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6.5 Creedmor- the Holy Grail?
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<blockquote data-quote="Cold Trigger Finger" data-source="post: 1544331" data-attributes="member: 56732"><p>Not all of the old 6.5 rep was built on 160 gr bullets. A modern mono or bonded core bullet retains more weight than the old , non bonded core 160 gr round nose soft point. </p><p> Anyone that thinks the 30 caliber is some great step up from the 6.5 needs to see more animals killed with the 6.5s</p><p> I've said it before and I'll say it again. If someone Needs more than a 6.5. Then they Need to start at the 338 and move up. </p><p></p><p></p><p>The 30 cals are the worst offenders of being under gunned on Brown bear ! More wounded brown bear walking around Alaska with 30 caliber bullets in them than anything else ! The problem with the 30 s is many people think it's big. Then they wack a bear with one and it takes off like a scalded *** ape. They may track that bear for a little ways but that's it. Bear carts start at 375 and go up. But a 338 will generally keep a bear down long enough for a guy to get in a good 2nd shot. </p><p> I've killed many boat loads of Sitka Blacktail deer with 416 s and 458 s because where I was hunting was heavily populated with brown bear.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cold Trigger Finger, post: 1544331, member: 56732"] Not all of the old 6.5 rep was built on 160 gr bullets. A modern mono or bonded core bullet retains more weight than the old , non bonded core 160 gr round nose soft point. Anyone that thinks the 30 caliber is some great step up from the 6.5 needs to see more animals killed with the 6.5s I've said it before and I'll say it again. If someone Needs more than a 6.5. Then they Need to start at the 338 and move up. The 30 cals are the worst offenders of being under gunned on Brown bear ! More wounded brown bear walking around Alaska with 30 caliber bullets in them than anything else ! The problem with the 30 s is many people think it's big. Then they wack a bear with one and it takes off like a scalded *** ape. They may track that bear for a little ways but that's it. Bear carts start at 375 and go up. But a 338 will generally keep a bear down long enough for a guy to get in a good 2nd shot. I've killed many boat loads of Sitka Blacktail deer with 416 s and 458 s because where I was hunting was heavily populated with brown bear. [/QUOTE]
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