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6.5 -06 What do you like about it?
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<blockquote data-quote="gillettehunter" data-source="post: 838716" data-attributes="member: 25760"><p>I think the 6.5-06 is fine for elk. You will have a lot of people tell you to use .30 caliber or bigger. Here is some hard data. I have a friend that has killed between 50 and 100 elk. He uses a .270 with a 130 grain bullet. I have personally taken close to 30 elk. Most of those have been with a .27caliber with a 140-150 grain bullet. The 6.5 with a 130-140 gr bullet is essentially the same as the .270. It is VERY slightly smaller diameter, but it has better sectional density. That means it can penetrate deeper with an similar bullet to the .270. There are a number of people on here that have good success with the 6.5's killing elk. Bullet placement is the key. After having said this I will tell you that I will likely use my new 7 SAUM on elk this year. I plant to use the 6.5-06 on deer and antelope. Its a fine caliber that is pleasant to shoot and relatively easy to reload for. I really like mine. Bruce</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gillettehunter, post: 838716, member: 25760"] I think the 6.5-06 is fine for elk. You will have a lot of people tell you to use .30 caliber or bigger. Here is some hard data. I have a friend that has killed between 50 and 100 elk. He uses a .270 with a 130 grain bullet. I have personally taken close to 30 elk. Most of those have been with a .27caliber with a 140-150 grain bullet. The 6.5 with a 130-140 gr bullet is essentially the same as the .270. It is VERY slightly smaller diameter, but it has better sectional density. That means it can penetrate deeper with an similar bullet to the .270. There are a number of people on here that have good success with the 6.5's killing elk. Bullet placement is the key. After having said this I will tell you that I will likely use my new 7 SAUM on elk this year. I plant to use the 6.5-06 on deer and antelope. Its a fine caliber that is pleasant to shoot and relatively easy to reload for. I really like mine. Bruce [/QUOTE]
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