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6-700yd Mountain deer gun opinions?
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<blockquote data-quote="Scot E" data-source="post: 641042" data-attributes="member: 10832"><p>I would personally look at the 6.5's for this purpose. If you go 7mm you won't get much recoil relief if you use LR bullets with good BC's. With the 6.5's it is a very noticeable drop in recoil IMO and they are still deadly on deer sized game at even longer distances that you are talking about. </p><p></p><p>I would personally go with a LA even though you are trying to keep a compact, lightweight package. Those 6.5 pills are long and if you want to use the 130's and 140's, this would be my suggestion, you will want the long action so you can seat them properly and still use your mag. </p><p></p><p>I would look strongly at the 6.5x55. You will get just a bit more power than the creedmore and Rem 260 but still not too much to cause increased recoil and a drop in barrel life like you would if you go to the 6.5x284. </p><p></p><p>The specs you mentioned also set yourself up nicely for a lighter compact scope which will save you some weight. You don't need a lot of power to get to 700 yards. A good 3-9, 2-10 or 3-15 would be all you need. I have an SS 3-9x42 on a similar gun and it works very well. </p><p></p><p>HTH,</p><p></p><p>Scot E.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scot E, post: 641042, member: 10832"] I would personally look at the 6.5's for this purpose. If you go 7mm you won't get much recoil relief if you use LR bullets with good BC's. With the 6.5's it is a very noticeable drop in recoil IMO and they are still deadly on deer sized game at even longer distances that you are talking about. I would personally go with a LA even though you are trying to keep a compact, lightweight package. Those 6.5 pills are long and if you want to use the 130's and 140's, this would be my suggestion, you will want the long action so you can seat them properly and still use your mag. I would look strongly at the 6.5x55. You will get just a bit more power than the creedmore and Rem 260 but still not too much to cause increased recoil and a drop in barrel life like you would if you go to the 6.5x284. The specs you mentioned also set yourself up nicely for a lighter compact scope which will save you some weight. You don't need a lot of power to get to 700 yards. A good 3-9, 2-10 or 3-15 would be all you need. I have an SS 3-9x42 on a similar gun and it works very well. HTH, Scot E. [/QUOTE]
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