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6.5 Creedmor- the Holy Grail?
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<blockquote data-quote="richhymas" data-source="post: 1529791" data-attributes="member: 43504"><p>My kids killed 2 cow elk this year using a 6.5 creedmoor, chosen because they could handle the recoil. One elk took 5 bullets and overnight to recover because nosler accubond didn't penetrate through the humerus or scapula. The other took 2 bullets and was dead in less than a minute with an ELD-X. While the ELD-X penetrated better, I will not let my kids hunt elk with a creedmoor anymore because I was very underwhelmed with the performance and wound channels. They will be using a 308 with a very heavy bullet and limit to whatever distance they are comfortable shooting that also has a predicted terminal velocity above 2000 FPS. We will likely use a 210 grain Berger. I personally hunt elk with a 300 win mag or 7 mm but if I owned a 338 that would be my first choice. In the field there will come a time when shot placement is less than perfect. Don't find yourself wishing you had a bigger stronger bullet. Not to say that shot placement isn't first priority, but shoot the largest caliber you are confident with and use a darn tough bullet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="richhymas, post: 1529791, member: 43504"] My kids killed 2 cow elk this year using a 6.5 creedmoor, chosen because they could handle the recoil. One elk took 5 bullets and overnight to recover because nosler accubond didn’t penetrate through the humerus or scapula. The other took 2 bullets and was dead in less than a minute with an ELD-X. While the ELD-X penetrated better, I will not let my kids hunt elk with a creedmoor anymore because I was very underwhelmed with the performance and wound channels. They will be using a 308 with a very heavy bullet and limit to whatever distance they are comfortable shooting that also has a predicted terminal velocity above 2000 FPS. We will likely use a 210 grain Berger. I personally hunt elk with a 300 win mag or 7 mm but if I owned a 338 that would be my first choice. In the field there will come a time when shot placement is less than perfect. Don’t find yourself wishing you had a bigger stronger bullet. Not to say that shot placement isn’t first priority, but shoot the largest caliber you are confident with and use a darn tough bullet. [/QUOTE]
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