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Extreme Long Range Hunting & Shooting (ELR)
Is the 6.5 Creedmoor too "light" for 1,000+ yard hunting?
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<blockquote data-quote="Greyfox" data-source="post: 1351773" data-attributes="member: 10291"><p>So true! In close quarters the big bears and cats will see, smell, and hear you. Even with a good shot to the vitals, if he decides he wants some payback, it only takes a few seconds before they succumb to turn you into hamburger. Enough energy and bullet weight to break them down is the only insurance. Shot this guy a few decades ago in Botswana. Used a H&H 450 Express rifle with 480gr SP Woodleighs at 5000 ft/pds energy. At 21 yards, first shot broke both shoulders with major internal damage. He still turned to charge. Second shot entered the chest from the front and fully expanded with 90% weight retention and recovered under the hind quarter hide(shown below). This put him down but I still had to put another insurance shot in him. All this happened in seconds. Prepare for the worst....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greyfox, post: 1351773, member: 10291"] So true! In close quarters the big bears and cats will see, smell, and hear you. Even with a good shot to the vitals, if he decides he wants some payback, it only takes a few seconds before they succumb to turn you into hamburger. Enough energy and bullet weight to break them down is the only insurance. Shot this guy a few decades ago in Botswana. Used a H&H 450 Express rifle with 480gr SP Woodleighs at 5000 ft/pds energy. At 21 yards, first shot broke both shoulders with major internal damage. He still turned to charge. Second shot entered the chest from the front and fully expanded with 90% weight retention and recovered under the hind quarter hide(shown below). This put him down but I still had to put another insurance shot in him. All this happened in seconds. Prepare for the worst.... [/QUOTE]
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