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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 1547135" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>You're sharing a forum with some of the most capable shooters in the country and I'll go out on a limb and say I'm speaking for most of us.</p><p></p><p>Shooting an Elk at 1,550 yds with a 6.5CM is a grossly irresponsible act no matter how good of a shot you are.</p><p></p><p>There are simply too many factors coming into play here that could easily add up to a wounded elk being lost starting with the fight time. An animal the size of an elk can easily move 4-6' by taking a couple of steps between the time the trigger is pulled and the bullet arriving.</p><p></p><p>Secondly is the lack of mass and energy in a bullet that small at that range.</p><p></p><p>You'd even get a lot of argument here if you stated the 6.5CM was even adequate at 600yds.</p><p></p><p>We owe it to the game we seek to do everything we can to ensure a clean, quick kill when we pull the trigger and that can't be done with any 6.5 at that range.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 1547135, member: 30902"] You're sharing a forum with some of the most capable shooters in the country and I'll go out on a limb and say I'm speaking for most of us. Shooting an Elk at 1,550 yds with a 6.5CM is a grossly irresponsible act no matter how good of a shot you are. There are simply too many factors coming into play here that could easily add up to a wounded elk being lost starting with the fight time. An animal the size of an elk can easily move 4-6' by taking a couple of steps between the time the trigger is pulled and the bullet arriving. Secondly is the lack of mass and energy in a bullet that small at that range. You'd even get a lot of argument here if you stated the 6.5CM was even adequate at 600yds. We owe it to the game we seek to do everything we can to ensure a clean, quick kill when we pull the trigger and that can't be done with any 6.5 at that range. [/QUOTE]
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