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<blockquote data-quote="Wolf76" data-source="post: 1635084" data-attributes="member: 75779"><p>At those distances, what wouldn't kill an elk? BTW congrats on getting close and making quality shots. </p><p>Nobody here is saying the 6.5 is a bad choice for elk within reasonable distances and proper bullet construction. Hell, I had my 257 Bee as a backup gun for a previous elk hunt. BUT there's a limit to what any cartridge and shooter can do. The 6.5 crowd (at least the vocal ones <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />) act as if there's no limit to the caliber. Some of that's marketing and some is ignorance. Watched a video recently where a nice 6x6 is shot with 6.5 cm at a distance of less than 300 yards. The elk acted like never being hit and was still very alive more than 2 minutes. </p><p></p><p>A parallel point is long range shots on game. People taking 6 hundred + yard shots, while never practicing beyond 300. I understand why they do it as well. I'm an out- of- stater and is very expensive for me to hunt the west. If the only shot was at 600, people are going to send it (I'm not one of these people because I practice all distances I'm willing to kill animal, but understand the mindset) . Look at the terrible shots on YouTube. </p><p>The whole CAN vs. SHOULD discussion certainly comes into play. You CAN brake up a concrete slab with a framing hammer. You SHOULD use sledge or jack hammer.</p><p>As the distance and game size grows, so should your HP.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wolf76, post: 1635084, member: 75779"] At those distances, what wouldn't kill an elk? BTW congrats on getting close and making quality shots. Nobody here is saying the 6.5 is a bad choice for elk within reasonable distances and proper bullet construction. Hell, I had my 257 Bee as a backup gun for a previous elk hunt. BUT there's a limit to what any cartridge and shooter can do. The 6.5 crowd (at least the vocal ones :)) act as if there's no limit to the caliber. Some of that's marketing and some is ignorance. Watched a video recently where a nice 6x6 is shot with 6.5 cm at a distance of less than 300 yards. The elk acted like never being hit and was still very alive more than 2 minutes. A parallel point is long range shots on game. People taking 6 hundred + yard shots, while never practicing beyond 300. I understand why they do it as well. I'm an out- of- stater and is very expensive for me to hunt the west. If the only shot was at 600, people are going to send it (I'm not one of these people because I practice all distances I'm willing to kill animal, but understand the mindset) . Look at the terrible shots on YouTube. The whole CAN vs. SHOULD discussion certainly comes into play. You CAN brake up a concrete slab with a framing hammer. You SHOULD use sledge or jack hammer. As the distance and game size grows, so should your HP. [/QUOTE]
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