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6.5 CM, 6.5 PRC Enough/Effective for Elk?
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<blockquote data-quote="Kiowa Cowboy" data-source="post: 3041860" data-attributes="member: 127211"><p>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 bull was shot quartering away. The bullet entered on the left side blew through the right shoulder. I told my son to reload for a follow-up shot. The elk spun in the opposite direction took a couple of labored steps and fell headlong over a small rock face. The bullet could not have performed any better. The offside lower shoulder had massive damage and a nice exit hole. The gun was my son's Browning A-bolt with a 200 yd. zero. I would not say the Elk was a giant. He was a 6x6 youngish bull (guestimate 3.5 years old). My brother shot a large mature elk (20 years ago) with my father's 25.06 using 100-grain Remington Corelokts. The elk was over 250 yds initially. He did not go down immediately. My brother followed him over a ridge and shot him again at about 75 yards. It still took him a few minutes to die. I am not sure if he was using 100 or 120 grain Remington Corelokts. I agree with others shot placement is a key factor. I use and love the 25.06 but I recently purchased a 30.06. If I were going to spend the time, money, and effort on a paid-for hunt out west, I would take the 30.06. IMO the performance of the new bullets cannot be understated. The new designs are amazing: improving accuracy, efficiency, and lethal range. I have never personally seen the performance of a 6.5 CM on a large trophy elk. But I have seen mixed reviews. Some YouTubers say it worked great! Some YouTubers say never again. I say take the largest caliber that you can shoot the best, just to be safe. For those who have the opportunity to kill multiple elk every year for their whole life, experimenting with calibers and bullets is no big deal. For the rest of us, we don't get many opportunities, so we need to make every hunt count, which means the margin of error is small, so we should take every advantage we can. Either way, I hope folks will keep sharing their real-world stories.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kiowa Cowboy, post: 3041860, member: 127211"] 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 bull was shot quartering away. The bullet entered on the left side blew through the right shoulder. I told my son to reload for a follow-up shot. The elk spun in the opposite direction took a couple of labored steps and fell headlong over a small rock face. The bullet could not have performed any better. The offside lower shoulder had massive damage and a nice exit hole. The gun was my son's Browning A-bolt with a 200 yd. zero. I would not say the Elk was a giant. He was a 6x6 youngish bull (guestimate 3.5 years old). My brother shot a large mature elk (20 years ago) with my father's 25.06 using 100-grain Remington Corelokts. The elk was over 250 yds initially. He did not go down immediately. My brother followed him over a ridge and shot him again at about 75 yards. It still took him a few minutes to die. I am not sure if he was using 100 or 120 grain Remington Corelokts. I agree with others shot placement is a key factor. I use and love the 25.06 but I recently purchased a 30.06. If I were going to spend the time, money, and effort on a paid-for hunt out west, I would take the 30.06. IMO the performance of the new bullets cannot be understated. The new designs are amazing: improving accuracy, efficiency, and lethal range. I have never personally seen the performance of a 6.5 CM on a large trophy elk. But I have seen mixed reviews. Some YouTubers say it worked great! Some YouTubers say never again. I say take the largest caliber that you can shoot the best, just to be safe. For those who have the opportunity to kill multiple elk every year for their whole life, experimenting with calibers and bullets is no big deal. For the rest of us, we don't get many opportunities, so we need to make every hunt count, which means the margin of error is small, so we should take every advantage we can. Either way, I hope folks will keep sharing their real-world stories. [/QUOTE]
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