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<blockquote data-quote="Brad Quarnberg" data-source="post: 1550588" data-attributes="member: 107866"><p>I've hunted elk a lot and can tell you in my opinion (everyone has them), the 6.5 Creedmoor is not what you want or need for what you are looking for.</p><p>I have a 6.5 and they are very accurate but I wouldn't use it for elk hunting</p><p>I would recommend the following calibers:</p><p>300 WSM or WM - from personal experience they are very good from long shots on large animals like elk</p><p>The 7Mag is also a good choice and while I am not a huge fan, I have experience with them and they also are good on large game at long range</p><p>I'm not a fan of the 338Mag because of the recoil since I like to do a lot of bench work when dialing in handloads and the recoil is more than I want to deal with.</p><p>I've used 270WSM to shoot several elk but I kept the shots under 300 yards</p><p>As for muzzle breaks, I've used a KDF and like them, but realize a break adds a lot of blast and additional noise to the shooter so hearing protection will be critical.</p><p>Also if you plan to do much shooting from the ground/bipod set up, I'd look for a break that has no holes/openings on the bottom so you have less dust blow up when you shoot - it will make a quick follow up shot very difficult and can also blow dust onto the scope lens creating problems there as well.</p><p>Generally the accepted kinetic energy for elk was 1500 ft-lbs and I'd use that as a guide the 6.5 is good to about 350 yards so it wouldn't be the long range elk shooter you're looking for.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brad Quarnberg, post: 1550588, member: 107866"] I’ve hunted elk a lot and can tell you in my opinion (everyone has them), the 6.5 Creedmoor is not what you want or need for what you are looking for. I have a 6.5 and they are very accurate but I wouldn’t use it for elk hunting I would recommend the following calibers: 300 WSM or WM - from personal experience they are very good from long shots on large animals like elk The 7Mag is also a good choice and while I am not a huge fan, I have experience with them and they also are good on large game at long range I’m not a fan of the 338Mag because of the recoil since I like to do a lot of bench work when dialing in handloads and the recoil is more than I want to deal with. I’ve used 270WSM to shoot several elk but I kept the shots under 300 yards As for muzzle breaks, I’ve used a KDF and like them, but realize a break adds a lot of blast and additional noise to the shooter so hearing protection will be critical. Also if you plan to do much shooting from the ground/bipod set up, I’d look for a break that has no holes/openings on the bottom so you have less dust blow up when you shoot - it will make a quick follow up shot very difficult and can also blow dust onto the scope lens creating problems there as well. Generally the accepted kinetic energy for elk was 1500 ft-lbs and I’d use that as a guide the 6.5 is good to about 350 yards so it wouldn’t be the long range elk shooter you’re looking for. [/QUOTE]
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