the 130 Normas out of my 6.5CM too. I’ve had good luck with them as well.

 

[XTREM HTR16]

Kills from last 2 years, both with 6.5 SAUM and 139 scenar.
Both stood still and moved maybe 10 yards after being hit, and were down in less than a minute. Took part of the cows heart out, bull was double lunged.
2019 bull, 400 yards, 3,070 fps mv
2020 cow, 300 yards, 2,990 fps mv

 

[wpeach1912]

140 ELDM out of a 6.5 creed at 170ish yards

 

[BLKWLFK9]

89 yards.
105 berger from a 6cm
Ran 20 ish yards

 

[J-Fonz]

225ELDM impact. Opposite side in front of shoulder was golf ball size exit hole (deer was quartering away).

 

[lmc08541]

168 gr. SMK @ 236 yards

69 gr. SMK @ 126 yards

 

[BLKWLFK9]

Kicking myself for not taking pics but shot a deer at 260 yards with my AI with the 135gr .257 berger hybrid. High shoulder and exit hole was the size of a baseball. Blood and bone was everywhere. That bitch is fuckin deadly. First deer taken with that bullet so far.

 

[Schw15]

Kicking myself for not taking pics but shot a deer at 260 yards with my AI with the 135gr .257 berger hybrid. High shoulder and exit hole was the size of a baseball. Blood and bone was everywhere. That bitch is fuckin deadly. First deer taken with that bullet so far.

Not first person that had said those were deadly. I'm wondering if the other bullets perform the same 7mm 190 hybrid target. I seen the 30 cal 220 did good

 

[BLKWLFK9]

Not first person that had said those were deadly. I'm wondering if the other bullets perform the same 7mm 190 hybrid target. I seen the 30 cal 220 did good

Honestly, ive shot more deer with berger hybrids of different calibers than any other one bullet. 105 6mm hybrid=dead, 130 6.5mm hybrid=dead, 140 6.5mm hybrid=dead, 135 .257 hybrid=dead, 215 .30 hybrid=dead, 230gr .30 hybrid=dead. Seems to be a pleasant trend going on with the hybrids. Especially with high shoulder shots. I can't imagine the 7mm 190 wouldn't be the same and would bet the farm that it would perform great.

 

[Schw15]

Honestly, ive shot more deer with berger hybrids of different calibers than any other one bullet. 105 6mm hybrid=dead, 130 6.5mm hybrid=dead, 140 6.5mm hybrid=dead, 135 .257 hybrid=dead, 215 .30 hybrid=dead, 230gr .30 hybrid=dead. Seems to be a pleasant trend going on with the hybrids. Especially with high shoulder shots. I can't imagine the 7mm 190 wouldn't be the same and would bet the farm that it would perform great.

The newer bullets like the 135 are tipped like the 190 so seem half scary but you and others said the 135 did great so no worries about opening.

 

[jbuck88]

140yds 168gr fgmm.

 

[BLKWLFK9]

The newer bullets like the 135 are tipped like the 190 so seem half scary but you and others said the 135 did great so no worries about opening.

I didn't realize they were tipped. Either way, the exit hole on this deer was devastating.

 

[Lange Carabine]

307 yds Savage 223 75gr Hornady AMAX

 

[Lange Carabine]

290 yds AR 5.56 75gr Hornady BTHP.
Interesting double exit wounds. Core/jacket separation I reckon

 

[Lange Carabine]

326yds AR 5.56 Hornady 75gr BTHP

 

[260284]

Shot a doe last Saturday with the 130gr Norma at about 100 yards. She was quartering towards me, hit her right where the should meets the neck, took out both lungs, and had 3 tiny exits and one about the size of a quarter right through the last rib on the opposite side. She went about 30 yards.

The pumpkin was killed with 3 rifles and was still standing after 4 shots at 400 yards. Front upper left, 300 win mag 150gr PMC, below and to the right is a 223 75gr ELDM, impact velocity 2275 fps, the two on the right were my 6.5 creed 130 gr norma, 2213 fps impact velocity. Pretty impressed with the 75gr ELDM at that distance. Will have to give it a shot on a deer if we get a not so windy day.

 

[pinhead]

Late doe hunt, 6xc with 115 DTAC, nose ring. About 140 yards away, small entry hole but liquified both lungs, and made a softball sized exit hole; 4 ribs were missing. She took about three steps backwards and that was it.

 

[stello1001]

Let's get this going again!!!

 

[BLKWLFK9]

Let's get this going again!!!

I'll be adding to the thread after Oct 15

 

[Partsunavailable]

88 Eldm out of a 22 creed. 11 yrs old. First deer. Proud dad!

 

[thesemperfidude]

Prairie dog shot from 550yds on top of the ridge. 6.5 creedmoor with Hornady 140gr HPBT going 2,715fps at the muzzle.

 

[J-Fonz]

Forgot about this thread. Here's a few from last season. 140s from a 6.5.

 

[clark33]

390yds with the 6.5PRC loaded with 153.5 LRH. 50 cent piece size exit wound.

Same rifle and bullet, 110yds frontal shot, no exit, dropped in its tracks.

 

[Krob95]

108 Berger BT target in a 6 BRA. Running 2860 iirc.

 

[waspocrew]

88 gr ELDM out of my 22-250 AI.

Coyote at 600 yards

Mule deer buck at 315 yards

Badger at 518 yards

Badger at 157 yards

Badger at 232 yards

 

[theHerder]

Berger 210 VLD @ 460yd. Exit wound