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28 Nosler or 6.5 PRC ?
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<blockquote data-quote="bearcat2" data-source="post: 1704227" data-attributes="member: 18832"><p>I would boil it down to what you are primarily going to use it for. I have a 7mm STW (very similar to 28 Nosler) that I originally built for long range mule deer but it has been used a lot more on elk. Makes a fine elk rifle for long range, but it is heavy and long (heavy 26 in barrel plus muzzle brake). With a high powered scope on it I have killed a couple elk in the timber with it but it sucks, I pack my pump 270 or 308 lever gun if I know I am going to be timber hunting that day. For primarily deer you could more comfortably pack the 6.5 and with good bullets you could use occasionally on elk at reasonable ranges without a problem. I guide and last year had a guy kill an elk at 300 with a 6.5 Creedmoor and it performed perfectly, complete pass through that took out both lungs. I have had more issues with 7mm Mags than any other caliber hunters have brought. Keep in mind that the two most common calibers I see are 7mm Mag and 300 Win mag. It mainly boils down to bullet selection and shot placement. For whatever reason (I suspect advertising hype) the majority of 7mm Mag users show up with ballistic tip bullets, and while there are plastic tipped bullets out there that work well a lot of those loaded in factory ammo if shot in the front shoulder tend to blow up on the bone rather than penetrating the chest cavity. Whatever caliber you choose, pick a quality bullet that is proven not to blow apart when hitting something hard like a shoulder bone when going for elk. Quality=expensive is often but not always true; the flip that expensive=quality is NOT true. At least when you are looking for controlled expansion that does not come apart, some bullets are quality for accuracy and BC but not intended for hitting heavy bone.</p><p></p><p>That being said I use Berger 180 vld's which are prone to blow up on bone at high velocities at close range. They are so superbly accurate in my rifle however and over 200 yards they have slowed down enough to stay together that I continue to use them in my long range rifle. Sometimes you have to compromise. If I was going with the 6.5 and a lighter bullet I wouldn't choose the berger, I would sacrifice a little accuracy and BC if I had to for a bullet I was more confident in.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bearcat2, post: 1704227, member: 18832"] I would boil it down to what you are primarily going to use it for. I have a 7mm STW (very similar to 28 Nosler) that I originally built for long range mule deer but it has been used a lot more on elk. Makes a fine elk rifle for long range, but it is heavy and long (heavy 26 in barrel plus muzzle brake). With a high powered scope on it I have killed a couple elk in the timber with it but it sucks, I pack my pump 270 or 308 lever gun if I know I am going to be timber hunting that day. For primarily deer you could more comfortably pack the 6.5 and with good bullets you could use occasionally on elk at reasonable ranges without a problem. I guide and last year had a guy kill an elk at 300 with a 6.5 Creedmoor and it performed perfectly, complete pass through that took out both lungs. I have had more issues with 7mm Mags than any other caliber hunters have brought. Keep in mind that the two most common calibers I see are 7mm Mag and 300 Win mag. It mainly boils down to bullet selection and shot placement. For whatever reason (I suspect advertising hype) the majority of 7mm Mag users show up with ballistic tip bullets, and while there are plastic tipped bullets out there that work well a lot of those loaded in factory ammo if shot in the front shoulder tend to blow up on the bone rather than penetrating the chest cavity. Whatever caliber you choose, pick a quality bullet that is proven not to blow apart when hitting something hard like a shoulder bone when going for elk. Quality=expensive is often but not always true; the flip that expensive=quality is NOT true. At least when you are looking for controlled expansion that does not come apart, some bullets are quality for accuracy and BC but not intended for hitting heavy bone. That being said I use Berger 180 vld's which are prone to blow up on bone at high velocities at close range. They are so superbly accurate in my rifle however and over 200 yards they have slowed down enough to stay together that I continue to use them in my long range rifle. Sometimes you have to compromise. If I was going with the 6.5 and a lighter bullet I wouldn't choose the berger, I would sacrifice a little accuracy and BC if I had to for a bullet I was more confident in. [/QUOTE]
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