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6.5 PRC "ideal" for antelope?
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<blockquote data-quote="jhk375" data-source="post: 1886417" data-attributes="member: 55750"><p>The issue is that Antelope is a very light bodied animal. Most bullets penetrate through the entire body. I hunted Antelope in South Dakota using 30-06 and 257 Roberts was perfect. I got lucky with shot placement with the 06. I had minimum meat damage. A good friend used a 7mm Magnum. He took a really nice buck at 200 yards using Nosler BT. The buck was going away and slightly up hill. He put the first in the left rump and it came out the right shoulder. The buck kept running. He put the second went into the right rump. However, he ended up with 1 shoulder of meat that wasn't destroyed. </p><p>The antelope I've eaten is the best game I've eaten. </p><p>I think the 257 Roberts (speed & diameter) was about right. The 6.5CM would be very close to perfect in a modern rifle. Too much speed and power on antelope just destroys too much.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jhk375, post: 1886417, member: 55750"] The issue is that Antelope is a very light bodied animal. Most bullets penetrate through the entire body. I hunted Antelope in South Dakota using 30-06 and 257 Roberts was perfect. I got lucky with shot placement with the 06. I had minimum meat damage. A good friend used a 7mm Magnum. He took a really nice buck at 200 yards using Nosler BT. The buck was going away and slightly up hill. He put the first in the left rump and it came out the right shoulder. The buck kept running. He put the second went into the right rump. However, he ended up with 1 shoulder of meat that wasn't destroyed. The antelope I've eaten is the best game I've eaten. I think the 257 Roberts (speed & diameter) was about right. The 6.5CM would be very close to perfect in a modern rifle. Too much speed and power on antelope just destroys too much. [/QUOTE]
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