Elvis,
G'Day,
John B. Have you played with one of these? Anybody got one of these in a hunting rifle? What rifle have you got or what did you build yours on? It's just a bit smaller than the 6.5 CM but has a small rifle primer. I'd imagine a 120gn Ballistic Tip at 2800fps would make a nice deer round. Cooper seems to be the only hunting rifle I can find at the moment. But a 22 inch barrel in a Rem Model 7 or Winchester Compact Featherweight would be a nice little outfit.
No, Elvis I haven't played with a 6.5x47. But would be utterly astonished if it didn't kill deer as well as the 6.5x55, .260 or 6.5 Creedmoor--and I have shot quite a few deer (and similar-sized big game) with all three.
