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<blockquote data-quote="richhymas" data-source="post: 2031559" data-attributes="member: 43504"><p>So if you are a gun enthusiast you should own one. They have their place snd fill a nice nitch, but if you are looking for one gun to do everything the 6.5 ain't it. For a one gun work horse I recommend the 300 win mag or the 300 PRC.</p><p></p><p>regarding the 6.5 creedmoor it is an improvement on the 243 for a youth gun. Acceptable recoil, more energy and mass, and tighter twist to handle heavier high BC bullets for long range. But like the 243, applications for elk and bear are limited. Don't think that because someone killed an elk at 900 yards and posted in on YouTube that the 6.5 is the ideal carriage for that use.</p><p>I will let my younger kids shoot deer and elk with the 6.5 only until they can handle a breaker and suppressed 300 win mag loaded light. And I limit them to 400 yards, and back them up with a win mag if we both have a tag. Lots of iffs there. My 10 year old son shoots a heavy breaked creed, but my 13 year old daughter shoots a heavy braked 300 win mag with a 165 or 180 grain bullet. To each there own, but I prefer enough mass and penetration to get the job done even on a steeply angled animal or less than ideal impact such as shoulder or Humerous. I have seen 140 accubonds not penetrate through the humerus and into the lungs</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="richhymas, post: 2031559, member: 43504"] So if you are a gun enthusiast you should own one. They have their place snd fill a nice nitch, but if you are looking for one gun to do everything the 6.5 ain’t it. For a one gun work horse I recommend the 300 win mag or the 300 PRC. regarding the 6.5 creedmoor it is an improvement on the 243 for a youth gun. Acceptable recoil, more energy and mass, and tighter twist to handle heavier high BC bullets for long range. But like the 243, applications for elk and bear are limited. Don’t think that because someone killed an elk at 900 yards and posted in on YouTube that the 6.5 is the ideal carriage for that use. I will let my younger kids shoot deer and elk with the 6.5 only until they can handle a breaker and suppressed 300 win mag loaded light. And I limit them to 400 yards, and back them up with a win mag if we both have a tag. Lots of iffs there. My 10 year old son shoots a heavy breaked creed, but my 13 year old daughter shoots a heavy braked 300 win mag with a 165 or 180 grain bullet. To each there own, but I prefer enough mass and penetration to get the job done even on a steeply angled animal or less than ideal impact such as shoulder or Humerous. I have seen 140 accubonds not penetrate through the humerus and into the lungs [/QUOTE]
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