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Who has killed lots of elk with a 6.5 mm bullet?
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<blockquote data-quote="bigngreen" data-source="post: 1029588" data-attributes="member: 13632"><p>I've done a few 6.5x284's specifically for elk and really the 6.5 is a precision tool, you can't treat it, regardless of bullet, like your packing Thors hammer, your shot placement is behind the shoulder in the crease mid way up, the 6.5 can carry enough SD to break the neck and spine of a bull but hit high or low you have less collateral damage to cover your butt just because there's less bullet.</p><p>The 6.5's are ideal in more open type elk terrain where you can pick your shots easier, I would not sell a customer on it who was into shooting in the timber or needs to put an elk down on the spot, your not going to power an elk down with it!</p><p>Shot 5 rounds last year at big game, killed five big game animals with my little 6.5 SS, one mule deer was at 325 yards all the rest were 800+ and there were a couple coyotes that sat their barking at us just a little to long also, one at 700 an change and on at 865 yards gun)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bigngreen, post: 1029588, member: 13632"] I've done a few 6.5x284's specifically for elk and really the 6.5 is a precision tool, you can't treat it, regardless of bullet, like your packing Thors hammer, your shot placement is behind the shoulder in the crease mid way up, the 6.5 can carry enough SD to break the neck and spine of a bull but hit high or low you have less collateral damage to cover your butt just because there's less bullet. The 6.5's are ideal in more open type elk terrain where you can pick your shots easier, I would not sell a customer on it who was into shooting in the timber or needs to put an elk down on the spot, your not going to power an elk down with it! Shot 5 rounds last year at big game, killed five big game animals with my little 6.5 SS, one mule deer was at 325 yards all the rest were 800+ and there were a couple coyotes that sat their barking at us just a little to long also, one at 700 an change and on at 865 yards gun) [/QUOTE]
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