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6.5 SAUM - Was it a wise choice for Western hunting?
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<blockquote data-quote="COBrad" data-source="post: 1676671" data-attributes="member: 1940"><p>These threads always turn into a ****ing match between the guys who think you HAVE to have a .300 mag as a minimum to kill elk, and guys who kill them nicely with smaller cartridges. When I was a kid here in western CO most of the ranch guys shot 30-30's or .300 savages and killed elk every year. Most of those shots were within 150 yards... as the vast majority of elk shots around here are. Most everyone else shot .270's or '06's. Most of the guys shooting magnums were city guys and they almost all shot poorly. Ever heard that 10% of the hunters kill 90% of the elk year in and year out? Holds true here, and most are shot with standard cartridges. The .30 caliber magnums are very powerful elk killing machines if you can shoot them well, but their real advantage is at longer ranges, out around the 500 yard mark and beyond. The fast 6.5's make great elk guns with proper bullet selection. I've used 140 Berger HVLD's in a .270 WSM to kill several elk, but hit a little too far forward a few years ago and didn't have the penetration necessary to reach the boiler room. I've gone back to bullets built to penetrate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="COBrad, post: 1676671, member: 1940"] These threads always turn into a ****ing match between the guys who think you HAVE to have a .300 mag as a minimum to kill elk, and guys who kill them nicely with smaller cartridges. When I was a kid here in western CO most of the ranch guys shot 30-30’s or .300 savages and killed elk every year. Most of those shots were within 150 yards... as the vast majority of elk shots around here are. Most everyone else shot .270’s or ‘06’s. Most of the guys shooting magnums were city guys and they almost all shot poorly. Ever heard that 10% of the hunters kill 90% of the elk year in and year out? Holds true here, and most are shot with standard cartridges. The .30 caliber magnums are very powerful elk killing machines if you can shoot them well, but their real advantage is at longer ranges, out around the 500 yard mark and beyond. The fast 6.5’s make great elk guns with proper bullet selection. I’ve used 140 Berger HVLD’s in a .270 WSM to kill several elk, but hit a little too far forward a few years ago and didn’t have the penetration necessary to reach the boiler room. I’ve gone back to bullets built to penetrate. [/QUOTE]
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