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<blockquote data-quote="Orange Dust" data-source="post: 1531009" data-attributes="member: 92702"><p>Here is the part no one, especially the young guys want to discuss. I will give in to the notion that the newly beloved 6.5 Creedmore will kill an Elk, Bull Moose, or even a Polar Bear, just as far as the shooter is capable of putting a hole through both lungs. The animal will eventually die. Does that make it a preferred or even suitable cartridge for those animals? Hardly. Here is the folly of the argument: Many Big Game animals are not shot during the best of conditions. They are often shot in poor light, poor visibility, gusty winds, steep angles, etc. Also, the further an animal is the more difficult it is to tell exactly how he is standing. The animal may appear to be broadside when it is in fact quartering to some extent. Add all these together and you need a safety factor for quick, humane kills. The bullet should be able to vitally penetrate whatever size animal you are hunting at whatever angle you are willing to take a shot, including shooting at a wounded one. Should also have a wound channel diameter that corresponds with the size of the animal. Figure your maximum range this into it and you have a bullet / cartridge combination that is not only suitable, but ideal for your situation. This can differ with every hunter. But if you are honest with yourself, the combo you choose will never let you down. Then I will add this to it: You can never, ever go wrong shooting the biggest gun you can shoot well if you want to hunt long range. Then you have the luxury of just needing to match your bullets to the game you are after, and adjusting your maximum range to that or your ability if shorter. And be honest with yourself. Usually no one is watching.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Orange Dust, post: 1531009, member: 92702"] Here is the part no one, especially the young guys want to discuss. I will give in to the notion that the newly beloved 6.5 Creedmore will kill an Elk, Bull Moose, or even a Polar Bear, just as far as the shooter is capable of putting a hole through both lungs. The animal will eventually die. Does that make it a preferred or even suitable cartridge for those animals? Hardly. Here is the folly of the argument: Many Big Game animals are not shot during the best of conditions. They are often shot in poor light, poor visibility, gusty winds, steep angles, etc. Also, the further an animal is the more difficult it is to tell exactly how he is standing. The animal may appear to be broadside when it is in fact quartering to some extent. Add all these together and you need a safety factor for quick, humane kills. The bullet should be able to vitally penetrate whatever size animal you are hunting at whatever angle you are willing to take a shot, including shooting at a wounded one. Should also have a wound channel diameter that corresponds with the size of the animal. Figure your maximum range this into it and you have a bullet / cartridge combination that is not only suitable, but ideal for your situation. This can differ with every hunter. But if you are honest with yourself, the combo you choose will never let you down. Then I will add this to it: You can never, ever go wrong shooting the biggest gun you can shoot well if you want to hunt long range. Then you have the luxury of just needing to match your bullets to the game you are after, and adjusting your maximum range to that or your ability if shorter. And be honest with yourself. Usually no one is watching. [/QUOTE]
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