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Thanks for that education and inspiring post, we've all learned something from you.

You're welcome.

Is too much to actually state something of substance and support your position, maybe show me where my thinking is wrong.

lol I expected a jackass response like that and you didn't disappoint. TFF

I was going to accuse you of being a "gut shooter" , but then there was that last pic. So, well...

To the OP, I would use the Creed given the rifle that you have, and your abilities with it.

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Great point.

I've hunted extensively with a .243 and a .308. I have heart shot a ton of fairly heavy Wisconsin whitetails with both. The thing with the .308 is I always get an exit. With the .243 sometimes do, sometimes don't. Had one buck I heart shot with the .243 thru the heart at somewhere between 250 and 300 with 100 grain partitions. Bullet destroyed the heart, but didn't exit. This was in a hilly CRP field and the buck ran up and over the hill in knee high grass. Almost didn't find him because there was no blood.
The .308 wouldn't have "killed better" dead is dead, but a blood trail is nice to have, as heart shot animals can run a bit.

I would think the 7/08 or 6.5 with heavier bullets under the same conditions stand a better chance of exiting than a .243.

As to the video, don't think that elk was heart shot, more like spine shot, as the back legs go out from under it first. Don't think what caliber you spine shoot an animal with is going to be too crucial.

Thats a SWEET pic Don.

Don,

I have a RAR in 6.5 Creed, but a lessor scope.

I just couldn't put the great glass on mine, although I terms of accuracy, it certainly deserves good glass.

That combo looks like whipped cream on [bleep]

Sounds like you have a fine prairie dog rig, DW.....

Don't know what to do now with these 22CFs I have. Guess chipmunks?

I'm sporting the SS 10xMQ. I'm going to fling a few 120 and 123 AMAX at the deer population this year and report back.

I really like being able to top off the magazine while in the rifle. Can't do that with my Tikka.

A local girl just got her elk with a 123 amax from a rar predator in 6.5 creedmoor. One shot and it was done. I have a load of 162 amax over h4350 that does about 2700
From a 22" 7-08. I does well on game. The 105 vld from a 243 can do some impressive stuff too, if tikka just made an 8 twist 243....

Bb

I'm in this same boat! I've got a nice .243, got rid of a custom .257, dropping back to the 6.5 or .243. I wanna do more with less.

Anyone know who can rebore my Tikka 243 to a 6.5 Creed?

The 243's 1 in 10 twist just about kills it for my purposes.

I know the barrel will have to be set back.

Or maybe a 6.5-06 Ackley?

I'd not rebore a factory barrel for an accuracy rig, but that's just me and I have zero personal experience with reboring.

The 6.5's do hold a certain charm these days. My main deer rifles this year will be a sporter .260 and a varmint-ish 6.5x47L. Both are 8 twist 700's.

You got a favorite?

DF

the hawkeye pred.

Looks interesting.

Have not handled one.

DF

David

I have heard nothing but good about rebored barrels, but it would still be hard for me to go that far and not just get a new barrel.

David