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6.5 prc enough gun for elk
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<blockquote data-quote="jpndave" data-source="post: 2862884" data-attributes="member: 5437"><p>The ELD-M doesn't hold up well on bone. I killed a decent size cow elk with one that I drifted the shot slightly into the shoulder. All I could find was shrapnel with no large damage path. It was a 6.5mm 140 ELD-M at 342 meters, 20 degrees up, ~2450fps & 1850ft/lbs. on impact. Yes the elk is in my freezer. But that bullet didn't anchor/kill as cleanly as it should have. If I hadn't pulled the shot slightly and kept it behind the shoulder it would have likely been a very different story. Odd angle, I was soaking wet, day almost done and rain turning to snow... With big country, especially late season elk, that is all too common though.</p><p></p><p>I killed a medium sow at 50yds and the performance was awesome. .26 hole in, baseball sized out, mush in between. Not a step and a couple of twitches, done! If you can guarantee they stay in the soft stuff and don't impact too fast that is an awesome bullet. I will be trying something else to give a little better performance on quartering or if it catches a bone.</p><p></p><p>As to is the 6.5 PRC enough for elk? Guys will continue to dig in on both sides, quote the many, many moose killed with 6.5 in Europe (even though they are actually smaller and almost always killed very close with long high SD bullets) in defense of the 6.5. Others will say not enough unless it's at least a 30.... I say, yes it's enough, but no it's not an "elk cartridge". Will it do the job? Yes. It it the best tool? No. I'd say look at the 6.5 PRC's bigger brother the 7mm or the 300... Honestly at distance the 7mm might be the better tool, especially considering recoil, where it leaves faster and with the better BC carries further.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jpndave, post: 2862884, member: 5437"] The ELD-M doesn't hold up well on bone. I killed a decent size cow elk with one that I drifted the shot slightly into the shoulder. All I could find was shrapnel with no large damage path. It was a 6.5mm 140 ELD-M at 342 meters, 20 degrees up, ~2450fps & 1850ft/lbs. on impact. Yes the elk is in my freezer. But that bullet didn't anchor/kill as cleanly as it should have. If I hadn't pulled the shot slightly and kept it behind the shoulder it would have likely been a very different story. Odd angle, I was soaking wet, day almost done and rain turning to snow... With big country, especially late season elk, that is all too common though. I killed a medium sow at 50yds and the performance was awesome. .26 hole in, baseball sized out, mush in between. Not a step and a couple of twitches, done! If you can guarantee they stay in the soft stuff and don't impact too fast that is an awesome bullet. I will be trying something else to give a little better performance on quartering or if it catches a bone. As to is the 6.5 PRC enough for elk? Guys will continue to dig in on both sides, quote the many, many moose killed with 6.5 in Europe (even though they are actually smaller and almost always killed very close with long high SD bullets) in defense of the 6.5. Others will say not enough unless it's at least a 30.... I say, yes it's enough, but no it's not an "elk cartridge". Will it do the job? Yes. It it the best tool? No. I'd say look at the 6.5 PRC's bigger brother the 7mm or the 300... Honestly at distance the 7mm might be the better tool, especially considering recoil, where it leaves faster and with the better BC carries further. [/QUOTE]
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