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6.5 Creedmor- the Holy Grail?
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<blockquote data-quote="WildBillG" data-source="post: 1530258" data-attributes="member: 106952"><p>Been following along here and things seem to being repeated over and over. Just about any center fire rifle will kill an elk even likely a 22lr will. Does this make every rifle cartridge an elk cartridge NO. If the 6.5CM is your best suited cartridge to shoot an elk use i. If you have a larger more powerful rifle to use for pete sake use it. Just because a cartridge can and has killed elk does not make it a best choice.</p><p> Kind of on this train of thought some have said large cartridges make them flinch. Truth is if you flinch with one gun you likely have a problem a smaller cartridge will stop while you are hunting. If you flinch you flinch no matter what. It may have been brought on by a large cartridge but just hunting with a small one will not solve it. That process will take time and practice.</p><p> From what I have learned over the years we all have different elk cartridges we turn to. Now to some that is the 6.5CM and to others as has been stated it is a 243. To me neither would be my choice I would go 300 mag or 338 mag. Am I right no are they right no these are just our choices.</p><p> I am enjoying this thread and it is a real hot topic too bad it will likely never be resolved.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildBillG, post: 1530258, member: 106952"] Been following along here and things seem to being repeated over and over. Just about any center fire rifle will kill an elk even likely a 22lr will. Does this make every rifle cartridge an elk cartridge NO. If the 6.5CM is your best suited cartridge to shoot an elk use i. If you have a larger more powerful rifle to use for pete sake use it. Just because a cartridge can and has killed elk does not make it a best choice. Kind of on this train of thought some have said large cartridges make them flinch. Truth is if you flinch with one gun you likely have a problem a smaller cartridge will stop while you are hunting. If you flinch you flinch no matter what. It may have been brought on by a large cartridge but just hunting with a small one will not solve it. That process will take time and practice. From what I have learned over the years we all have different elk cartridges we turn to. Now to some that is the 6.5CM and to others as has been stated it is a 243. To me neither would be my choice I would go 300 mag or 338 mag. Am I right no are they right no these are just our choices. I am enjoying this thread and it is a real hot topic too bad it will likely never be resolved. [/QUOTE]
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