Greetings,
Is there someone that could explain why in 6.5/.264 caliber bullets there is such a gap in bullet choice. Between 100 and 120 gn bullets there is vertually no choice. Why not a 110/115 grain?
Then why could it not be made with the same + -
SD as the 130 or 140 grain? Could it be filled with tin instead of lead to make the bullet long?
Just one of thoughs questions that roll around in
my head Thanks,jimjam

It doesn't matter what a bullet is made of or how long or short it is, with the same mass (weight) and diameter, it will have the same sectional density. In other words, all 120 grain 6.5 bullets have the same sectional density, which is alway less than a heavier bullet and more than a lighter bullet.

The 120 grain bullet is about as light as I would want to use for deer-sized game in a 6.5, and the 100 is about as heavy as I would use for varmints, so why would you want something in between?

Depending on the manufacturer, there are not that many gaps in weights. There are 85, 100 120,125, 129,140 and 160. I know there is a gap from 100 to 120 and 140 to 160 and I hope someone will step up and fill them, but for me, that is plenty.

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77 Grain Bullet

85 Grain Bullet

87 Grain Bullet

100 Grain Bullet

120 Grain Bullet

125 Grain Bullet

129 Grain Bullet

140 Grain Bullet

150 Grain Bullet

160 Grain Bullet

165 Grain Bullet

Seems like a good choice to me...

Sierra also makes an excellent 142 grain Matchking, and has recently added a 155 grain Matchking...

Dan

Sierra makes a 107gr match king and I believe Lapua offers a 108gr, Hornady lists a 95gr V-Max. There doesn`t seem to be much room for any other wgts nor need either IMO. The 6.5 dia. is covered quite well for anything from varmites to elk.

I use just 3 bullet weights for my rifle. For big game like wildboars and deers I use 160 grs LAPUA MEGA for lighter game 140grs Speer Grand Slam and for Varmint and sport I use 120grs Nosler Ballistic Tip. I am at this moment doing some experiments with 140grs LAPUA SCENAR Moly-Coated and it seems good for sport but not at all for game hunting. I thing there is good choice of bullets on the wolrld market.

jimjam,
I have made myself that same question a few times as I would consider 110gr as the optimum weight for smalish deer.
There is a kegelspitz (cone point) from RWS in 108gr and a 105gr Nosler Partition which is manufactured by Nosler for the Austrian ammo maker Hirtenberger on an exclusivity basis, as far as I know and is not available from Nosler to anybody but Hirtenberger.
I guess the main reason for such a narrow offer has to do with lack of demand. In more popular calibers such as .308 you see 165 and 168 and 180, 190, and 200 grainer, for example.
Imagine a world with 110 grain partitions, solid bases, accubondeds, gamekings, prohunters, corelokts, interlocks, balistictips, ssts, interbonds, etc.
Just too good to be true!

ricciardelli:
I also know of rws in 93 108 and 127 grains, hornadies in 95 grains, and normas in 156 grains and I don't know of any 87 grainer that you mention. Anyway your very extensive list does show the gap jimjam mention, in between the 100 and 120 grain weights.

with regards,

montero