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6.5 Creedmor- the Holy Grail?
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<blockquote data-quote="FEENIX" data-source="post: 1531363" data-attributes="member: 14204"><p>Most often than not people criticize because they can do so. On some instances, the negatives (defects) is what is measured because it is easier and the occurrence is lesser - measuring the good vs. the bad. I have a different take on the muley freak video. We already know the sites policy/rule on ethics. Their hunt is not ideal but they took the opportunity it was presented to them. BTW, this is a hunt and opportunity of a lifetime. What one does with the opportunity is entirely up to an individual. I like to think that they have all the best intentions, it just did not panned out as they would have want it to be. Let's be honest, have you ever been in that situation, heck I know some here commenting have not even been to elk country. I am no expert by any means or claim to be but I appreciate their efforts. Sometimes it is not how you started but it's how you finished. Criticize all you want but how many here can claim they have a nice 7x7 bull elk (private or public guided or not). I am not a trophy hunter but all my hunts are. As in the famous saying: "<em>The road to hell is paved with good intentions</em><strong>". <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" /></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p>What is the ideal cartridge for the elk? Might not be acceptable to most but its what you have at the time of the opportunity. Knowing your and set-up limitations is another story. In 2013, I shot my Montana bull elk at 931 yards with front chest area (vitals were souped up) Berger 190 VLD handload off my .300 WM and it managed to ran a few hundred yards with the herd before he dropped (the blood trail was amazing). My other hunting buddy shot another bull from the same herd using HSM 180 VLD off his 7MM RM at under 300 yards and the bull was DRT (double lung). Two weeks earlier another hunting buddy harvested a bull and it took him 3 shots (2 pass through in the lung area and the last was front shoulder area) using factory 180 TTSX off his .300 WM at ~100 yards. He's a young hunter from Georgia and first time elk hunter. His instruction from us before we went to our spots was to keep shooting until the elks drops, and he did exactly that. In short, all shot placements were good, bullets did their jobs, but all 3 elk expired differently. </p><p></p><p>Cheers!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FEENIX, post: 1531363, member: 14204"] Most often than not people criticize because they can do so. On some instances, the negatives (defects) is what is measured because it is easier and the occurrence is lesser - measuring the good vs. the bad. I have a different take on the muley freak video. We already know the sites policy/rule on ethics. Their hunt is not ideal but they took the opportunity it was presented to them. BTW, this is a hunt and opportunity of a lifetime. What one does with the opportunity is entirely up to an individual. I like to think that they have all the best intentions, it just did not panned out as they would have want it to be. Let's be honest, have you ever been in that situation, heck I know some here commenting have not even been to elk country. I am no expert by any means or claim to be but I appreciate their efforts. Sometimes it is not how you started but it's how you finished. Criticize all you want but how many here can claim they have a nice 7x7 bull elk (private or public guided or not). I am not a trophy hunter but all my hunts are. As in the famous saying: “[I]The road to hell is paved with good intentions[/I][B]". :cool: [/B] What is the ideal cartridge for the elk? Might not be acceptable to most but its what you have at the time of the opportunity. Knowing your and set-up limitations is another story. In 2013, I shot my Montana bull elk at 931 yards with front chest area (vitals were souped up) Berger 190 VLD handload off my .300 WM and it managed to ran a few hundred yards with the herd before he dropped (the blood trail was amazing). My other hunting buddy shot another bull from the same herd using HSM 180 VLD off his 7MM RM at under 300 yards and the bull was DRT (double lung). Two weeks earlier another hunting buddy harvested a bull and it took him 3 shots (2 pass through in the lung area and the last was front shoulder area) using factory 180 TTSX off his .300 WM at ~100 yards. He's a young hunter from Georgia and first time elk hunter. His instruction from us before we went to our spots was to keep shooting until the elks drops, and he did exactly that. In short, all shot placements were good, bullets did their jobs, but all 3 elk expired differently. [B][/B] Cheers! [/QUOTE]
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