6mm Creedmoor – 103 gr ELD-X – Black Hills (1C6MMCREEDMOORBHGN1) – 100 Rounds

The 6mm Creedmoor has moved from the competition world into the deer woods, and a high-BC hunting bullet makes the most of it. This listing is Black Hills Gold 6mm Creedmoor 103 grain ELD-X ammo, MPN 1C6MMCREEDMOORBHGN1, sold as a 100 round case for hunters who want light recoil and long range capability in one rifle. Many hunters also like that one load can be practiced at distance and taken straight into the field.

Black Hills rates this load at 2,950 fps with 1,990 ft-lbs of muzzle energy from a 24 inch barrel. The ELD-X, short for Extremely Low Drag eXpanding, is a polymer tipped hunting bullet with a high ballistic coefficient that resists wind and holds velocity at distance, while its construction is designed to expand reliably across a wide range of impact speeds. At 103 grains it is a heavy hunting bullet for a 6mm, suited to deer, pronghorn, and similar game. It is a hunting bullet, not a match bullet.

It fits rifles chambered in 6mm Creedmoor, including the Ruger American and Ruger Precision Rifle, Tikka T3x, Bergara B-14, Savage 110 and Axis, Browning X-Bolt, Christensen Arms rifles, and AR-10 platform builds. A common question is whether 6mm Creedmoor fits a 6.5 Creedmoor rifle. No. The bullets are different diameters, so firing one in the other is dangerous. Another common question is what twist rate a 103 grain bullet needs. Most factory 6mm Creedmoor barrels use a 1 in 7.5 or 1 in 8 twist, which suits this weight.

Black Hills Gold 1C6MMCREEDMOORBHGN1 is new production ammunition, not reloads, made in the USA by Black Hills in Rapid City, South Dakota. Cases are reloadable brass with boxer primers, and the load is non-corrosive. This listing ships as 5 boxes of 20 rounds for 100 total, all one lot, so long range dope you build in practice still applies when you hunt.