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Big deer hunt - help me pick the cartridge
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<blockquote data-quote="Greyfox" data-source="post: 1932148" data-attributes="member: 10291"><p>Considering your range will be under 200 yards, and you can shoot both rifles equally well, the 6.5CM will be more then sufficient, and enable you precisely place your bullet and perhaps better spot your hits. Bullet terminal performance with complete penetration will be more a function of proper bullet selection as opposed to caliber size, and there are a myriad of excellent 6.5 projectile choices particularly if the range is limited to 200 yards. Over the years I have used both the 300 and 6.5 for a few dozen really big bodied Canadian whitetails and mule deer with an "average" distance of 450 yards for all animals taken. I'm hard pressed to see a difference in effective killing power between the two and, at least for me, appreciate the advantages of the more manageable 6.5 system for hunting deer. IMO.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greyfox, post: 1932148, member: 10291"] Considering your range will be under 200 yards, and you can shoot both rifles equally well, the 6.5CM will be more then sufficient, and enable you precisely place your bullet and perhaps better spot your hits. Bullet terminal performance with complete penetration will be more a function of proper bullet selection as opposed to caliber size, and there are a myriad of excellent 6.5 projectile choices particularly if the range is limited to 200 yards. Over the years I have used both the 300 and 6.5 for a few dozen really big bodied Canadian whitetails and mule deer with an “average“ distance of 450 yards for all animals taken. I’m hard pressed to see a difference in effective killing power between the two and, at least for me, appreciate the advantages of the more manageable 6.5 system for hunting deer. IMO. [/QUOTE]
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