Going to Colorado on an elk hunt and I am planning on taking my 6.5 Creedmoor....am I crazy??
I have been shooting it along with my 7 Mag and 30-06 all summer...the Creedmoor just out-shoots the other 2 rifles. The Creedmoor shoots just as well at 250 yds as it does at 100 yds. In my head I have 2 voices: one telling me I am under gunned, and the other telling me that a well paced bullet will kill an animal every time.
I will be using Hornady Precision Hunter Ammo with the 143 grain ELD-X bullet and will limit my shots to 250 yds and under....what are your thoughts...am I crazy??
PS - I am starting to fade away from the big magnums I have shot in prior years...taking a beating and with decent accuracy is not fun anymore, LOL!!
You've already made your mind up, but hard to understand why the '06 isn't going,
Doubt the accuracy diff is that much to matter on an Elk size target at any reasonable range.
