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<blockquote data-quote="AECnd" data-source="post: 2031855" data-attributes="member: 98773"><p>I have been very skeptical of the 6.5 creedmoor for many years. I am a firearm dealer and have had several people order them in over the years. I have never stocked one before. This year I ordered in a Savage Axis for myself for deer season. I took it out this year and shot my first deer in 11 years. 210 yards one shot dropped it where it stood. I have never had that happen before with my .30-06. I've had the .30-06 enter and exit and the deer runs 300-500 yards even with a good shot. What I saw this year is the larger calibers are wasted energy. The 6.5 entered expanded and stopped before exiting and causing enough damage to tip over a deer at that range. That being said it is not the end all best caliber for every hunt. I personally would not choose it for anything larger then a deer out to 350 yards. It would be okay for elk out to maybe 150 yards with a well placed shot but you need to think about an ethical hunt and need to use a large enough caliber to be ethical you don't want to have the animal run after the shot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AECnd, post: 2031855, member: 98773"] I have been very skeptical of the 6.5 creedmoor for many years. I am a firearm dealer and have had several people order them in over the years. I have never stocked one before. This year I ordered in a Savage Axis for myself for deer season. I took it out this year and shot my first deer in 11 years. 210 yards one shot dropped it where it stood. I have never had that happen before with my .30-06. I’ve had the .30-06 enter and exit and the deer runs 300-500 yards even with a good shot. What I saw this year is the larger calibers are wasted energy. The 6.5 entered expanded and stopped before exiting and causing enough damage to tip over a deer at that range. That being said it is not the end all best caliber for every hunt. I personally would not choose it for anything larger then a deer out to 350 yards. It would be okay for elk out to maybe 150 yards with a well placed shot but you need to think about an ethical hunt and need to use a large enough caliber to be ethical you don’t want to have the animal run after the shot. [/QUOTE]
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