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6.5 Creedmor- the Holy Grail?
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<blockquote data-quote="JemezDave" data-source="post: 1537649" data-attributes="member: 108070"><p>Well, so you're saying a poor shot with a light caliber light bullet is better than a poor shot with a super sizzle big caliber heavy bullet? Seriously I know what you're saying, ha! </p><p>I went full circle the opposite direction. Dad had an '06, but for some reason he wanted me and my two brothers all have a different caliber. Me being the oldest I got a .270, my younger brother had the 7 mag, and the youngest had a .243. We hunted deer and elk. I reloaded for all these starting at age 13 when, fortunately for me, dad had the bright idea of getting me a reloading outfit so I could hand load for all our guns economically. Set me up with a couple of his buddies to show me how to do it right. Over the next 40 + years I gained first hand performance based knowledge of these caliber differences on game. Recovered a lot of bullets and most of the game we shot barring 2 deer we never found. Never lost an elk so far, but we never took a 6mm for elk. Of the four cartridges the .243 was the most marginal on deer, so it follows that it would be automatically excluded from elk hunts. Keep in mind I loaded the best bullets/components as hot as I could safely do for each caliber, the most accurate loads I could develop, up until 2012 when dad died. I can safely say bigger and faster is better. Of course, shooter ability is the essential other half of the equation. </p><p>I continued to hunt deer and elk with the .270 up until a few years ago, but now it's with a .300WM.</p><p>This decision was based on performance seen on elk with the .270 but also the need for longer range, especially now that I'm older I can't climb mountains like I used to nearly as fast. </p><p>A good rifleman that can shoot and knows his dope for the cartridge he/she carries can hunt with any legal caliber they want and they'll bring game home. It's the rest of the crowd that doesn't fit in this category I worry about. Especially if they're carrying a Creedmore which is a light caliber for elk to begin with. believing they can do no wrong with it because that's what those sheeple were led to believe or for bragging rights further compounds the problem.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JemezDave, post: 1537649, member: 108070"] Well, so you’re saying a poor shot with a light caliber light bullet is better than a poor shot with a super sizzle big caliber heavy bullet? Seriously I know what you’re saying, ha! I went full circle the opposite direction. Dad had an ‘06, but for some reason he wanted me and my two brothers all have a different caliber. Me being the oldest I got a .270, my younger brother had the 7 mag, and the youngest had a .243. We hunted deer and elk. I reloaded for all these starting at age 13 when, fortunately for me, dad had the bright idea of getting me a reloading outfit so I could hand load for all our guns economically. Set me up with a couple of his buddies to show me how to do it right. Over the next 40 + years I gained first hand performance based knowledge of these caliber differences on game. Recovered a lot of bullets and most of the game we shot barring 2 deer we never found. Never lost an elk so far, but we never took a 6mm for elk. Of the four cartridges the .243 was the most marginal on deer, so it follows that it would be automatically excluded from elk hunts. Keep in mind I loaded the best bullets/components as hot as I could safely do for each caliber, the most accurate loads I could develop, up until 2012 when dad died. I can safely say bigger and faster is better. Of course, shooter ability is the essential other half of the equation. I continued to hunt deer and elk with the .270 up until a few years ago, but now it’s with a .300WM. This decision was based on performance seen on elk with the .270 but also the need for longer range, especially now that I’m older I can’t climb mountains like I used to nearly as fast. A good rifleman that can shoot and knows his dope for the cartridge he/she carries can hunt with any legal caliber they want and they’ll bring game home. It’s the rest of the crowd that doesn’t fit in this category I worry about. Especially if they’re carrying a Creedmore which is a light caliber for elk to begin with. believing they can do no wrong with it because that’s what those sheeple were led to believe or for bragging rights further compounds the problem. [/QUOTE]
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