|
|
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 8,859 Likes: 1
Campfire Outfitter
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 8,859 Likes: 1 |
I see an Outdoor show - cold case files for long dead Elk. Except without the forensics. And bullet. And shell casing. And data. Be more like a seance - we get a Ouija board and ask the dead Elk what bullet caused their ultimate demise.
Adversity doesn't build character, it reveals it.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2014
Posts: 2,621
Campfire Regular
|
|
OP
Campfire Regular
Joined: Feb 2014
Posts: 2,621 |
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 30,303 Likes: 3
Campfire 'Bwana
|
|
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 30,303 Likes: 3 |
I see an Outdoor show - cold case files for long dead Elk. Except without the forensics. And bullet. And shell casing. And data. Be more like a seance - we get a Ouija board and ask the dead Elk what bullet caused their ultimate demise. Like ^^^
“Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 1,390
Campfire Regular
|
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 1,390 |
I know it’s a sample size of one and not exactly a 6.5 CM but I was I was impressed with with the 143gr ELDX from my daughter’s 6.5 PRC. She shot this falls spike bull at 220 yds. The bullet broke both shoulders and took out the lungs. He was standing on the edge of a clearing with a steep canyon filled with nasty blowdown behind him. He tipped over and tumbled about 15yds down the canyon and ended up wedged under a log. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/JzWYN08y/CB4-E974-A-D99-A-4-DF2-BF16-C3805-F3-D0-F52.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/9QWtX7VB/1-BAE1477-D848-455-C-AE76-F7-BE06-D48811.jpg)
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 37,229 Likes: 9
Campfire 'Bwana
|
|
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 37,229 Likes: 9 |
Big smile and good eating.
Congrats to you both.
DF
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 13,145 Likes: 23
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 13,145 Likes: 23 |
I've had good luck with the 143 ELD-X out of my 6.5-284. My 260 is wrong twist to try them but seeing as how the 140 SGK work so well, no n eed to try
NRA Benefactor Member
Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don't.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 60,233 Likes: 29
Campfire Kahuna
|
|
Campfire Kahuna
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 60,233 Likes: 29 |
Mossy,
Good deal--and great photo!
I've had excellent luck so far with the 143 ELD-X as well.
“Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans.”
John Steinbeck
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 18,943 Likes: 2
Campfire Ranger
|
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 18,943 Likes: 2 |
That’s what it’s all about Mossy, good stuff. Congrats.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2018
Posts: 23,506
Campfire Ranger
|
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Jan 2018
Posts: 23,506 |
I see an Outdoor show - cold case files for long dead Elk. Except without the forensics. And bullet. And shell casing. And data. Be more like a seance - we get a Ouija board and ask the dead Elk what bullet caused their ultimate demise. Like ^^^ Yeah, they could call it the Forensic Fire 🔥 with Alpaca Bob as the host. 🦫
Curiosity Killed the Cat & The Prairie Dog
“Molon Labe”
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2018
Posts: 23,506
Campfire Ranger
|
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Jan 2018
Posts: 23,506 |
Great job, Mossy’s kid !
🦫
Curiosity Killed the Cat & The Prairie Dog
“Molon Labe”
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2020
Posts: 1,019 Likes: 3
Campfire Regular
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Apr 2020
Posts: 1,019 Likes: 3 |
Way to go to you and your daughter, Mossy!
For you folks who have stuck a lot of big critters with a 6.5CM how would you say the internal damage has measured up to your bigger rifles?
But I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier,
The last of Barrett's Privateers
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 60,233 Likes: 29
Campfire Kahuna
|
|
Campfire Kahuna
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 60,233 Likes: 29 |
Have yet to see any difference in "killing power" or internal damage between the 6.5 CM and .270 Winchester when using similar-weight bullets at ranges out to 400 yards. But then I had never seen any difference on the same stuff between the 6.x55/.260 Remington and .270 for many years before that.
The major reason is that 6.5 bullets, of the same make and weight, catch up to .270 bullets around 300 yards--and at closer ranges they have sufficient energy and penetration to not matter.
“Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans.”
John Steinbeck
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2020
Posts: 1,019 Likes: 3
Campfire Regular
|
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Apr 2020
Posts: 1,019 Likes: 3 |
Reckon you've seen the insides of a couple animals, JB! Thanks for the answer.
And considering what you've said about some 270 kills, that's no small thing.
But I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier,
The last of Barrett's Privateers
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 1,488
Campfire Regular
|
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 1,488 |
My input isn’t very constructive I’m afraid. When I see an elk hunter with a shiny Creedmoor & big scope I usually say something like “nice your wife let you borrow her rifle?” Children & women excepted from the ridicule of course. If you planned to shoot them in the head anything works I just prefer fewer limitations.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 2020
Posts: 1,335
Campfire Regular
|
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Jul 2020
Posts: 1,335 |
I know it’s a sample size of one and not exactly a 6.5 CM but I was I was impressed with with the 143gr ELDX from my daughter’s 6.5 PRC. She shot this falls spike bull at 220 yds. The bullet broke both shoulders and took out the lungs. He was standing on the edge of a clearing with a steep canyon filled with nasty blowdown behind him. He tipped over and tumbled about 15yds down the canyon and ended up wedged under a log. Good Job Dad! She looks like a great young lady too.
God Bless America
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2019
Posts: 3,080 Likes: 3
Campfire Tracker
|
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Dec 2019
Posts: 3,080 Likes: 3 |
That's Awesome Mossy, Congrats to you and your daughter. Shot placement is everything with any caliber.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2021
Posts: 3,511
Campfire Tracker
|
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: May 2021
Posts: 3,511 |
The major reason is that 6.5 bullets, of the same make and weight, catch up to .270 bullets around 300 yards--and at closer ranges they have sufficient energy and penetration to not matter.
That is some mAgic chit right there.....
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 22,737
Campfire Ranger
|
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 22,737 |
Another thread which proves there is more controversy surrounding elk cartridges/bullets than any other species. After 21 elk kills and observing double that from other hunters, Mule Deer's latest statement rings true. Carry on............
My home is the "sanctuary residence" for my firearms.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2021
Posts: 3,511
Campfire Tracker
|
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: May 2021
Posts: 3,511 |
Thanks, MD!
My daughter is planning to buy a 6.5 Creedmoor to pair with her 7-08. She doesn’t mind that they are similar in capability - her interest in the 6.5 was hedged only on its ability to be used on bigger game and I could reload for it.
Sounding like a 127gr LRX is the way to go with both you & several others supporting it.
In real life hunting the 6.5 has no advantage over a 7mm 08.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2021
Posts: 3,511
Campfire Tracker
|
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: May 2021
Posts: 3,511 |
You can't shoot for chidt, so you don't like my posts. Boo hoo.. You are about as dumb as your buddy SLM. You ever see a picture of that meth addict? Is he your brother? ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/WKchg0o.jpg) Are you mad because the rifle I shot this cow with shoots like this: ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/hzq5syf.jpg) Why when I ask you to post up results in the moa all day long challenge, you can't produce chidt? Want to see a pic of one of my last bulls? ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/vWW1y77.jpg) You jealous of my rifle? This is how it shoots: ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/lAQNcQj.jpg) Just a light pre 64 model 70 in a Brown PoundR... ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/VYhkMIc.jpg) Try posting something of value dumb fu ck.. The thread is about the 6.5 creedmoor. You have one and you can't shoot to save your life.. ha ha.. The pics are of a .338 Win mag.....I thought you said this thread was about the 6.5 creedmore.....ha ha Ps...that's an Elk Rifle right there.
|
|
|
|
|
556 members (12344mag, 06hunter59, 204guy, 10gaugemag, 21, 160user, 59 invisible),
1,978
guests, and
1,271
robots. |
|
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
|
Forums81
Topics1,194,270
Posts18,525,479
Members74,031
| |
Most Online11,491
Jul 7th, 2023
|
|
|
|
