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Is the 6.5 creedmoor the new 30/30?
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<blockquote data-quote="liltank" data-source="post: 2919769" data-attributes="member: 13275"><p>I don't really care what anyone says about the CM. My dad won a factory class groundhog match with his. My sons has killed several deer only going 20-40yds after being hit properly if they went anywhere at all. I've shot the barrel out of a custom target shooting and steel smashing. It's a good cartridge. Not saying it's the best, but proving to be good.</p><p></p><p>What I don't like hearing are guys saying, "I bought a brand new 6.5CM and shot three deer and could never find it." Then they say, " So threw that garbage rifle back in the gun cabinet and got my…(pick an old cartridge of choice, usually 30-06), and the first deer I shot with that gun dropped in its tracks."</p><p></p><p>This tells me a few things about the shooter.</p><p>1. They are unfamiliar with the new rifle and don't know how to use it properly.</p><p>2. Using the wrong bullet for the wrong job in an unfamiliar cartridge.</p><p>3. Poor shot placement that usually works with a larger caliber carrying more energy to make up for the bad shot placement.</p><p></p><p>Both my kids practice quite a bit with there rifles before they go in the woods. I go over shot placement every time before we go to the field using pictures showing them where to aim. My sons rifle likes the Federal Accent. Great bullet giving great through and through penetration. My daughter shoots a 6.5 Swede with hand loads running 2295fps with 140 Sierra SPT BT. Another through and through with a perfect heart shot. We watched it pile up 15yrds from where she shot it.</p><p></p><p>Shot placement, practice, and the right ammo goes a long way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="liltank, post: 2919769, member: 13275"] I don’t really care what anyone says about the CM. My dad won a factory class groundhog match with his. My sons has killed several deer only going 20-40yds after being hit properly if they went anywhere at all. I’ve shot the barrel out of a custom target shooting and steel smashing. It’s a good cartridge. Not saying it’s the best, but proving to be good. What I don’t like hearing are guys saying, “I bought a brand new 6.5CM and shot three deer and could never find it.” Then they say, “ So threw that garbage rifle back in the gun cabinet and got my…(pick an old cartridge of choice, usually 30-06), and the first deer I shot with that gun dropped in its tracks.” This tells me a few things about the shooter. 1. They are unfamiliar with the new rifle and don’t know how to use it properly. 2. Using the wrong bullet for the wrong job in an unfamiliar cartridge. 3. Poor shot placement that usually works with a larger caliber carrying more energy to make up for the bad shot placement. Both my kids practice quite a bit with there rifles before they go in the woods. I go over shot placement every time before we go to the field using pictures showing them where to aim. My sons rifle likes the Federal Accent. Great bullet giving great through and through penetration. My daughter shoots a 6.5 Swede with hand loads running 2295fps with 140 Sierra SPT BT. Another through and through with a perfect heart shot. We watched it pile up 15yrds from where she shot it. Shot placement, practice, and the right ammo goes a long way. [/QUOTE]
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