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Bullet failure 130 grain nosler partition with 6.5 creedmoor
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<blockquote data-quote="Rhino Hunter" data-source="post: 1498318" data-attributes="member: 25461"><p>You ask "So should I blame the 6.5 creedmoor as being too light for cow elk or the 130 grain nosler partition???"</p><p></p><p>I don't think you can "blame" either. </p><p></p><p>IMO...it's NOT a bullet failure unless you have real proof. The proof is in the bullet, but it hasn't been found because of the way the animal was disassembled in the field. Without the bullet it's speculation.</p><p></p><p>I applaud the OP for raising and teaching his children to be hunters. I wish there were more people like that.</p><p></p><p>Elk are big tough som' bitches and they can soak up a lot of lead, from much larger cartridges. I personally use a .300 Winnie with 200 gr TBBC for elk. I think a 6.5 CM is awfully light for elk, unless you have the experience and ability to place the bullet perfectly every time you pull the trigger. Unfortunately that didn't happen in this case.</p><p></p><p>IMHO I think you were under-gunned, with a young shooter, for the game being hunted at the range the shot was taken. (No disrespect intended to anybody.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rhino Hunter, post: 1498318, member: 25461"] You ask “So should I blame the 6.5 creedmoor as being too light for cow elk or the 130 grain nosler partition???” I don’t think you can “blame” either. IMO...it's NOT a bullet failure unless you have real proof. The proof is in the bullet, but it hasn't been found because of the way the animal was disassembled in the field. Without the bullet it's speculation. I applaud the OP for raising and teaching his children to be hunters. I wish there were more people like that. Elk are big tough som' bitches and they can soak up a lot of lead, from much larger cartridges. I personally use a .300 Winnie with 200 gr TBBC for elk. I think a 6.5 CM is awfully light for elk, unless you have the experience and ability to place the bullet perfectly every time you pull the trigger. Unfortunately that didn't happen in this case. IMHO I think you were under-gunned, with a young shooter, for the game being hunted at the range the shot was taken. (No disrespect intended to anybody.) [/QUOTE]
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