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Shot placement is everything I believe. I took a moose in northern BC this year with my 6.5 x.284 . I have taken this gun on many hunts...
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Clean marksmanship and a proper bullet for the range are all that's needed to hunt with a 6.5. These are creedmoor elk. All one shot...
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Understood, thank you for the info!!
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Here in NM elk can absorb almost any misplaced shot and keep moving. Shot selection is key. Only take a vitals shot that you are...
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Understood. Thank you for the info and wisdom!
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This is an interesting topic which has been debated many times over especially with the 6.5 era we are in today and the technology we...
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Understood, thank you!
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Rely on the fundamentals. Bullet choice and within a more than reasonable calculated point blank range based on your ability as a...
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Using factory ammo, Hornady ELD-X Precision Hunter 143 grain shot through the same hole on my Bergara multiple boxes and lots worked...
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The same Hornady that turned out abysmal 7 PRC brass and told everyone it's good to go? If so, I am out, I will err on the side of...
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Understood, thank you for the info!!
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Let's get this thread back on track to the OP's question. If those are the only bullets you are considering, I would go with the 143...
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With those numbers, I would consider that load an 840ish yard deer/pronghorn cartridge. 1800fps & 1000ft/lbs minimum. For elk, the...
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IMHO Hornady 143 eld-x.....throw the rest away...! Singularly the most accurate factory ammunition I've had the pleasure to shoot or...
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I would use a Barnes ttsx or lrx or a Nosler AB or BT unless I was gonna shoot alot past 500 then I'd use a Berger.
Feb 21, 2024
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