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Choosing a long range caliber
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<blockquote data-quote="80Rooster" data-source="post: 840065" data-attributes="member: 53008"><p>IMO there is a big difference between shooting paper at a 1000 yds and ethically taking big game if you want something that fits both look at the 6.5. If your hunting elk look at the .30 cal platform and up I like the ballistics on the 300wm up to 1000 but I think that is the limit. I would put the 6.5 at a limit of 700 yds on elk not saying you can't shoot farther it's just that ballisticly your margin of error is very small. The .30 performs better in hunting situations. I shot a .300um for years and have recently went to a .300 Dakota similar ballistics with a 180 gr bullet shooting 15 grains less powder. Downfall is these guns kick.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="80Rooster, post: 840065, member: 53008"] IMO there is a big difference between shooting paper at a 1000 yds and ethically taking big game if you want something that fits both look at the 6.5. If your hunting elk look at the .30 cal platform and up I like the ballistics on the 300wm up to 1000 but I think that is the limit. I would put the 6.5 at a limit of 700 yds on elk not saying you can't shoot farther it's just that ballisticly your margin of error is very small. The .30 performs better in hunting situations. I shot a .300um for years and have recently went to a .300 Dakota similar ballistics with a 180 gr bullet shooting 15 grains less powder. Downfall is these guns kick. [/QUOTE]
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