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The old 25-06 Remington and 270 Winchester shot flatter than 6.5 CM
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<blockquote data-quote="COBrad" data-source="post: 1556450" data-attributes="member: 1940"><p>I've never owned or shot the 6.5 creedmore, but have a one time experience with it. Guiding 3 hunters all armed with the Creed. First morning I find elk on a bench across canyon at 630 yds. These guys have the right gear, seem to know what they're talking about, and say they have practiced all summer at a 600 yd range with several opportunities at 1K. Wind is calm and everyone is well set on bipods. First guy fires one shot, misses and puts down his rifle. Next guy fires, looks like a gut shot and 3rd guy shoots immediately after. Another bad shot. One guy shoots again and misses. The other shoots again and elk drops. He proclaims it a high shoulder shot. That shot was a high head shot. The gut shot looking one left only a few drops of blood that were found a few hundred yards away. Poor shooting, plain and simple but I wonder if a more powerful round might have stopped the wounded one. The one we recovered had a neat little hole punched through a hoof and the head shot was a small punch as well. FWIW. Personally I think the round would be great for marmots, if it weren't for those high BC 25 cal VLD's Black Jack is making.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="COBrad, post: 1556450, member: 1940"] I’ve never owned or shot the 6.5 creedmore, but have a one time experience with it. Guiding 3 hunters all armed with the Creed. First morning I find elk on a bench across canyon at 630 yds. These guys have the right gear, seem to know what they’re talking about, and say they have practiced all summer at a 600 yd range with several opportunities at 1K. Wind is calm and everyone is well set on bipods. First guy fires one shot, misses and puts down his rifle. Next guy fires, looks like a gut shot and 3rd guy shoots immediately after. Another bad shot. One guy shoots again and misses. The other shoots again and elk drops. He proclaims it a high shoulder shot. That shot was a high head shot. The gut shot looking one left only a few drops of blood that were found a few hundred yards away. Poor shooting, plain and simple but I wonder if a more powerful round might have stopped the wounded one. The one we recovered had a neat little hole punched through a hoof and the head shot was a small punch as well. FWIW. Personally I think the round would be great for marmots, if it weren’t for those high BC 25 cal VLD’s Black Jack is making. [/QUOTE]
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