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Extreme Long Range Hunting & Shooting (ELR)
Is the 6.5 Creedmoor too "light" for 1,000+ yard hunting?
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<blockquote data-quote="Litehiker" data-source="post: 1351509" data-attributes="member: 54178"><p>I agree with Grayfox on the 800 yard max for the 6.5 CM and on medium game, a cow elk being at the top of that range, antelope on the lower end.</p><p></p><p>But his 6.5/284 cartridge is in another league with its much larger case capacity and faster muzzle velocity. So OK, it's a "barrel burner" for a competitive rifle like my RPR but a hunting rifle sees far fewer rounds per year and for that it is an excellent cartridge. With a 145 - 147 gr. bullet it should be good for bull elk (IMHO).</p><p>C'mon, people think nothing of using a 165 gr. .308 on bull elk at say, 500 yards but both the 6.5 CM and 6.5/284 have more energy at even 400 yards than that 165 gr. .308 Win. round. It IS physics.</p><p></p><p>Eric B.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Litehiker, post: 1351509, member: 54178"] I agree with Grayfox on the 800 yard max for the 6.5 CM and on medium game, a cow elk being at the top of that range, antelope on the lower end. But his 6.5/284 cartridge is in another league with its much larger case capacity and faster muzzle velocity. So OK, it's a "barrel burner" for a competitive rifle like my RPR but a hunting rifle sees far fewer rounds per year and for that it is an excellent cartridge. With a 145 - 147 gr. bullet it should be good for bull elk (IMHO). C'mon, people think nothing of using a 165 gr. .308 on bull elk at say, 500 yards but both the 6.5 CM and 6.5/284 have more energy at even 400 yards than that 165 gr. .308 Win. round. It IS physics. Eric B. [/QUOTE]
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