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6.5 Creedmoor: Maximum Lethal Range for Whitetail
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<blockquote data-quote="Paladin300" data-source="post: 1978437" data-attributes="member: 115299"><p>The 6.5 in any cartridge is a great caliber. I have owned 6 various 6.5 rifles 6.5x55, 6.5x284, 6.5 Ackley, and 6.5 creedmore. I presently own a creedmore and to be frank, I think it is the best of the four mentioned cartiges. It is basically a 6.5 Swedish Maurer short and with hand loads it can nearly match the 284 balistically. The Ackley is more closely tied to the 6.5 PRC or win mag which I think lends to little to the caliber and burns barrels at a significant rate. The 6.5 is a vary versital caliber suitable for just about any game except the most dangerous like brown bears and cape buffalo. I would not want to shoot either of them with one. I have observed Norwegian elk/ moose being taken out to a couple hundred yards and it did not require a second shot. In the early 1900's it was used on elephants though I would not recommend it today. I have personal killed several deer with the 6.5x55. They are efficient but finicky.</p><p></p><p>The problem with the 6.5 is bullet selection based on sectional density. Most people use way more bullet than they need. 6.5's have high bc's because they have a high SD. That means that they need more velocity for the bullets to perform correctly down range however when you go down in bullet weight you go down in down range energy, thus it is a balancing game. The lighter bullets with lower SD's work better on whitetail. Something in the 120-129 range in my experience.</p><p></p><p>As far as how far you can shoot a deer with one well that depends on you. I responded to this question in another post but I will say it again here. The average kill zone on a whitetail is 6-7 inches. That said you need a sub moa gun and near perfect form to make that shot ethically regardless of caliber. Just because you can doesn't mean you should. Based on that and the 6.5 creed's ballistics I would not shoot a deer beyond 600. My present 6.5 is a custom built gun that shots 1/4 moa at 1250 plus. I still wouldn't. The bullet beyond 600 stays in flight for more than a second and in that time a whitetail can move a lot. If you keep it inside 600 with the right bullet selection you should see excellent results. I have.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Paladin300, post: 1978437, member: 115299"] The 6.5 in any cartridge is a great caliber. I have owned 6 various 6.5 rifles 6.5x55, 6.5x284, 6.5 Ackley, and 6.5 creedmore. I presently own a creedmore and to be frank, I think it is the best of the four mentioned cartiges. It is basically a 6.5 Swedish Maurer short and with hand loads it can nearly match the 284 balistically. The Ackley is more closely tied to the 6.5 PRC or win mag which I think lends to little to the caliber and burns barrels at a significant rate. The 6.5 is a vary versital caliber suitable for just about any game except the most dangerous like brown bears and cape buffalo. I would not want to shoot either of them with one. I have observed Norwegian elk/ moose being taken out to a couple hundred yards and it did not require a second shot. In the early 1900's it was used on elephants though I would not recommend it today. I have personal killed several deer with the 6.5x55. They are efficient but finicky. The problem with the 6.5 is bullet selection based on sectional density. Most people use way more bullet than they need. 6.5's have high bc's because they have a high SD. That means that they need more velocity for the bullets to perform correctly down range however when you go down in bullet weight you go down in down range energy, thus it is a balancing game. The lighter bullets with lower SD's work better on whitetail. Something in the 120-129 range in my experience. As far as how far you can shoot a deer with one well that depends on you. I responded to this question in another post but I will say it again here. The average kill zone on a whitetail is 6-7 inches. That said you need a sub moa gun and near perfect form to make that shot ethically regardless of caliber. Just because you can doesn't mean you should. Based on that and the 6.5 creed's ballistics I would not shoot a deer beyond 600. My present 6.5 is a custom built gun that shots 1/4 moa at 1250 plus. I still wouldn't. The bullet beyond 600 stays in flight for more than a second and in that time a whitetail can move a lot. If you keep it inside 600 with the right bullet selection you should see excellent results. I have. [/QUOTE]
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