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6.5 Creedmor- the Holy Grail?
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<blockquote data-quote="MudRunner2005" data-source="post: 1529463" data-attributes="member: 12995"><p>I shot a whitetail at about 100 yards with one of my 7mm STW's with a 160 NAB going over 3,200 FPS... Sprayed so much blood on the trees it looked like a horror movie scene. Split it open with guts hanging out, and still went about 100 yards through a pine thicket. If their adrenaline is going high enough, it's like trying to lasso a freight train to stop it. I've had them drop in their tracks from a 55gr .22-250 at 75-100 yards. You just never know how they're going to react when shot. They might fall over dead, they might run... Never know.</p><p></p><p>Therefore, I still feel the 6.5CM with a 140 (or any other similar performance cartridge) was a poor choice for this task at hand. Will it kill an elk? Sure. But is it the best option? Not in my opinion. But if it's their only option, I guess run what you got, see how it works.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MudRunner2005, post: 1529463, member: 12995"] I shot a whitetail at about 100 yards with one of my 7mm STW's with a 160 NAB going over 3,200 FPS... Sprayed so much blood on the trees it looked like a horror movie scene. Split it open with guts hanging out, and still went about 100 yards through a pine thicket. If their adrenaline is going high enough, it's like trying to lasso a freight train to stop it. I've had them drop in their tracks from a 55gr .22-250 at 75-100 yards. You just never know how they're going to react when shot. They might fall over dead, they might run... Never know. Therefore, I still feel the 6.5CM with a 140 (or any other similar performance cartridge) was a poor choice for this task at hand. Will it kill an elk? Sure. But is it the best option? Not in my opinion. But if it's their only option, I guess run what you got, see how it works. [/QUOTE]
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