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6.5 Creedmor- the Holy Grail?
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<blockquote data-quote="FIGJAM" data-source="post: 1529411" data-attributes="member: 71039"><p>I don't know the details of the 4 guys lost bull elk - distance, bullet type etc. but I find it hard to believe that it is the 6.5 creedmoors fault. I don't shoot a creedmoor, my son does. But I have other 6.5 calibers, their performance on big game has been impressive. Just like any other caliber you have to choose the right bullet construction for the job.</p><p></p><p>Its like your either love the 6.5 bullets or hate it. It seems a lot of the hate comes from guys who don't own one. </p><p></p><p>I have a brother in law who questions the ability of the "little" 6.5 140gr bullets to kill elk or mule deer. But then shoots the 130 gr bullets in his 270 and the 140 in his 7mm Rem Mag (at only 2850 fps out of his 24" barrel) at deer and elk and those are more than adequate. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite12" alt="o_O" title="Er... what? o_O" loading="lazy" data-shortname="o_O" /> He is pretty quick to ignor the ballistic tables and just believes what he wants to believe. </p><p></p><p>If those 4 guys put the 140gr bullets where they should have, those elk would be dead. Also, just to clarify it was the guy telling the story about the 4 other guys that had the sheep grand slam, not the 4 guys who lost the elk right?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FIGJAM, post: 1529411, member: 71039"] I don’t know the details of the 4 guys lost bull elk - distance, bullet type etc. but I find it hard to believe that it is the 6.5 creedmoors fault. I don’t shoot a creedmoor, my son does. But I have other 6.5 calibers, their performance on big game has been impressive. Just like any other caliber you have to choose the right bullet construction for the job. Its like your either love the 6.5 bullets or hate it. It seems a lot of the hate comes from guys who don’t own one. I have a brother in law who questions the ability of the “little” 6.5 140gr bullets to kill elk or mule deer. But then shoots the 130 gr bullets in his 270 and the 140 in his 7mm Rem Mag (at only 2850 fps out of his 24” barrel) at deer and elk and those are more than adequate. o_O He is pretty quick to ignor the ballistic tables and just believes what he wants to believe. If those 4 guys put the 140gr bullets where they should have, those elk would be dead. Also, just to clarify it was the guy telling the story about the 4 other guys that had the sheep grand slam, not the 4 guys who lost the elk right? [/QUOTE]
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