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6.5 Caliber 140 gr. too lite for Elk ?
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<blockquote data-quote="JTB" data-source="post: 1738292" data-attributes="member: 97196"><p>I almost have to believe that those who say a 140gr class 6.5 is not effective on elk have had limited experience using them. I haven't been drawn lately for elk but my grandkids seem to keep getting drawn. They have all used a 6.5-06 for elk using the 142 ABLR shooting a little over 500 yards. The entrance wound on the first bull shot left a dime-sized hole and a fist-sized exit just behind the opposite shoulder (just fell forward about 5 feet) On another the shot landed in the hip on the first shot but it went down and he was able to get another shot in it fairly quickly. The hip bones were completely shattered and immobile. I admit we had a near miss using the Berger target 140s from a SAUM but quickly abandoned those. If using a reliable hunting design at a reasonable velocity they are very effective elk rounds. </p><p>on a side note, my niece was able to take a muley last week using the 25 cal 131 blackjacks with a MV of 3250 and it also left a fist size exit wound (only 150 yards). Dropped as though the ground fell out from under it. Really starting to like the new heavy .257.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JTB, post: 1738292, member: 97196"] I almost have to believe that those who say a 140gr class 6.5 is not effective on elk have had limited experience using them. I haven’t been drawn lately for elk but my grandkids seem to keep getting drawn. They have all used a 6.5-06 for elk using the 142 ABLR shooting a little over 500 yards. The entrance wound on the first bull shot left a dime-sized hole and a fist-sized exit just behind the opposite shoulder (just fell forward about 5 feet) On another the shot landed in the hip on the first shot but it went down and he was able to get another shot in it fairly quickly. The hip bones were completely shattered and immobile. I admit we had a near miss using the Berger target 140s from a SAUM but quickly abandoned those. If using a reliable hunting design at a reasonable velocity they are very effective elk rounds. on a side note, my niece was able to take a muley last week using the 25 cal 131 blackjacks with a MV of 3250 and it also left a fist size exit wound (only 150 yards). Dropped as though the ground fell out from under it. Really starting to like the new heavy .257. [/QUOTE]
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