6.5 Creedmor- the Holy Grail?

[the hunter]

What's an elk caliber? I thought all guns were killing machines that could shoot down airplanes and blow up railroads, especially if it is a ar in 5.56, at lest that's what CNN said.

 

[Dirtrax]

Got to say it's been an enjoyable read. I have no dog in this fight I shoot a boring 7mmRM. But If I did have a CM (which I dont) it would be a deer and Hog slayer out to my personal max distance of 500 yards. Wouldn't take the CM after elk as long as I had my RM available. But then again with the right bullet and loading in the CM if I came up on an elk unexpectedly at 300 yards and a CM in my hands I would have a lot of meat in my freezer.

 

[Dirtrax]

Oops...messed up the reply, but I wanna say the only reason a 7RM is boring is because it performs year in and year out. It remains a standard in my stable. I have a real fondness for .284" cartridges.

 

[Orange Dust]

Wow 35 pages and still going strong. Just think, if Remington had used a faster twist in the 260 it would never had been invented.

 

[wolff]

in

 

[wolff]

Here is the recovered 143 gr eld x from the 6x6 bull elk taken at 934 yards.

 

[wolff]

 

[wolff]

Here is a picture of bull .

 

[Capt RB]

Here is the recovered 143 gr eld x from the 6x6 bull elk taken at 934 yards.

Which cartridge? Congrats on the bull!

 

[rustyshackleford]

Here is a picture of bull .

Where did it hit? Some weird deformation

 

[BigGrizz]

6.5 Needmoor

 

[okie man]

6.5 Needmoor

lol

 

[wolff]

I believe it was a double lung, it might have hit a rib, I will find out, I do know it was lodged against the hide on far side of elk. Here is the ballistics for his round at impact

 

[bigngreen]

Ya, that's one of those I hope a guys recognizes he's just crossed the limit of the bullet and got lucky!!!