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1895 Winchester in 405 Win was where my mind went. Only used mine on California Blacktails and pigs so far.

Do not zwickeys have a 2.5 inch meplat, razor sharp, and about 1000 grains of arrow behind it?

Big and slow.......is the way 2 go!

Shoe size is also just a state of mind. When you're driving down the road you don't even feel or notice if they're too big.

Yeah, but speed kills ya know.

You better keep her handy in case that warp speed backfires on you.

I would think a 6.5 Creedmoor would be a little light for elk. A 7 Rem mag would be a better choice!!

I remember when when the 7x08 came out every body was killing elk with it, and they still do,I've only killed 2 with a 30/06, I've seen one cow take a few 45/70 before going down. I don't believe in shooting 500 yards with anything, I like open sights and small powered scopes so I've got to get close, that's the fun for me! grandpa had a 1903 Springfield that killed a lot of game far and close, had an uncle that killed a lot of game with a 25/35 winchester and would tease grandpa about using a cannon for hunting. I guess my point is use what you feel that you can shoot well and get close as you can because it's not called elk shooting but elk hunting!

How many elk have you killed?

if you can't shoot it it ain't no good,shoot what you can and take the best shot you can, and get close!

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I have killed more than a few Elk in all types of terrain and can say that the Creedmoor will prove to be much too light as an all-round Elk cartridge. A modern 6.5x55 SE outperforms the CM with the heavier bullets and that one is too light as well.
All things considered, I believe a .284 Magnum cartridge and up is where it's at. A 338-06, .35 Whelen or 9.3x62 with the right bullets are near perfect and will never let you down at the terminal end. They are elite examples of Elk cartridges at nominal hunting ranges IMHO. Just another 2 cents worth.

Pat, we must hunt the runty elk that die easy....

That's an over-estimate.

If that's 2 cents worth then scenarshooter can show his photo album of 2 grand worth of big game killed quite nicely with things smaller than a 6.5 Creedmoor.

I didn't mean to offend anyone .. just my thoughts. If you feel the 6.5 CM is the ticket for Elk, use one. After about 30 or so on the deck, report back.

If you feel it's not, do the same.

Keep in mind it's Canadian pennies.

I did . .. you seem butt hurt for some reason so I'll leave it at that.

You shot 30 elk with a Creedmoor?

What were the results?

I don't have a Creedmoor but I have a cple of 6.5 Swedes but never shot an Elk with one. They do a great job on some smaller Game, but lack on others. I morphed from an '06 fan into a mid-bore junky for Elk and larger.

Mighty Morphin' Power Ranger.....