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Anyone elk hunting with a 6.5 creedmoor??
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<blockquote data-quote="bigngreen" data-source="post: 807958" data-attributes="member: 13632"><p>Where your going to run into issues in comparing like the 150 to the 180 in the WSM, trajectory means almost nothing in LR hunting, once you get out there the 150 simply won't penetrate an elk very well, the 180 will do better a 200+ will do best. If you want a good comparison on what they will do on an elk compare a 215 Berger running 2900 fps and a 140 from the Creedmore running the same velocity.</p><p>I would whack an elk in a heart beat with the Creed but I would not do it much past about 600 maybe a little farther and I would stay far away from the front shoulder, I would likely choose the A-max over the Berger in this one specific instance because it will open a little better than the 140 Berger and you'd want all you can get.</p><p>Elk die just like the rest but you got to respect the bone structure on them when using lighter gear, I use rounds that are on the lighter side but you have to know the limits. I primarily us 270's in either the win or the WSM, heavy bullets with high sectional density are the ticket but I still have a 338 RUM I can pull out when it's the best tool for the situation I'm in, sometimes you need the HP to tackle the wind, the range or just to flatten them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bigngreen, post: 807958, member: 13632"] Where your going to run into issues in comparing like the 150 to the 180 in the WSM, trajectory means almost nothing in LR hunting, once you get out there the 150 simply won't penetrate an elk very well, the 180 will do better a 200+ will do best. If you want a good comparison on what they will do on an elk compare a 215 Berger running 2900 fps and a 140 from the Creedmore running the same velocity. I would whack an elk in a heart beat with the Creed but I would not do it much past about 600 maybe a little farther and I would stay far away from the front shoulder, I would likely choose the A-max over the Berger in this one specific instance because it will open a little better than the 140 Berger and you'd want all you can get. Elk die just like the rest but you got to respect the bone structure on them when using lighter gear, I use rounds that are on the lighter side but you have to know the limits. I primarily us 270's in either the win or the WSM, heavy bullets with high sectional density are the ticket but I still have a 338 RUM I can pull out when it's the best tool for the situation I'm in, sometimes you need the HP to tackle the wind, the range or just to flatten them. [/QUOTE]
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