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I am thinking about building a new hunting rifle
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<blockquote data-quote="Brad Norman" data-source="post: 1608290" data-attributes="member: 33163"><p>My Son and I have been hunting with a 6.5X284 with the 140-grain A-Max (now discontinued) at a moderate velocity . . . a bit under 2,900 fps. I've found this to be very accurate in a factory Savage hunting-weight rifle. I managed a .75" 5-shot group at 200 yards one lucky day shooting off my backpack. Certainly the rifle and ammo are are more accurate than I am, and more than adequate for hunting purposes. We've harvested Pronghorn, Mule Deer and a bull Elk, with one-shot kills.</p><p></p><p>In my humble opinion, this caliber has all the terminal horsepower that I've come to expect from my old .270 Winchester with 150-grain handloads, but it recoils less somehow, bucks the wind better . . . which can certainly be an issue in Nevada . . . and it's a pleasure to see the bullet holes stack on top of each other at the range.</p><p></p><p>There are so very many great 6.5 cartridges to choose from, and it would be tough to pick a bad one, but if you're a handloader I don't know of a better all-around combination target / hunting round. </p><p></p><p>Happy hunting!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brad Norman, post: 1608290, member: 33163"] My Son and I have been hunting with a 6.5X284 with the 140-grain A-Max (now discontinued) at a moderate velocity . . . a bit under 2,900 fps. I've found this to be very accurate in a factory Savage hunting-weight rifle. I managed a .75" 5-shot group at 200 yards one lucky day shooting off my backpack. Certainly the rifle and ammo are are more accurate than I am, and more than adequate for hunting purposes. We've harvested Pronghorn, Mule Deer and a bull Elk, with one-shot kills. In my humble opinion, this caliber has all the terminal horsepower that I've come to expect from my old .270 Winchester with 150-grain handloads, but it recoils less somehow, bucks the wind better . . . which can certainly be an issue in Nevada . . . and it's a pleasure to see the bullet holes stack on top of each other at the range. There are so very many great 6.5 cartridges to choose from, and it would be tough to pick a bad one, but if you're a handloader I don't know of a better all-around combination target / hunting round. Happy hunting! [/QUOTE]
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