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How not, to use a 6.5 creedmoor
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<blockquote data-quote="Almondgrower" data-source="post: 1601634" data-attributes="member: 106582"><p>This is a prime example why you need to plan your bullet , caliber, carefully for what you hunt . I won't even get into shooting ability. You need to plan for the worst case hit becouse ......things happen. Look close at a rib bone next time you gut a elk , they r huge ! We all know Elk are very large tough animals . A smaller caliber bullet rite threw the motor room will to the job of course but a perfect shot often doesn't happen ! You need to plan for the unplanned like a stick 1/2 way between you and your target that the scope is not focused on and is too small to see with the naked eye or the animal taking a step at trigger break . IMO a 147g 6.5 bullet is way to risky for those un planned events even at closer ranges . I'm defiantly not saying 6.5c won't do the job but according to the video I see ( without knowing all the behind the sceens info , I also shoot several 6.5c) the shooter should have maxed his range to 200-300 yds max! That would be no problem for the 6.5c and the shooter ( not factoring in buck feaver either ) . In fairness to the shooter , he may be a MOA shooter but just got hit with buck fever or a poor rest , either way , don't take the shot till it's all accounted for . If you want to shoot far at BIG game then shoot a mag with a heavy for caliber PREMIUM HUNTING bullet . Some may not like the recoil or muzzle blast of a mag and that is fine but shoot a smaller case and /or caliber at closer range ! I watched a few hunters take a shot at a bull from 975 yards and I watched the bull run into the timber , they didn't even go look for blood ..... 1hr later I was there to see , thankfully not a drop . That just goes to show if your not going to go check for blood on EVERY shot up that steep Rocky Mountain , don't do it & take up target and steel shooting . All this long rang hunting is nothing more then campfire bragging rights that was started by a tv show unfortunately !</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Almondgrower, post: 1601634, member: 106582"] This is a prime example why you need to plan your bullet , caliber, carefully for what you hunt . I won’t even get into shooting ability. You need to plan for the worst case hit becouse ......things happen. Look close at a rib bone next time you gut a elk , they r huge ! We all know Elk are very large tough animals . A smaller caliber bullet rite threw the motor room will to the job of course but a perfect shot often doesn’t happen ! You need to plan for the unplanned like a stick 1/2 way between you and your target that the scope is not focused on and is too small to see with the naked eye or the animal taking a step at trigger break . IMO a 147g 6.5 bullet is way to risky for those un planned events even at closer ranges . I’m defiantly not saying 6.5c won’t do the job but according to the video I see ( without knowing all the behind the sceens info , I also shoot several 6.5c) the shooter should have maxed his range to 200-300 yds max! That would be no problem for the 6.5c and the shooter ( not factoring in buck feaver either ) . In fairness to the shooter , he may be a MOA shooter but just got hit with buck fever or a poor rest , either way , don’t take the shot till it’s all accounted for . If you want to shoot far at BIG game then shoot a mag with a heavy for caliber PREMIUM HUNTING bullet . Some may not like the recoil or muzzle blast of a mag and that is fine but shoot a smaller case and /or caliber at closer range ! I watched a few hunters take a shot at a bull from 975 yards and I watched the bull run into the timber , they didn’t even go look for blood ..... 1hr later I was there to see , thankfully not a drop . That just goes to show if your not going to go check for blood on EVERY shot up that steep Rocky Mountain , don’t do it & take up target and steel shooting . All this long rang hunting is nothing more then campfire bragging rights that was started by a tv show unfortunately ! [/QUOTE]
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