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Recommend 6.5mm bullets for LR elk
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<blockquote data-quote="EXPRESS" data-source="post: 648792" data-attributes="member: 1441"><p>I'd have to say I only partially agree with some of the comments that the 6.5 is not quite enough for elk at long ranges.</p><p></p><p>But then it is, or can be - In the sense that it will work just fine inside of the ranges you feel as close to %100 as a shooter can realistically be, that you will put the bullet exactly where it needs to go.</p><p></p><p>I am not a big believer in the idea that a bigger bullet will necessarily give you more room for error, it will enlarge the wound channel, which may sometimes be enough to make a difference on what we might call a marginal hit, but that marginal hit still has to pass through vital organs in order for it to be fatal quickly enough to guarantee recovery of your animal.</p><p>We all know that a .50BMG won't cause a quick death of a big game animal from a gutshot.</p><p></p><p>That is just my opinion and it has been formed shooting mostly at smaller animals than elk, and in my actual hunting situations, I do not and have never shot at 800 or 1000 yards in game, we simpy don't have the country for it, so I can't say that I know what the limitations of any particular bullet at those ranges are. </p><p></p><p>The rounds' margin for error is proportionate to your margin of accuracy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EXPRESS, post: 648792, member: 1441"] I'd have to say I only partially agree with some of the comments that the 6.5 is not quite enough for elk at long ranges. But then it is, or can be - In the sense that it will work just fine inside of the ranges you feel as close to %100 as a shooter can realistically be, that you will put the bullet exactly where it needs to go. I am not a big believer in the idea that a bigger bullet will necessarily give you more room for error, it will enlarge the wound channel, which may sometimes be enough to make a difference on what we might call a marginal hit, but that marginal hit still has to pass through vital organs in order for it to be fatal quickly enough to guarantee recovery of your animal. We all know that a .50BMG won't cause a quick death of a big game animal from a gutshot. That is just my opinion and it has been formed shooting mostly at smaller animals than elk, and in my actual hunting situations, I do not and have never shot at 800 or 1000 yards in game, we simpy don't have the country for it, so I can't say that I know what the limitations of any particular bullet at those ranges are. The rounds' margin for error is proportionate to your margin of accuracy. [/QUOTE]
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