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6.5x284 for Elk
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<blockquote data-quote="NDF" data-source="post: 2928140" data-attributes="member: 92775"><p>Just finished a elk hunt for a cow tag, with 6.5-284 using 140gr vid hunters and took a good sized cow at just south of 200 yds, shot was offhand and I hit her right in the front shoulder, couples inches forward of my intended mark, bullet destroyed that leg went through the bottom of both lungs, just missed the heart and exited, animal stumbled maybe 35 yds and tipped over dead, so my limited experience with caliber is very positive my other long time elk rifle is a 7 mag using 168gr vlds also and have taken elk with it up to 800 yds, this animal responded just as any have with the 7 RM, but again it's a new gun for me and distance was only about 200, we spotted the elk at 953 on a nice calm morning but opted to go around hill and work to get in front of them which was a gamble that payed off, rifle is a gunwerks LR1000 and drives nails but I just don't have the history with this gun and caliber as I do the 7 but 953 is a long way for anything I'm glad we got closer</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NDF, post: 2928140, member: 92775"] Just finished a elk hunt for a cow tag, with 6.5-284 using 140gr vid hunters and took a good sized cow at just south of 200 yds, shot was offhand and I hit her right in the front shoulder, couples inches forward of my intended mark, bullet destroyed that leg went through the bottom of both lungs, just missed the heart and exited, animal stumbled maybe 35 yds and tipped over dead, so my limited experience with caliber is very positive my other long time elk rifle is a 7 mag using 168gr vlds also and have taken elk with it up to 800 yds, this animal responded just as any have with the 7 RM, but again it's a new gun for me and distance was only about 200, we spotted the elk at 953 on a nice calm morning but opted to go around hill and work to get in front of them which was a gamble that payed off, rifle is a gunwerks LR1000 and drives nails but I just don't have the history with this gun and caliber as I do the 7 but 953 is a long way for anything I'm glad we got closer [/QUOTE]
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