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<blockquote data-quote="Swamplord" data-source="post: 1186977" data-attributes="member: 2460"><p>Nice rifle but It being a 6.5 Creedmoor I must ask what are you hunting and what is "long range" ?</p><p>Seems to be a belief especially with the younger guys that the 6.5 Creedmoor is some kind of magical death ray laser, ( if so, then that should make the 264 Win Mag an Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile)</p><p></p><p>6.5 Creedmoor</p><p>140 gr Berger Hybrid bullets 2750 fps at the muzzle </p><p>shows 1200 ft lbs energy at 591 yards ( min energy for elk)</p><p>1000 ft lbs energy at 738 yards ( min for deer)</p><p>and that is with a 24" barrel, yours is 5.5" shorter and velocity will be a 100 fps or so less..... so 522 yards at 1200 ft lbs and 668 yards for 1001 ft lbs.....</p><p></p><p>the only problem now is bullets that may not open up reliably to properly kill an animal so you are basically 500 yards max ? that is hardly long range, sure a skilled shooter can extend that range another couple hundred yards for "shot placement" then wait for the animal to bleed out........</p><p></p><p>not trying to kill your buzz, but realistically.....mid range hunting maybe ?</p><p>long range target 1K ? sure why not</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Swamplord, post: 1186977, member: 2460"] Nice rifle but It being a 6.5 Creedmoor I must ask what are you hunting and what is "long range" ? Seems to be a belief especially with the younger guys that the 6.5 Creedmoor is some kind of magical death ray laser, ( if so, then that should make the 264 Win Mag an Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile) 6.5 Creedmoor 140 gr Berger Hybrid bullets 2750 fps at the muzzle shows 1200 ft lbs energy at 591 yards ( min energy for elk) 1000 ft lbs energy at 738 yards ( min for deer) and that is with a 24" barrel, yours is 5.5" shorter and velocity will be a 100 fps or so less..... so 522 yards at 1200 ft lbs and 668 yards for 1001 ft lbs..... the only problem now is bullets that may not open up reliably to properly kill an animal so you are basically 500 yards max ? that is hardly long range, sure a skilled shooter can extend that range another couple hundred yards for "shot placement" then wait for the animal to bleed out........ not trying to kill your buzz, but realistically.....mid range hunting maybe ? long range target 1K ? sure why not [/QUOTE]
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