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whirlwindjml
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6.5 CM, 6.5 PRC Enough/Effective for Elk?
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And what are you shooting. We are allowed LEaD only and people here aren't getting 2500 lb of energy at 100 yards with our restrictions.
Feb 25, 2024
whirlwindjml
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Actually this isn't really about defending the 6.5 . It's about what you're stating about energy. You think because your bullet hits...
Feb 25, 2024
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On the creedmoor I shot the 143 eldx for years. It makes a nice big hole the tip explodes but the core drives through the animal...
Feb 25, 2024
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I guess that's the part I keep getting confused by cuz it just seems like people comfort themselves with the energy but in all the...
Feb 25, 2024
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I'm not sure how far a 6.5 would poke into a grizzly bear and I don't think I really would like to find out. But I do know I get a pass...
Feb 25, 2024
whirlwindjml
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So how much energy are we hitting an elk with in the muzzleload season?
Feb 25, 2024
whirlwindjml
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Hey it's discussion board. If you think energies the big important factor in killing then that's fine... If you reread what you wrote...
Feb 25, 2024
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Energy put into no man's land doesn't kill. Sure if you get a big enough bullet that throws shrapnel everywhere then of course that...
Feb 25, 2024
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After guiding 100 ish successful hunts for Bull Elk, my opinion is that cartridge and bullet choice are the about least important part...
Feb 25, 2024
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Looking at your photos, did the bullet travel down the length of the body and stop in the hindquarters? We shoot the 124s in my son's...
Feb 25, 2024
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I must say you got me there because I did watch a friend of mine intentionally shoot a deer through the shoulders and it was indeed a...
Feb 25, 2024
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Because not everybody subscribes to the biggest baddest cartridge being the best way to do it. Several people have already mentioned how...
Feb 25, 2024
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I only have 2 examples of smaller caliber bullets on Elk. The most recent is 330yds from a 270 using Norma 130 grain soft point. The...
Feb 23, 2024
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Congrats all around for some good eats!
Feb 22, 2024
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adding to my previous…fwiw. The only elk I’ve had that have not been DRT have all been longerish (450-525yds) shots with a lightweight...
Feb 21, 2024
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