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HELP - Speer 6.5mm bullets - 87 gr. hollowpoints ?

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09 July 2004, 18:26
todbartell
HELP - Speer 6.5mm bullets - 87 gr. hollowpoints ?
I was given two boxes of old Speer 87 gr. 6.5mm hollowpoint bullets.

Anybody got any info on how these shot, what the Ballistic Co-Efficient is, and when they quit making them?

THX

TB
10 July 2004, 05:40
Savage99
Here is a link to others



www.steyrscout.org/264bc.htm



I looked in Speer 4,6,8 and 11 and only found a 87 spitzer.



I would use the data for the 85 gr Sierra or the calculator



http://www.uslink.net/~tom1/calcbc/calcbc.htm#calculator
10 July 2004, 10:48
todbartell

10 July 2004, 13:16
TSJ
I bought 10 dusty boxes of them a couple years ago for $3.00 a box, they had sat in a gunshop for who knows how long. I shoot them in my 260 rem imp at about 3450 fps. They shoot very well and blow any small critters to little pieces!
10 July 2004, 19:51
fredj338
TSJ, got any loads to share on your .260AI? Mine is about done & I hope to be up & shooting the end of the month.
10 July 2004, 20:00
B17G
Todd,

Those bullets suck. Send me an email and I will send you my mailing address. I will get rid of them for you so they won't polute the barrel of your rifle.

I won't even " enjoy" shooting them as I get rid of them for you.

Cheers and Good shooting
seafire
10 July 2004, 23:13
TSJ
fredj338
send me an e-mail, I'll give you a list of my favorite load. Really though, it's a very forgiveing cartridge, any of the medium slow burning powders give you much the same vel.