Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
Articles
Latest reviews
Author list
Classifieds
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Hunting
Long Range Hunting & Shooting
Anyone elk hunting with a 6.5 creedmoor??
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Savage110" data-source="post: 807931" data-attributes="member: 67786"><p></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Savage110, post: 807931, member: 67786"] [QUOTE= To the OP, no offense intended, but IMO this thread is better suited for a site like 24 hr Campfire as i don't associate the 6.5 Creedmoor with Long Range Elk Hunting. Wow I didn't know I was in the professional long range hunting section. I do have a lot to learn about hunting and the best way to do that is ask questions. You would suggest that I should feel stupid and unworthy of asking a question in you forum. Your right that I have never shot an elk and have only been elk hunting once. We don't have a lot of elk in MN and in my line of work I don't get nearly as much time to hunt in the fall as I would like. When comparing the .300WSM and the creedmoor I don't feel it is as cut and dry as you would lead on. Lets just throw out there that we are taking a 1000 yard shot. One could argue that the 150 gr round at 3300 fps and a b.c. of .437 is just as good as the 180 gr at 3010 fps with a b.c. of .527 for the .300. The 150gr gives up a little energy but gains flatter trajectory. I used factory Winchester xp3 load data for the .300 WSM bullets. Then lets use the data that I provided in my OP. A 140 gr bullet going 2700 fps. and a .612 b.c. At 1000 yards the energy of the .300 with the 150 gr is at 687 ft lb at 1436 fps and the creedmoor with the 140 gr is at 660 ft lb's.at 1457 fps. That looks like a wash to me. Keep in mind that this is a mild load for the creedmoor. I could sacrifice a little accuracy and work up a load close if not at 2900 fps and still be under a moa. then the creedmoor would pass the .300 in fps and energy at a little over 700 yards. If you look at the numbers one could argue that the longer the shoot the better the creedmoor would be or at least just as good. So I don't feel it was a dumb question and as far as I know I asked it in the right section too. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Hunting
Long Range Hunting & Shooting
Anyone elk hunting with a 6.5 creedmoor??
Top