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<blockquote data-quote="Trevor Ogden" data-source="post: 1432258" data-attributes="member: 104927"><p>I have never heard of The Firm but there are several good builders out there and I am sure they are good. If I were going to go with a 6.5 I would do the 6.5 GAP4s. While I agree those both would do the job at 800-900 yards my personal preference is a magnum caliber for elk at those ranges. I have shot several elk and while some dropped pretty quick others took 2-3 300wm bullets to the boiler room. would they have died with the first shot? Yes for sure but I hate tracking and the idea of a wounded animal and always question if my shot was as good as I thought while tracking drive me mad. My wife did take a decent 5x6 a couple years ago with her 7mm-08 and dropped it in its tracks with the 140gr bullet but that was about 80 yard shot. Like I said this is my option and I know plenty of guys using 6.5's for elk at 400+ yards. I just like to have a little extra knockdown power at longer ranges that make follow up shots difficult.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trevor Ogden, post: 1432258, member: 104927"] I have never heard of The Firm but there are several good builders out there and I am sure they are good. If I were going to go with a 6.5 I would do the 6.5 GAP4s. While I agree those both would do the job at 800-900 yards my personal preference is a magnum caliber for elk at those ranges. I have shot several elk and while some dropped pretty quick others took 2-3 300wm bullets to the boiler room. would they have died with the first shot? Yes for sure but I hate tracking and the idea of a wounded animal and always question if my shot was as good as I thought while tracking drive me mad. My wife did take a decent 5x6 a couple years ago with her 7mm-08 and dropped it in its tracks with the 140gr bullet but that was about 80 yard shot. Like I said this is my option and I know plenty of guys using 6.5's for elk at 400+ yards. I just like to have a little extra knockdown power at longer ranges that make follow up shots difficult. [/QUOTE]
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