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6.5 long action hunting rifle opinions
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<blockquote data-quote="Litehiker" data-source="post: 1435788" data-attributes="member: 54178"><p>I both compete and hunt with the 6.5 Creedmoor cartridge. Adequate for my purposes including elk within 300 yards using 147 gr. bullets.</p><p></p><p>BUT... for a larger 6.5 cartridge I would stay with the 6.5/214 due to its proven accuracy and availability of factory ammo for hunting. </p><p>Yes, the 6.5/284 is a "barrel burner" but hunting rifles are seldom shot more than 500 rounds in any owners lifetime so your barrel is safe.</p><p></p><p>Going larger (and faster) than the 6.5/284 is unnecessary and the greater recoil of the even bigger 6.5 cartridges makes it more difficult to see impact and miss indicators.</p><p></p><p>Eric B.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Litehiker, post: 1435788, member: 54178"] I both compete and hunt with the 6.5 Creedmoor cartridge. Adequate for my purposes including elk within 300 yards using 147 gr. bullets. BUT... for a larger 6.5 cartridge I would stay with the 6.5/214 due to its proven accuracy and availability of factory ammo for hunting. Yes, the 6.5/284 is a "barrel burner" but hunting rifles are seldom shot more than 500 rounds in any owners lifetime so your barrel is safe. Going larger (and faster) than the 6.5/284 is unnecessary and the greater recoil of the even bigger 6.5 cartridges makes it more difficult to see impact and miss indicators. Eric B. [/QUOTE]
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